alcohol

A Meta-Study Shows Surprising Results Most lifters drink at least a little bit, but they feel a bit guilty about it. Most of that guilt might be unwarranted. Here's why. Weight training and drinking have always been uncomfortable companions. Those of us who lift think that alcohol can impede our...

What happens when you hit the bar after hitting the weights? Surprisingly, the effects are different for men verses women. It’s Friday and after a tough workout you’re heading out to hang with some friends. Before you start shot-gunning beers you may want to reconsider getting blitzed. This...

A Drinking Man's Guide to Supplements Enjoy a couple of drinks after work or the occasional weekend of partying? Take these natural compounds to mitigate the negative health effects. Around 9000 years ago in Jiahu, China, long before the invention of the wheel, some guy discovered booze. He...

Has science finally found the cure for the common hangover? Well, maybe. Check this out. The Belarusians, by most accounts, are the biggest drinkers in Europe, but that’s understandable because the government doesn’t allow them to pursue happiness and all that good stuff. That makes them bored...

Mayo Clinic research is probing the effects of space travel on the health of citizens engaged in a new era of civilian spaceflights. The team led by Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., studied health responses of the Axiom Mission (Ax-1) crew by monitoring the first all-civilian astronaut crew to fly to...

You already know that drinking alcohol is a drag when it comes to improving your health and fitness levels, but for some, kicking back with a beer or enjoying some fizz at a celebration is something to savor. Still, waking up the next day with a head that feels like a scene from out of a Woody...

Having man boobs can be pretty demoralizing. Especially as moobs aren’t always something you can hide in a t-shirt. Not to mention that women often find guys with man boobs less attractive (not exactly the look of an alpha male). In short, man boobs suck. If you’re reading this article now...

“Liquid Bread” or beer, as it is more commonly known, is second only to water and tea in terms of global consumption. Since at least 5,300 BC (but who’s counting?), revellers everywhere have been improving their short-term mood while relaxing and making decisions that they may or may not regret...

Hold onto your nachos with cheesy beef, but it appears that beer is fast approaching "health food" status. (And is it my imagination, or did I just hear a chorus of football-jersey wearing frat boys and former frat boys erupt in a damnable chorus of "Dilly-dilly"?) Wine gets all the accolades...

Vitamins for Alcohol Detox: Do "Hangover Pills" Work? The health and fitness realm is getting trendier by the day, and the recent surge of companies selling "hangover pills" is another example of why that is. Quite plainly, hangover pills are just supplements with ingredients like milk thistle...

How many of you hit the gym over the weekend? That’s great; exercise and getting in shape should be a top priority on everyone’s list. But how many of you also hit the bar to drink over the weekend? You see, that’s bad, but not for the reasons typically spouted at you. Let’s face it, if I just...

Sterilization is a critically important part of the injection process, as unsanitary injection practices pose the greatest risk in terms of acquiring serious infections & abscesses. As described above, these are health problems you want to avoid at all costs and investing a little extra time and...

Does drinking increasing the size of your waist? Learn the surprising answers, and 7 suggestions to better manage your alcohol drinking and diet program. Alcohol has been implicated as a factor that may hurt your efforts to lose body fat. Whether alcohol is "fattening" has been a very...

Stop losing gains because of alcohol. We all indulge in an adult beverage here and there. It’s just part of our routine. Whether it be a nice dinner with family, a night out with friends, or a casual drink to decompress from the day, alcohol is something we enjoy. But for those serious about...

The question up for discussion today is "do creatine and alcohol mix?". I'm going to talk about the effects alcohol has on building muscle and what happens if you drink alcohol while using creatine. There have been no official studies into the effects of creatine and alcohol in the past. We have...

So don't know if this is the right catagory. But been clean from any kind of addictive drug in general. But still have a big problem with alcohol. I still wake up on time and go to work and don't drink, bug every other day I get messed up. Like drink about two pints that night. I think my...

When you’re trying to lose weight, the standard advice of “eat fewer calories than you burn” still largely applies, but not all calories are created equal when it comes to the effect on your body. For example, 300 calories of broccoli will have a different effect on your blood sugar and...

If you’re watching your weight and perusing the beer aisle, it’s tempting to buy a six-pack of light beer as a less-unhealthy option compared to regular, full-flavor beer. Research shows the soda equivalent, diet soda, may come with its own health costs — artificially-sweetened drinks have been...

I know the "right" answer is clearly, you shouldn't drink at all. However, in reality how bad is it really to drink alcohol when running an oral like anavar or winstrol? Assume it is a mild dose (around 25mg per day) and only being run alongside test. Drinking maybe 1-2 nights per week. How much...

If you’re watching your weight and perusing the beer aisle, it’s tempting to buy a six-pack of light beer as a less-unhealthy option compared to regular, full-flavor beer. Research shows the soda equivalent, diet soda, may come with its own health costs — artificially-sweetened drinks have been...