Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Alcohol blunts the anabolic response to exercise training, likely reducing the body’s ability to grow and repair muscle tissue over time.
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Alcohol blunts the anabolic response to exercise training, likely reducing the body’s ability to grow and repair muscle tissue over time.
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higher doses of alcohol after exercise can hinder recovery by promoting a catabolic state which is not conducive to muscle growth and repair
but I would certainly avoid high volume alcohol consumption after exercise but of course really at any time if your goal is to optimize recovery and adaptations to exercise