Alcohol as a pre-workout drink (not as crazy as it sounds)

[estebanrey]

Furious Pete (from BodyBuilding.com) clearly agrees, although you'll have to up your intake and speed I'm afraid.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I was doing a half marathon last year and around 8 miles somebody gave me a can of lager and then at 11 miles somebody gave me a Newcastle Brown and I felt great.
Worked for me.

 

[Antony101]

Where can I buy this, that can looks amazing.

 

[jaybee]

Enters thread due to silly title enticing me in....
Skim reads OP...
Bla bla bl...

So I have taken to drinking beer as a workout drink at the gym.

Checks OP profile name...
lolkwerk
Leaves thread.

 

[Redz]

Too small a sample to be conclusive. Also many studies have supported the theory that alcohol is a depressant, not in the foreveralone.jpg sense as in the sense that alcohol depresses the cognitive functions not stimulates them.

 

[manic111]

I...just...what...huh?

Why isn't this in Sports Arena?

 

[Dannyb01y]

This sounds like something Homer Simpson would do.

 

[Welshy]

I have actually heard a similar theory before. The theory I heard though, is that drinking alcohol allows you to do more reps because your pain streshold is higher.

Someone might have been having me on though...

 

[Emphacy]

Kwerk you have let me down with this quite frankly correct thread.

I live with 2 bodacious gentleman studying biology and they told me this just a few months ago and I can confirm it's correct (they went into all this weird bio malarkey but I believed them)...

This means Kwerk is dead inside

 

[winter]

Like before what's you numbers on the three big lifts? And what difference has it made drinking whilst lifiting lol?I personally think that's mental and wouldn't want to lift under the influence of anything which can impair your judgement, focus etc. but hey, if it works!

 

[Morba]

So alcohol works better than nothing, tbh I'm not sat here with a shocked look on my face.

What exactly was the point of the testing, the result is obvious before testing!

 

[MikeHunt79]

Well they say don't knock it until you've tried it, it's a shame you can't get that 8 bit drink in the UK I'll try it with some cider and see what happens.

 

[Spenty]

I heard a lot of people, particularly in the US work out whilst high/stoned. Never heard this alcohol theory though.

 

[StriderX]

If you require anything to workout beyond basic sustenance, then you are obsessed.

I wont even discuss this further, i am stating this as a fact.

 

[kwerk]

I wonded if chew or dipping tabacco has any ergogenic properties. Pretty popular with baseball players.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I love how most of you laugh at Kwerk but my daughter has just done a degree in Sports Science and confirms that 'so much' alcohol can aid performance.
Just a quick Google bought this up - http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/what-effect-does-alcohol-have-on-sports-performance-727

 

[Adsta]

Where in the hell do you buy that beer ?! !!!!!!

I WANT !

just cuz it looks awesome

 

[wannabedamned]

I suppose it depends on waht you're trying to achieve. It wouldnt be beneficial with regards to weight training. I havent done a sports degree, but I have done my CYQ in sports and exercise fitness, level 1 and level 2.

My thoughts on the matter?

1. Degraded protein synthesis
2. Reduced testosterone

I suppose it could help numb pain.

But with numbing, would come bad posture.

So no, I cant see it helping very much. The cons out weigh the pros

 

[Metalface Mark]

I wonded if chew or dipping tabacco has any ergogenic properties. Pretty popular with baseball players.

Of course it does, i chew nicoteen gum when im training, it gives me a 12% boost I calculated.

 

[Cosimo]

I want 8 bit pale ale.

I want 64 bit lager.