The Fitness Facts of Beer
Alright, I’ve received a couple questions about calories in beer. It seems most of you would rather carpet your house pink, than give up beer (no offense to people who love pink carpet, just not my first choice).
Well here’s the good news, you don’t have to give up beer. As you might guess, there’s also a bad news part. If you want a ripped body, you may need to cut down on the amount of beer you drink. Again, based on the questions, it seems like everyone wants a specific upper limit. Say I drink 4.6 beers per week on average, and each beer is 16 ounces and the blue train is heading west at 35 mph…
Well, the how many beers can I drink and still be ripped question actually depends. Why did I know he was going to say it depends. Probably because most of us already know there are a lot of calories in beer and that beer calories are not the type of calories we are looking for when it comes to building muscle and cutting fat.
At the same time, if you really like having a beer once in a while, cutting it out completely may not exactly be a motivator. If you knew that working out meant you could never have beer again, that might be an anti-motivator and make it a little harder to start an exercise program. The idea isn’t to completely remove the things we enjoy, it’s about moderation. So assuming you’re old enough and drinking beer wont cause bodily damage, enjoy a beer once in a while. Just remember you are putting in a lot of time and effort into your workouts, so moderation is key. In the words of Homer Simpson, “Homer no function beer well without.” Homer’s a funny guy, but not exactly the poster child for physical fitness.
So you still side with Homer and your not ready to give up the beloved evening beer or two. But, you also wouldn’t mind letting a little air out of the tire forming around the old mid-section. You might want to check out Fitness Diet Reviews Best Diet Review in the Diet secction – you just might be able to have your beer and drink it too, so to speak.
