How long does it take for the body to fully recover from a heavy drinking session? I got drunk last night and I'm still feeling it. I want to go to the gym tomorrow.

I find it easier just to booze

I bet you do. It amazes me how students can get any studying done with all the partying they get up to. You be careful though, that stuff is bad for you and will ruin your looks.

"Pumping iron and boozing."

So, you want to be like the Incredible Hulk, brawny yet brainless.

J/K

I want to exercise my brain as well but I keep putting it off. But I do find that bodybuilding is good for concentration and focus.

That depends on your body constituition. I'm afraid that heavy drinking and body building dont go together. Alcohol is empty calories that the body easily converts into fat. So if you want muscular definition (which body builder wouldnt) you'll have to work out that much more to get it. If you must drink confine it to 1-2 drinks over the weekend. I was into body building from the age of 19 until I came here at 33. I was fortunate that I had professional guidance from a guy who had a degree in physical education and a doctor specializing in sports medicine. I still do work out with weights but only to retain muscle mass and not add. Into yoga and pilates in the last 11 yrs which I found helps muscle definition and flexibility.

As a former elite athlete who was a heavy drinker, my opinion is that it will depend on your ability to process ethanol, and getting yourself motivated to hit the gym. There are plenty of athletes who drink heavily and maintain a rigorous training regime. I had no problem drinking heavily after my workout, and this was after working a physically demanding job for 8 hrs. My liver did (and still does) a fine job of metabolizing alcohol. Although I don't train anymore, I would like to think if I wanted to train, I could resume a program that was appropriate for my age and station in life and not have a problem. I seldom drink more than two drinks a day, but if I chose to I think I could drink and work out without a problem.