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If you want to build muscle…reduce your alcohol intake

Drinking alcohol will undo much of your hard strength work.  For starters alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, that’s empty calories which provide no nutritional benefit.  It also depletes vitamins and minerals, these are essential for so many of the body’s functions, including muscle growth.

Muscles are made from protein, that’s why body builders eat lots of chicken and take on board protein shakes on a regular basis.  Alcohol has a negative impact on protein synthesis so therefore interrupts the muscle building process.  It also lowers testosterone levels.  Testosterone is a hormone needed for muscle growth.

Alcohol dehydrates us, the muscles are forms of 70% water.  Water is needed in the muscle building process and therefore a reduction in water will be unproductive.

Tuesday’s boot camp

Tuesday’s boot camp will be held at 6.45 pm, meeting at Saumarez Park rear car park.

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