Ya, about once every week or two I fall off the wagon and drink my share. Its only on Saturdays, it ruins every Sunday, and I have about 2 extra pounds of fat by Monday, so then I train like **** Monday. By Tuesday all is good again. Just wonder how much better I would be if I did not "waste" those couple days.
They've already done studies on it and it doesn't make you put on weight. Every alcoholic drink has just around the same number of calories. Even a shot of vodka has somewhere around 100. They use to say having one drink a day was good for your heart. But a new study says those who average 2-3 a day were the healthiest. Everything comes at a cost but in this case the pros beat the cons. For women you're only suppose to have 1 a day at the most because of the difference of the liver. There was another study that showed those who had a glass of beer instead of a glass of water rehydrated better after a workout, doesn't work for me though. If you're really concerned about something the best thing is to do some research on your own and find as many reliable sources/studies as possible. I prefer to have about 3 glasses of Guinness a week with dinner. Other weeks I like to have some cognac, bourbon, or scotch. Don't really like anything else except for wine but I have a problem with finishing the bottle if no one else wants. Just a problem with keeping it fresh till the next time.
Drinking is fine when your not getting ready for a fight but it should always be drank with a side of water. Alcohol and Caffein cause the body to dehydrate so you should drink a glass of water in between beers or soda's to rehydrate your body. Also if you drink water with beer you'll end up thanking yourself in the morning:good