Man, a more truthful statement has never been spoken.
I’m a big fan of IIFYM, but, I have also done a lot of research on the effects of alcohol on MPS, and it’s not pretty. Don’t get me wrong, I’m far from being a tee totaler, but…
What I found is that when you drink, your liver has to process the alcohol. And, while it’s processing the alcohol, everything else gets stored as fat, until the alcohol is processed.
So, I’m a total idiot when it comes to metabolic processes, but, the bottom line, as I understand it, is that it’s not the calories so much, as it is the halting of MPS and any other metabolic process in order for the liver to process the alcohol.
So, conclusion/TL;DR, yeah, gainz are much easier without alcohol. I like to pickle, to a fault, and, like you, have made much better gainz when beer wasn’t a part of my diet.
But, bro, you strong. Far be it from me to preach.
And, WTF, no BIA on that new scale?