Back this week with Part 2 of ‘Alcohol around life and training’. This weeks episode has far more information than last weeks episode. I go into a range of reasons that consuming alcohol around training is not the best for us. I also finish off the episode with a good ol fashion ramble about all the things that run through my mind on a regular basis. The episode goes a bit like this: 

• Recap of Last weeks main points (0:00 - 5:30)
• How does alcohol effect our ability to recover? (5:43)
• Alcohol contributes to muscle breakdown (7:30)
• Space out drinking and training to reduce the effects of alcohol (9:25)
• You want your training to trend up not down (10:30)
• Alcohol and its effects on Hormones (12:15)
• It causes imbalances that can lead to Depression and Anxiety (13:40)
• Alcohol puts your body under stress. Impacting its ability to function (15:05)
• Alcohol impairs the bodies ability to absorb calcium (16:10)
• Over indulging in alcohol can lead to a fatty liver (17:05)
• Effects of alcohol on performance and recovery (19:25)
• Your body is going to be focused on the alcohol and not on repairing your body after your workouts (20:50)
• It disrupts your REM sleep cycle (21:30)
• It can result in dehydration (24:20)
• Consumption of alcohol post workout (26:45)
• Top Takeaways (30:36)
• Brief Recap of what i’ve gone over so far (35:00)
• How has my week been? (42:36)
• When did Eating Disorders become a thing (44:17)
• I don’t like body building (48:13)
• I saw Dr Strange (53:49)
• Strength Goals (1:00:17)
• How long I’ve spent on my bikes (1:03:10)
• The Hard days count more than the good days (1:07:30)

As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo