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BRETTO Posts: 201 Joined: 2002/05/25	2002/07/19, 12:42 PM Just out of curiosity, why should you never drink alcohol before a workout, aside from the obvious fact that over consumption of alcohol is bad for you. Is it just a dehydration issue or are there some other highly technical dynamics going on?

EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/07/19, 01:11 PM its dehydration and also alcohol is a depression drug. It will make your body slow down a bit and your reflexes will be slower...During a workout your heart is pumping really fast, because your doing lots of cardio exercises...but when you have alcohol in your system the heart beats alot slower. And when you do all these exercises and your heart beats slow your body starts to panic because the heart isn't pumping enough blood to satisfy the bodys needs do to exercising which could lead to passing out... -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/07/19, 02:44 PM there has also been several reports on how alcohol interferes with nutrient absorbtion (decreased protein synthesis by at least 20%, for example), and anabolic/catabolic functions, especially the blockage of IGF-1. *Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2001; 33:457-473; Penn St Univ -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/07/19, 05:53 PM You can do a search for beer or alcohol and find two pretty good threads out there... also if you goto the under 25 forum and check out the "Balancing the Party" thread there is some info that cain and some other people toss around about drinking and how it works against you working out... probably nothing as well as what rev told you though.. but I don't remember...
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2002/07/19, 10:37 PM Good post Michael! You beat me to it... Alcohol also increases cortisol, which is a muscle-wasting anti-anabolic chemical secreted into your bloodsteam when you are under stress. Alcohol is also stored in bodyfat. Its 7 calories per gram are 'empty' calories, which simply means they have absolutely ZERO nutritional value. Knowing this, I would bet that you won't see too many 250lb bodybuilding alcoholics. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/07/20, 02:04 AM Hmmmm Michael and Jbennet, you are our specialists in here. We are lucky to have you guys around. -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/07/20, 11:47 PM I have never even though about consuming alcohol before a workout. Nice pics Nina. -------------- Lisa
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/07/21, 09:17 AM I do not drink alcohol period have been sober for 5 and half years best thing i have ever done....
Mathiau Posts: 72 Joined: 2002/07/20	2002/07/21, 07:17 PM tosses his bottle of rum out the window darn it!! now i got to be the designated driver, oh wait, i don't drive!! DOH! -------------- (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯The trouble with life is there’s no background music¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯God must love stupid people, he made so many of them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Life ain't short, your just dead for too frick'n dam long!`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸They know what is what, but they don't know what is what, they just strut,WTF!¸.·´¯)