Does Alcohol Affect Muscle Growth?

Impairs Sleep

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Alcohol also has a negative affect on your sleep and thus your body’s most important time of recovery. Your ability to recover from a hard and strenuous workout is greatly affected by having proper rest. Alcohol will affect the quality of your sleep, particularly REM sleep, the most important time during the resting state. Improper rest means your muscles won’t have the chance to repair themselves.

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Jonathan Salmon
Managing editor of Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. He has been writing about bodybuilding, combat sports, and strength sports for over 8 years. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.