Same man! I would totally buy premium seats if Dr. Mike did stand up! Imagine his tangents whenever he’s talking about other topics, probably wild sh1t.
I really appreciate that you almost never push straight up abstinence for most things. It's unhelpful. People will drink, and I think it's great that you're giving them advice on how to do it most effectively.
I find that drinking plenty of water also helps, both with recovery and regulating how much you'll drink during the night as alcohol dehydrates you I think
Your liver from my understanding is prioritizing the alcohol, so I guess to clean it out and process it faster. This probably means you're kicking more water out to get the alcohol out. I'm no expert though
Yes, true. Another important reason why this works is because by drinking water you literally keep your mouth busy and your glass full, so overall you drink less alcohol
As a substance abuse counselor I would say this is a pretty good framework for risk management, responsible drinking, and balancing many important goals. Kudos for thinking hard on this.
Scientific Principles of Drinking: Drinking on an stomach potentiates a lower MEVa (minimum effective volume of alcohol) and maximizes the FRD (fun to drunk ratio)
One of the reasons I don't drink anymore, other than once or twice a year for social reasons, is because even when I'm in the mix, I notice a performance loss for several days after in the gym. Especially when pushing heavy weights. So, it's no longer worth it; I'm simply not willing to trade days of optimal performance for 2 hours of fun. Plus, have you ever been around drunk people when you're sober? You start to question all your previous drinking decisions lol.
for my clients the biggest change as far as accelerating fat loss and fitness has come when they add daily walks and cut out booze. it can be a hard conversation but this is not scientifically debatable that alcohol is a very serious toxin that will impair fitness even at low levels.
So true. Its one of the single best things you can do for your training, but it doesnt even occur to some people.. leave alone do they ever seriously consider doing it.
I gave it up because I'm a shift worker and suffer from mad insomnia. Plus, if I have a day off and spend it "recovering" from a bender, I feel like a huge waste of life.
I have the worst case of ADHD. A lot of times I'm trying to watch a lecture and I find myself reversing the video to the same spot multiple times because I completely miss a point. I could listen to Dr. Mike lecture for hours and never lose my spot. It's wild.
Remember the old days, like "Overload Threshold Dynamics" and "Phase Potentiation" lectures and what not? That was a nightmare for me! Not only did I have to rewind and rewatch mutliple times in a row, but I also had to google shit simultaneously in order to fill in the blanks of my knowledge! Totally owrth it, though.
@@RenaissancePeriodization I feel like anyone can just read some statistics and data. You just presented it in a way that I never find myself suddenly realizing you became background noise.
When I used to drink I'd often have the taxi take me through McDonalds on the drive home. Usually would get 2 McChickens, 2 McDoubles, and a 10 piece McNuggets. Derail all the work I had done all week in one night (or sometimes Friday and Saturday). About 11 months now with no alcohol.
I recently stopped drinking for various reasons (mainly because of anxiety and ibs) but another huge bonus is not having to fit alcohol around my training Everyone knows alcohol doesn't support training and exercise.. particularly because of poor sleep quality and recovery/dehydration/hangovers and anxiety/reduced physical performance/reduced motivation and preparedness to train/excess empty calories..etc etc Not having to plan my training around drinking or skip sessions all together is a genuine relief. Even after a week of being sober I could already see an improvement. I know this isnt a video aimed at quitting alcohol but its an option if you hadnt thought about it. It never really occurred to me that I could stop drinking since it's so popular and ingrained into our culture. Edit: nearly 1 year alcohol free now and its one of the best decisons ive ever made. You gain so much from quitting while missing out on almost nothing
Everything in moderation. Going out and getting drunk on a Saturday when Sundays are off days a handful of times per year isn't going to kill your progress. Having a beer or two during the football game on Sunday isn't going to make you weaker in the gym on Monday.
I lost about 60 pounds (went from 230-175) while still drinking fairly regularly, although I did have a few months in which I only drank once a week and a few stretches of not drinking for multiple weeks. I just had to plan around my nights out and eat less on those days. However, now that I’m down to like 18% body fat it’s harder to lose weight while drinking. Drinking also makes lean bulking more difficult (since it’s so easy to exceed a small surplus from just a few drinks). So you can definitely lose weight to a certain point, but if you’re trying to get SHREDDED you’ll really need to cut back on alcohol
and at least for me, really catastrophically bad food choices get more appealing. 4 drinks in, that stuffed crust pizza or that platter of green chili cheese fries topped with brisket just...get really more appealing
Yeah, I have one 4oz pour of bourbon a week, really high proof stuff, so I get a good buzz for an hour while cooking a nice dinner for my family, and I love it, but NOTHING beyond that. Works for me
I sent from 230 to 168 drinking almost everyday. I just replaced dinner with booze. Then I went from 168 to 162 drinking a pint of Bacardi every night. Worked out twice a day. Stayed hydrated during the day.
Exactly my experience as well, especially as I got older. In my twenties I would binge drink/eat and not really see much weight gain. In my 30s it became VERY difficult. I've been bodybuilding for about a decade and any empty/bad calories seem to stick like glue and to your point, especially the lower bf you get, the harder it is to lose weight. I try to maintain about
I can say without any doubt, absolutely yes. On my last cut I went from 24% body fat to 12% body fat and I got absolutely shit faced every single weekend. But I accounted for these calories during the week and was eating 1400-1600 calories Sunday - Thursday and then eating cloister to 3000 calories including alcohol and junk food on Fridays and Saturdays.
That's exactly how I do it 😂 works,I focus on an extremely clean diet during the weekend and exercise hard..the Weekend let a little looser with food or some beer .
Would be the similar as asking "Can you run a marathon in a weighted vest?" - Of course you can, but it would be way easier without Of course it depends on the dose but I think even small amounts of alcohol (like 1 kg on the weighted vest) can even make a difference for some people
Actually running w/ a weight vest could well elevate the intensity of the event to compensate for the alcohol consumption. It's all about intensity. The more intensely you workout the more you burn, and if you're smart about modality you can spare muscle and target fat.
As a drunk man rn, I can assure you, this list contains probably the best advice ever for someone who drinks and wants to look good. Stuff like “food tastes between nothing and awesome”, Dr Mike knows for a fact. Great advice from my Dr as always
Those are all the exact tips with which I managed to loose about 6kg to now about 14% body fat while drinking 3-5 times a month. I cannot emphasize enough the being active part! Chilling the whole next day isnt that big of a problem when youve done 30k steps at the party! When you just done vodka with diet RedBull all those calories are gone when your back home and if you drink water regulary during the night you feel pretty good the next day
Pro tip for those who have access to edible thc infused oils: have 1 standard drink, any kind you please, and take as much thc as you feel you will enjoy. You will feel super fucked up. The alcohol and weed complement and accentuate each other's effects. This comes with the added benefits of being much better for your body as it limits the poisoning effect of alcohol; and the carrier oils require less than a half teaspoon at most normal doses, making them nearly indifferent, calorically. Also, You can't OD on it, and you will be a much better hang than a drunk. Just practice your self control with fasting so you can override your body telling you it's hungry when you get high, or time your consumption of the drugs with having a regular meal. Yes, you could smoke the weed, but that becomes a bitch for cardio and is terrible for your lungs.
Oh hell, I did the opposite - took 1 gummie and had as many drinks as I could handle before passing out cold. Felt like death the next morning - slept like a log tho 😂
Hi, experienced drinker and bartender here. Took me a while to learn, but after some drinks, I switch to soda waters with bitters in it to ride out the buzz for the rest of the night a la stop drinking a couple to a few hours before bed. Also helps with not binge eating after drinking. And saves money! Be sure to tip your bartenders!
Dr. Mike, can you set the record straight on protein synthesis after drinking? Will the effectiveness of a regular, on-plan meal after drinking be diminished materially?
I just hit my 10 year sobriety mark and consider myself to be an expert on destructive behavior. I can definitely relate to getting punched in the face and binge eating greasy food.
@@ChaseProvirons well tbf he's still counting how long he's been sober so probably yeah. stop counting its near impossible to remove a thought from your mind but its easy to introduce a thought. which is a great tip that got me off weed. for me it was a hobby I wanted to do but any time I got "wasted" I was to tired or out of my mind to concentrate so I just started putting the hobby before getting wasted (was also drinking and still am sometimes but its not my crutch like weed was) and in the evening when I was doing the hobby I just didn't care about getting wasted anymore and when I looked at the clock I realized I had to go to bed. then I realized all the benefits, being more fit, being more engagable troughout the day and really making progress in my language skills (learning a new language was and is my hobby) etc and I focussed on that and at some point I just stopped thinking about "maybe I should just get wasted this one time, I'm free and I can't learn here/tonight anyway so why not? and yeah I did have those moments that I smoked weed again with friends or even by myself when I argued it well to myself but then it got so much easier to see the negative affects of it the next day and just not to do it again for a long while and the time in between got longer and longer until I never cared for it anymore. the point is that "quitting" is not the goal, the goal is to replace your drinking with a positive thing and to be kind to yourself when you relapse, you'll learn and you'll move on eventually if you can focus on the positive aspects of replacing and not keep focussing on the negative "I'm sober for so long but its hurting I want it so bad" the thoughts of wanting it will be there but then you can push out the thought of wanting to drink with I want to paint or I want to study or I want to do some woodworking or whatever and the nagging thought will eventually be gone. it will take some time but its certainly possible.
I’m almost to a months over I have no cravings for alcohol whatsoever which is great. My physical gotten so much better that quickly. This is the longest I’ve gone without drinking in like two decades. Pretty sad but the only complaint is work is hard because I’m in kind of sales and I’m used to being drunk when I sell because I work from home.
As a bartender for 10ish years, that's a helpful little ranking of inebriation levels haha. I always would say "You can always drink more, but once you've had it, you can't drink less."
Also: 8oz of water between servings of alcohol (1.5oz of 40%abv liquor) really helps slow down the drinking and keep you in the mix for longer. Plus it helps with the dehydration factor.
That's not exactly true, because if you spread the drinks too far apart and don't drink enough fast enough (drink too slow) you just tranquilize yourself.
7:29 also don't knock trulys and white claws. My old roommate shreds a significant amount of his beer gut after i only bought him trulys as his main alcohol. And he gets it back after returning to beer. I seen it way too many times😂😂😂(we exercised regularly for a living)
I love it so much, that you actually talk about reality. Most you get anywhere is "alcohol is bad, just don't drink." Yes, no shit Sherlock. With Dr. Mike you actually get proper information, without feeling like you are listening to your dad, lecturing you
As someone who drinks regularly at the weekend (and I mean quite a bit) when I quit for 10 weeks I lost 14lbs lol. Cutting it out improved the physical aspect of my life in almost every way massively
Watching this while I sip on my vodka and zero sugar canada dry. Thank you Dr. Mike, you do a lot for us and this info is all free which makes it even better!
Totally unrelated to his content but I would love some social interaction advice. I have a really hard time approaching people and making friends. I like this content because it’s a punch in the face and a hug at the same time.
I am a home brewer. When I initially had to lose weight I still drank every couple of days. However, my muscle gain was minimal during my first bulk consequently from the frequent drinking. I don't drink a whole lot anymore for hat reason, but man I love brewing!
Quick google search, roughly~ calories for each but brands obvs vary: 2oz of gin : 149 calories~ 2oz of Whiskey: 142 calories~ 2oz of Rum: 131 calories~ 1 can, 12oz of beer: 154 calories~ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that although beer has more volume, you will find hard liquor has the same amount of calories and amount of alcohol as beer cans. Of course depends on the brand, etc. However I am not sure if whiskey on the rocks is any better for fat loss than a can of beer because overall alcohol and calorie content is very close in the standard drinking sizes.
A key thing to remember is the role of vitamin C in helping your body deal with acetaldehyde (by-product of alcohol). Pop some before/during drinking. You'll look cool but it will be healthier than popping molly. Replenishing electrolytes afterwards will also help your metabolism recover
I almost completely stoped drinking when I lost weight. I now drink on special occasions, maybe every other month. From two days a week it’s made a huge difference. Don’t miss it either!
I had a super skinny alcoholic uncle. Chain smoker too. Unfortunately he passed away in 2020. He was 110 pounds at 5'9 when healthy. Cancer got him below 100. He was a nice man, rip.
The advice for drinking only straight liquors with zero calorie mixers is good but I'd like to add that not all liquors are alike in this regard. Rum, brandy, tequila, whiskey, and flavored liqueurs do tend to have residual or added sugar in the spirit itself. So, if you are wanting to avoid sugar and minimize calories altogether, stick with vodka or vodka-based spirits without added sugar such as gin. Gin/vodka and tonic/soda are a good choice. My go-to when I'm dieting is vodka with soda water with a few dashes of angostura bitters and a lime/lemon wedge for some flavor.
I'm picturing Mike as a bodybuilding whino who gets drunk, works out in random gyms he passes out in, then wanders out when the owner wakes him and kicks him out going into restaurants randomly chatting with people while grazing off their plates to get sufficient calories. His bodybuilding whino life-style prompted this video.
I'm nearly at the end of my fat loss phase (going from 91kg to 85 and currently at 86, just one or two more weeks to go) and honestly, i think this advice will be good even now that i'll enter maintenance. Getting less fucked up next day, getting a better sleep and spending less money while having a better time will be good all year round.
I haven't even watched the video but I consistantly drink plenty of beer on Friday and Saturday nights and I have no issue building muscles and getting lean. I train durig the week and drink on the weekend.
My experience being a "functional alcoholic" wine seemed to work the best. Seemed to curb my appetite in the evening, and didn't knock me down too hard the next day. The amount of bargaining with myself that occurred was mind boggling. Trying to keep my protein high enough while accounting for the calories in my drinking habit was like advanced calculus. It also meant, I could never eat dessert or sweets or ever cheat on my diet in anyway. Not mention having to do cardio to compensate. Yuck. I was walking a tight rope constantly. Now I'm a year sober, the mirror is looking better than ever, and I am trying way less hard on my routine and diet. I can actually live a little now and still look great.
I drink almost exclusively whiskey on the rocks, and maybe a Rum and diet coke. Usually without eating for a while prior. As a diabetic, it also helps to drive the glucose down. Also, limit the amount. No more than 2 for me, then water or diet coke all the rest of the night.
Im a beer drinker, but only enjoy it on Friday’s nights and Saturday’s. I’m very strict through the week with diet and training. So far I’m down 70lbs in just over a year, while building some muscle (thank you TRT) The problem is, it’s 40+ beers over 2 days. Work hard, play hard
Dropped some 17 kg training like crazy (really, it was nut in the unhealthy way), putting eating in more focus of my life, drinking for two days every other weekend (kids were with me every other weekend) and *dancing like crazy* every time I was out. This happened in 1/2019 - 5/2019. And I actually still never go drinking, or "out" in any way, shape or form, without at least one protein bar (not a candy bar!) with me. As for drinking advice, I'd say don't drink. Alcohol is just stupid. But if you do drink, drink. Don't just sip. Drink. Then don't drink for weeks.
I like this advice and it's absolutely true about drinking on an empty stomach and JUST sticking to liquor. You will consume the least calories possible and will get tipsy way way faster. You can also taper things down easily by just drinking water to help flush it out as the night starts to end. Also on a day I know I'm going to drink I just focus on doing more steps/cardio to help give me room for the extra calories. You the man Mike Isratel 🙌🏿
While the relationship between alcohol consumption and obesity remains unclear, there are good reasons to think that alcohol may play a role: It stop your body from burning fat. It is high in kilojoules. It leads to greater hunger and less satiety
I've found that if I drink straight alcohol while enjoying a hobby project for a number of hours one time per week, it actually boosts my metabolism and I can get better fat loss results overall in conjunction with speed keto(keto, no dairy, no nuts, no snacks, small portions, low calorie, with intermittent fasting) This is an isolated case, I'm sure. I also do not go to bed until I am fully sober, well hydrated, and feeling ok.
Drinking beer now while eating some flavoured peanuts, i feel great, and il hit the gym tomorrow, i like this life, i got no mr.Oillympia goals, its feeling good while working out and looking decent, life is great man.
Honestly since starting to workout and pay attention to what I'm eating alcohol doesn't taste as good. Knowing how many calories can be in like 1 drink and how shitty I feel after makes it not worth it. I applaud anyone who can drink and have fun and still feel good enough to go to the gym the next day.
The safety dance - "we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind...." Jejeje jejeje big college song early 80's if you're old like me...
Love the humor! Though missed opportunity, especially for a russian, to recommend vodka. If you like to drink a bit too often and a bit too much, seriously, try a vodka only 'diet'. It has no nutritional value, not even sugar. It's just water and ethanol. It comes in two flavors - strong and very strong, so there's no way to drink it much. And it tastes disgusting, so you won't be tempted by it (or it will turn into a challenge that will most likely kill you).
At parties, I gravitate to the table and get drinks for other people. I don't like drinking at parties. It's fun people watching, hanging out with a couple friends, and if I have to help someone out, no problem. But drinking at a party, not my thing. IMO, it's more fun to just have a chill night with a few mates with some beer or wine.
As a recovering alcoholic (three years sober), listening to other (normal) people talking about alcohol and its effects is so fascinating. Like, any amount described in correlation to any degree of intoxication... you'd have to quadruple that for me. Getting drunk, even on an empty stomach, would not happen with anything less than a 750ml bottle of 40% liquor like vodka. And I'd drink that three times over every day pretty much for years. It was miserable. Please drink responsibly, and know the signs of addiction, and seek help if you drift towards them. There's a place, and it's riiiight in the front of the phone book.
I haven’t had a drink in over a month. I feel fantastic right now. I will go back to casual drinking at some point. I try to drink vodka, soda. Keep the sugars down and I do t get wasted.
