I do one day a week if I'm bulking. If I'm cutting, I just dont bother. It really sets you back in the fatloss department.
100% , drinking especially high carb beers is the easiest way to gain weight. Its unwanted weight , and alchohol prevents the absorbtion of nessisary vitimins , minerals , and other nutrients as well.
Ethanol has 5 calories per gram. However, its pretty damn bad for you because ethanol tends to go towards fatty concentrations around the waistline. That's why you rarely see heavy drinkers with tight abs.
It messes your hormon balance up too leading to more fat depositation. I'm sure I heard also that it produces more estrogen and there is a risk of gyno also if your training very heavy.
basically, alcohol slows down the protein synthesis.
I dont mean to offend anyone, but I just LOVE this type of theory talk. You read it in the magazines, in books or on the net and its (probably) all very true, but have you ever tried to cut down from a certain percentage of bodyfat to another certain percentage of bodyfat - one time while not drinking at all and another time while drinking 3 or 4 beers on friday and saturday (while still not consuming more calories than your consuming during the week)?
I guess not, because you make it sound like if a person drinks moderately on the weekend while trying to cut it will not be possible at all to decrease their body fat to a level where you can see their abs really clearly and they do have a really nice sixpack.
I do drink as much when im cutting as i do while im bulking (usually friday and saturday 4 beers each...sometimes just friday or saturday) and I do succeed in cutting up and be really satisfied with my 6pack.
I can cut down to around 9-10% bf if i drink in moderation(once a week and just alcohol, no mixers) and my diet is good.
This is very true. But if youre not going to participate in bodybuilding contests, 9-10% bodyfat with well developped abs (the MUSCLES) will give you a pretty nice 6pack with no visible flab or anything. So stop exaggerating guys!
(btw Im not trying to say alcohol is a good thing but if u drink it in moderation(!) its just very unlikely that itll harm your weigh training/cutting results too damn much..)
Oh and btw it dont matter what type of alcoholic drink u drink. A lot of people (most of them chicks..) say bull**** like "I dont drink beer because it makes you fat" so Ill just get drunk by drinking vodka instead. That's like one of the funniest misconceptions ever to me, because it doesnt really make a difference whether u get drunk with vodka or with beer, because ull still need the same amount of alcohol to get drunk and its the alcohol thats full of calories. Ive made a calculation before and you HARDLY consume more calories if u get drunk by beer than you do by getting drunk with vodka.
