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to me and may change the world of someone else. Alcohol is a diuretic which leads to dehydration

and when you are dehydrated, that affects muscle function and recovery. When your body doesn't have

the water that it needs, it causes you to decrease muscle endurance

and strength.

Alcohol is high in calories and can add up very quickly.

So consuming too many calories from alcohol can lead to weight gain and it can make

it so unbelievably difficult to lose body fat. Alcohol is a macronutrient. It's a macronutrient

that isn't tracked though, but it does contain seven calories per gram, which is almost just as much

as pure fat, where a fat is nine calories per gram.

So you can see that, you know, if you eat, if you consume a lot of calories coming from alcohol,

it's going to lead to a weight game. You've probably seen it and you already know this,

but I'm just going to just break it down even more for you. Consuming alcohol can also lead to like overeating and making poor food choices because it lowers

your inhibitions and it leads to less control over your calorie intake. And that alone can

make it super difficult to create a calorie deficit for yourself, which is necessary for

losing body fat. Alcohol can disrupt the

balance of hormones in your body, speaking mainly to testosterone and growth hormone, which are

important for muscle growth and recovery. So testosterone is a key hormone that plays a critical

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