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Writer's pictureCaro Pemberton Fitness PT

Alcohol and muscle protein synthesis:

Updated: Oct 23, 2020

The amount of alcohol you drink does have a bad effect on your muscle growth.

Not just from the hangovers lowering your workout intensity, but it actually lowers protein synthesis by 20%.

Protein synthesis is the biological process where individual cells can build their specific proteins which is then used to grow and repair your muscles each time you workout.


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