Fast Food or 10-12 light beers... Whats Worse?

[Feny]

So, In your opinion, whats worse, Eating a Very Unhealty meal at a fast food joint for dinner, (double burger w/ cheese, and lg. fries), then going to bed, or going out to drink ~10-12 light beers and then going to bed?

[Feny]

i'd like to think that drinking is better than eating all of that fat and stuff, so my vote is that greesy fast food is worse than a night out on the town

[acetylator]

oh god I love beer.

beer is just "empty calories" so if you have room in your diet for them I'd say its not as bad as fast food with all the sodium, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol...ect...

[heyzeus909]

A bullet in the brain or one through the heart? Which is worse?

[Feny]

A bullet in the brain or one through the heart? Which is worse?

whats your opinion then? neither?

[Deft_Soul]

im with heyzeus, both are bad options I guess as he said "where do you want the bullet"???

Beer is energy sapping and leaves you with a lot less energy for training the next day as well. Also the fast food, hell trashes any diet plans you may have had. It may be good at the time, ie the kebab/macca's or whatever at 3am is always good when your drunk and out with the boys. But think of the work it takes to remove that **** from your system

think of the pain you have to go through to remove those same calories, is it worth the taste of that sloppy macca's or that dodgey beer?

Just my thoughts......

[footballguy0681]

the burgers cause after the beers you'll want the burgers anyway

[heyzeus909]

whats your opinion then? neither?

Yes, I prefer to have a bullet neither in my head nor through my heart.

[OneO]

funny thing is after a night of drinkin lots of beers , because of my low carb diet , im somewhat stronger and have more energy the next day or so .

[Feny]

the burgers cause after the beers you'll want the burgers anyway

haha, always true... nothins better than a late night whataburger right after a night out drinking...

[Struct09]

Honestly, I'd go for the fast food. Your body can still get some nutrients from it, and even if you do happen to gain a little bit of weight from it some of that could be lean mass.

[Kanji4488]

yea....cause the beer is giving you nothing but carbs nutrition wise, wherees a doble cheese burger and fries will at least hit you with some serious protein ( as well as a LOOOTT of crap)

[baarat]

I wouldn't be able to drink 10 beers without some junk food.

[shinobidoode]

I personally say the cheat meal is better. Like someone else has stated. You at least get some nutrients in. With alcohol, it's just empty carbs PLUS the fact that it hinders protein synthesis and puts fat loss to a halt for as long as it's in your body. For that period of time, your body is striving to get that poison out your system and then recover. As for crappy food, you can only store so much as fat at a time. But really, if you rarely do this, live a little and go for both. Make sure you enjoy it. Take longer sips and chew longer. Most of the time, I am supposed to be enjoying my cheats, I usually mindlessly chug or shovel the food down.

[smellslikeshoes]

It can be good to shake up your metabolism with a bit of fast food as long as your not doing it regularly but beer drains so much nutrients and water that it has a pretty big negative effect.

[Dave P]

Beer is way worse.

There shouldnt even be a debate about this.

[R_N_S]

beer then food you only live once, if you can turn 30 and look back at all the nights you didn't drink and be happy more power to you; I however realize we only get 1 go around at this whole life thing, and like the other 99.9% of you will not being paying my bills through my body, so I'm livin it up and drinkin it down.

plus im pretty confident alcohol causes a test rebounds; i've had some great lifts and PR's while semi-hungover

[jenderfazz]

My personal opinion? Beer on rest-day/cardio day, fast-food on lift day. Why? Calorically, you can't win either way, but at least fast food has nutrients like protein which can help you recover/grow. Alcohol, on the other hand, can be detrimental to growth and recovery. I usually work out early in the week and go out/drink only on the weekend. Otherwise, I tend to feel sore a day after drinking!

[Hunter86]

Personally, I would take the beer. I like drinking a lot better than fast food, but I agree that fast food would be the lesser of two evils.

[Feny]

Personally, I would take the beer. I like drinking a lot better than fast food, but I agree that fast food would be the lesser of two evils.

yea... i had quite to drink last night... woke up this morning and decided when it comes down to it... i need to keep away from drinking like that too much... haha, rough start in the morn, and when i started doing cardio after lifting, i felt like i spent the whole time just working off lasts night fun...

[dacomposa]

A bullet in the brain or one through the heart? Which is worse?

My sentiments exactly.

[SLTS]

When I originally started lifting I was in college. I made excellent gains from a staple diet of Fosters and Taco Bell. If you are young take both

[Feny]

When I originally started lifting I was in college. I made excellent gains from a staple diet of Fosters and Taco Bell. If you are young take both

i may have to give that a try

[benjamin88]

Beer is way worse.

There shouldnt even be a debate about this.

x2

[Blake Austin]

I'd drink the beer. Screw the fatty nasty food. Yeck. That would tear my stomach up, whereas the beer would taste oh so good, especially if it's cold and it's a hot day. And if I'm drinking alot one night, well I'm not weight training the next day. Cardio, maybe. But no weights.

Also, if you're drinking the beer, well then you are probably out with friends/family, enjoying time spent with them, watching a ball game, talking to women, etc etc.

[grapemaster]

key here is moderation... 10-12 beers gonna be bad any time for all of its effects... a lil fast food if calories arent intense would be less of a problem. I have been limiting my drinking to once a week, and i'll stay under 6 drinks that night (if at a club) but if its somewhere else I'll try to just drink 2-3 (btw I weigh 215 so factor that in) Once I burn that day for the week, no more drinking. A few times a year I will get ripped but that is special occasions (new years eve/vacation)
I could care less about the calories, its the hormonal changes and recovery the alcohol ****s up...

[YUL]

can't you settle for half a burger and only 5 beers?

[johno_66]

Beer is worse IMO. Fast food is just food with extra fat basically. Beer dehydrates you and blocks protein absorbtion.

Fast food FTW.

[liftjunkie06]

Not sure which is worse (apples vs. oranges), but beer is more fun. If you're going to drink, beer has at least some nutrients. Outside of protein in the form of mystery meat, fast food is utterly digusting sh$t.

[r~iddick]

You guys are way too fussy about your diet. I've made great gains with a balance of healthy food, fast food and wine and beer.

Everything is perfectly OK in moderation.