A study of 8 healthy male volunteers observed that after drinking alcohol, the effects of a significant decrease in testosterone and an increase in cortisol (a muscle destroying hormone) lasted up to 24 hours. The only real question to ask yourself is this… If you are serious about building muscle and burning fat, you want all the free testosterone levels you can get and you want to reduce cortisol in any way you can. That means go lite on the drinking because it does affect your hormones. The effects were even worse if you exercise before drinking.This means that if you are going out and will be drinking more than a small amount of alcohol, you might as well skip the gym. Not shocking is a study done by the Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden that determined increased waist to hip ratio of alcoholics may include not only changes in adipose tissue, but also in muscle tissue distribution. Contrary to general belief the pectorals, which are also called pecs are not a large muscle group. They can be classified as a small muscle group, just like the biceps. However many has distorted our views when it comes to muscles. Several sources are claiming that pecs and biceps are the biggest and most important muscle groups in the entire body. However this is not at all true. The standard flat bench is also highly overrated for actual pectorals growth. It’s more of an ego lift and should be left for the middle or end of the routine - there are far better movements that will offer a much better outcome. Of course the flat bench should not be ignored. However, a common misunderstanding in the bodybuilding community about the pectorals is that there are multiple pectorals - inner, outer, upper, and lower pectorals. Anatomically this is not true: you should be thinking of your pectoral as one large muscle broken down into the above mentioned quadrants (inner, outer, upper, lower). |
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