If you drink alcohol after a workout, then it takes longer before you have recovered from that training. This is the growth stimulus of the training is less likely. Of course you knew that already but it's always nice when this is confirmed by scientific research. Sport Scientists in New Zealand Massey University have investigated this. In muscle repair the immune system plays an important role. Damaged muscle cells give off signal proteins that white blood cells telling them to clean up broken cells. The muscle can then go to restore. Alcohol inhibits the production of anabolic signaling proteins that might be off. The explanation for this is unknown. The researchers know one thing for sure. "After the training, athletes should not drink alcohol.
Beer after workout harmful to muscles
Patrick Kleikers
Jan 06
|17:22 pm
If you drink alcohol after a workout, then it takes longer before you have recovered from that training. This is the growth stimulus of the training is less likely. Of course you knew that already but it's always nice when this is confirmed by scientific research. Sport Scientists in New Zealand Massey University have investigated this. In muscle repair the immune system plays an important role. Damaged muscle cells give off signal proteins that white blood cells telling them to clean up broken cells. The muscle can then go to restore. Alcohol inhibits the production of anabolic signaling proteins that might be off. The explanation for this is unknown. The researchers know one thing for sure. "After the training, athletes should not drink alcohol.
