#77 - Alcohol & Fitness: Body Comp, Performance and Health Effects of Drinking

Can alcohol fit inside of a healthy lifestyle? What about if I’m trying to gain lean mass, lose body fat, perform at a high level, or maximize vitality?

In this week’s episode of Back Room Talk, hosts Carl Hardwick and Georgia Smith discuss physiological impacts of booze.

00:00 - 00:45 - Opening titles
00:45- 3:15 Introduction to alcohol
3:15 - 51:30 Why do we drink it and what happens when we drink alcohol (metabolism, hormones, sleep, energy balance, mental acuity)
51:30 - 55:45 How these factors fit into vitality, muscle gain, fat loss
55:45 - 1:01:47 Closing statements

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