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You are now probably aware that drinking more than 1-2 drinks of alcohol (in any form) per day is NOT good for you. Here’s why:

* Body treats it like estrogen, which is your enemy

* Delays fat loss.

* Filled with empty calories.

* Spoils the quality of sleep.

* Dehydrates you (main cause of hangovers)

* Surely bad for your liver.

My professional recommendation: Don’t drink at all if you want to achieve ultimate muscle gains and get lose as much fat as possible.

Though let’s accept it. This is the real world, and you most likely to drink as much as the next guy (the younger you are the more you probably like to drink). Thus here’s some tips to keep your muscle building and fat loss on progress when you opt to “indulge”:

Drink Lots of Water

Loads of the bad stuff that comes from drinking can be restrained with water consumption. Alcohol dehydrates you, therefore drink plenty of water before, during (if possible) and certainly before hitting the sack. Moreover, alcohol helps your body do away with great amount of toxins you just doused it with in the form of alcohol.

Avoid Sugary mixers

Refrain from sugary mixers in your hard alcohol. Consuming sugar while drinking alcohol is the worse thing you can do for fat gain.

Do away with carbs

If you’re consuming alcohol don’t eat carbs before, during or after. In a nutshell: The carbs get turned to fat much easier because your body is trying to process the alcohol. Also, Protein will stay with you longer so you won’t eat as much and the higher thermic rate makes it less likely to promote fat gain.

Stick to the 1-2 drinks a day during weekdays

There’s already enough evidence to suggest that 1-3 drinks a day is good for you. If you enjoy drinking a beer or two a day or glasses of wine or whatever, don’t worry about it. Try not to binge EVERY night. If you’re going to binge

Drink hard only two times a week.

Such as Friday and and Saturday, or something like that. Here’s what to do: Don’t eat plenty during the day if you’re going to whoop it up that night. After that make sure you get some good protein into your system to help protect your stomach. In addition, some foods high in fiber like beans is good as well. It will remain with you and help you feel fuller, perhaps absorb some toxins-definitely help flush them out the next day when you “eliminate”.

Workout 2-3 hours before you whoop it up

Since your muscles get used up of glycogen after you exercise doing this might make it easier for your body to turn even more of the empty calories you take in later on that night into muscle, in place of fat.

Don’t eat too much once you get drunk

Most people drink till they’re really drunk, then get hungry and decide to eat a bunch of crap food. This is NOT going to help. Follow the protein tip above, and drink more water to help you feel full.

Have fun playing beer pong or other games

You might actually burn 20-30 calories in a “Vigorous” game of beer pong. You’ll probably drink more though as a result. My advice: Drink less to make your aim better – so you drink less during the game (because you’re winning) which overall leads to less drinking! Play “strip” versions of these games for even more fun.

Be disciplined if you just want to get drunk

It’s NOT healthy (emotionally, mentally OR physically) to drink to “get drunk” but I realize this is why most people do it. They drink because they think it makes them more confident, more brave, or more well liked. That’s all bullsh*t, you really need to get your confidence issues handled, but I realize most people still do it.

Thus if you’re drinking for “effect” then remember: be disciplined. Get a high alcohol spirit like Everclear or 151, cut it with ice and water, or do a couple shots, you’ll get drunk faster. And you won’t have to drink as much. (at least it’s better than drinking 36 beers right?)

I can’t believe I’m giving this advice, but I know people will still do it, so just be “efficient” about it and maybe it’ll help you not to go overboard next time.

Go for low-fat beers and wines

Light beers are lowest. Dark stouts (like Guinness!) are next. Followed by the rest. Red wines are lower in calories (and contain more resveratrol), followed by the rest.

Things to do when you’re hangover:

Here’s some tips if you might be hangover in the morning:

* Keep away from NSAID’s such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and all that because blended with the alcohol it is extremely bad for your liver and stomach, and so on…

* Drink water and Gatorade to replenish electrolytes, etc…

* Take multivitamins/multi-mineral supplements to replenish more…

* Eat eggs, bacon and the like. They are great sources of protein and it’s good for you!

* Workout modestly to sweat a few impurities out and make sure you constantly drink water…

* Get some shuteye…

You know you shouldn’t but then if you do

Decide to “over indulge” you should at least follow the guidelines I’ve set out here. The real issue you should address is:

“why do I feel the need to drink so much?”

You’ll most likely realize that it’s an issue with your self confidence not being able to say “no” to your group of friends or trying to “Fit in” or some other such nonsense. Or you don’t like reality and you’re just trying to escape from it by getting trashed. None of these things are good for your health and you need to get these issues handled before you do some damage.

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