yes. way, WAY better.
After 5 months sobriety I was in the hands-down best shape of my life, had shed weight, built muscle, increased my endurance tremendously and felt absolutely fantastic.
So... it's a real shocker that I decided "oh hell, I've got this!" and went back to drinking for a year and a half.
During that time I undermined my endurance horribly, gained about 20 lbs and lost a lot of strength and muscle.
I'm now back at 41 days and starting to feel my workouts improving, have lost about 8 lbs, endurance is gradually growing....
Without question; alcohol impairs your energy, strength, nutrition, exercise-recovery, all of it.