Muscle Building and Smoking

I get asked this question a lot - "Does smoking effect my ability to build muscle?"

My answer has always been that while you can reasonably bet that smoking is going to have a negative effect on muscle building, that effect will likely be minor.

This study suggests my "minor" might actually be major.

Smoking 'Damages Body's Muscle-Building'

Yet another reason to put down the smokes, eh?

JP