(GuyStandard) - Being a bodybuilder doesn’t mean you stop living other parts of your life. There are going to be some social situations where you want to drink beer or liquor with your friends. Should you be concerned about it affecting your gains in the gym?

To drink or not to drink? In theory, drinking in moderation will not ruin your body compositions goals. However, in practice, there are so many factors to execute this well that most people are better off abstaining from alcohol while they’re trying to make significant changes to their physique.

Let’s start off by looking at how your body uses alcohol.