Damn I wish I had found OYNB sooner!

“Alcohol totally messed up my progress — cutting it out changed everything.”

OYNB Hero Story

I was always active as a teenager — sports, movement, energy, all of it. But around age 20, everything shifted. Music, nightlife, alcohol… they replaced healthy meals and training sessions. And like many people, I got away with it for a while.

Then I hit 30.

Suddenly I felt weak, heavier, and burdened with old back injuries from my younger athletic days. I tried picking up new activities now and then, but nothing lasted because my lifestyle never actually changed.

A Decade of Healthy Choices… With One Big Exception

Over the last ten years, I gradually pushed myself into better habits.I made small decisions every day — eat this, not that — studied supplements, timed my meals around workouts, trained at least four days a week (sometimes twice a day), and cut out:

• sugar

• white bread

• most wheat products

• dairy

• processed meat

I ate clean: chicken, fish, eggs, vegetables, nuts.

On paper it looked impressive.

But there was a problem —I never cut out alcohol.

How Alcohol Destroyed My Progress

I always found a way to justify drinking.A “reward” beer after a workout became beers — plural.When I tried to avoid carbs, I switched to wine or clear spirits… and just drank more.

The result?

No real progress.None.

Because alcohol completely disrupted everything I was working so hard for:

• metabolism

• protein synthesis

• hormone balance

• recovery

For five to ten days after drinking.

If I drank every weekend — it wiped out an entire week of gainz.If I drank every other weekend — it still caused massive setbacks. At best, I stayed stuck. At worst, I went backwards.

And the most ironic part?I cut out sugar and carbs, but kept drinking the worst poison for my body.

Getting Older Makes It Harder — Alcohol Makes It Worse

I’m 44 now.Progress is harder.Muscles take longer to grow. Energy takes longer to come back.Testosterone drops naturally — even without the impact of alcohol.

So if I wanted to keep my body strong, I had to stop sabotaging it.

4 Months Alcohol-Free — Everything Changed

Staying healthy and fit became one of my biggest motivators for joining the OYNB challenge.And now, four months in?

I feel stronger.I look better.I recover faster. My progress finally shows.

For the first time in years, I’m genuinely excited to push my fitness to the next level — because I’m no longer undermining my own hard work.

Feeling fresh — and finally moving forward

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this:You can do everything right with food and training…but if alcohol stays in the mix, your progress will stay stuck.

Now that I’m sober, my gainz aren’t disappearing anymore — they’re multiplying.

Stay healthy, kids.Stay alcohol-free.

— OYNB Hero