Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Consuming alcohol along with 25 grams of protein after combined aerobic and resistance exercise reduces muscle protein synthesis by almost 25%.
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Consuming alcohol along with 25 grams of protein after combined aerobic and resistance exercise reduces muscle protein synthesis by almost 25%.
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The reduction is even greater at 37% when alcohol is consumed without protein.
a study involving Physically Active males demon rated that consuming 12 standard drinks after resistance anerobic training despite also ingesting 25 gram of whey protein reduced muscle protein synthesis by 24% this reduction was even greater at 37% when alcohol was consumed without additional protein
when consumed after a session of exercise alcohol blunts muscle protein synthesis for as much as 24 hours after type two muscle fibers the so-called fast twitch fibers seem to be more susceptible to the effects of alcohol at least when looking at studies in rats and when using an extremely heavy dose of alcohol
however it is still likely that even small amounts of alcohol can potentially influence recovery processes and protein synthesis but the extent and significance of these effects would be considerably less than with high levels of alcohol intake