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 2009-06-30 2:43 PM |
Veteran  559  |  Subject: Alcohol consumptionThis is not something that I thought about until my wife pointed it out to me. I used to have BT (before tri) maybe once or twice a week when I come from work a beer with supper and on colder days maybe a glass of red wine. Since I started training last year ( sprints only) and now this year Olimpic and HIM my alcohol consumption has dropped from maybe 1 -2 beers a week to absolutly nothing. It was not a consious decision, it just happened. I spoke to a few guys that I meet during training and seems to be the same with them, anybody else have similar experiance? |
| 2009-06-30 2:52 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Sneaky Slow 8694     Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption |
| 2009-06-30 3:00 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Man I can't imagine what you are going through. I'm very sorry to hear this. If you need me to come over with a couple of cases we can try to figure out how to solve this problem you are having. Let me know. |
| 2009-06-30 3:06 PM in reply to: #2253873 |
Expert 815 Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption |
| 2009-06-30 3:08 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Master 1678 Olney, MD | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I think I have the opposite problem. After a hard evening training session, nothing is more appealing to me than a cold beer. |
| 2009-06-30 3:14 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Veteran 331 Roxborough Park | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Good job Newleaf, super classy  Beer=all carbs= gatorate, right?As for me, I noticed that alcohol really interferes with my sleep and my training, my body just won't do the same things if there's been imbibing the night before. Even one glass of wine will make itself felt the next day. So I pretty much quit. I still have a glass of wine at family parties or special occasions but most of the time the thought of that extra heavy feeling in my legs the next day is enough for me to pass. |
| 2009-06-30 3:39 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Member 603 Chicago | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption That video is hilarious. I actually plan, well not plan but end up drinking when I know I wont be training hard the next day. Like after a bike, run brick I will hydrate and then I will really hydrate because I know I will be in the pool the next day and its a lot easier to swim hungover than it is to ride or run. |
| 2009-06-30 3:40 PM in reply to: #2253932 |
Champion 17756 SoCal | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption vball03umd - 2009-06-30 1:08 PM I think I have the opposite problem. After a hard evening training session, nothing is more appealing to me than a cold beer. A Lady after my own hart Edited by Big Appa 2009-06-30 3:40 PM |
| 2009-06-30 3:50 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
| New user 113 Gautier, MS | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Yea, I have found the same thing. I didn't drink much before, but I am at little to nothing these days. And when I do drink, it might be a single beer or glass of wine, as opposed to 3 or 4. It is funny that you brought this up. My wife and I went to dinner this past weekend at a local BBQ place and she got a beer. We were sitting outside listening to some old guy play blues guitar, in the summer heat, and I am sitting there drinking a water. I never thought the day would come when my wife drank more beer than me. We laughed about it.... |
| 2009-06-30 4:09 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption There was another thread on this recently (about caffeine and alcohol) and I guess I'd say the same thing I said there: I wasn't a heavy drinker before, but I like beer and single malt whisky (and used to even do homebrewing), but I'd cut back to almost no drinking after I lost 75 lbs. and got serious about training. Not part of a plan, but just became the smart thing to do so as to reduce the odds of heading back down the road to obesity. The simple medical fact is that alcohol interferes with liver function. What does the liver do (among other things)? Metabolize fat. I know a lot of people who struggle with losing weight or maintaining after losing and one constant I see is that they still drink, many of them beyond what the Nat'l Institute for Alcoholism & Alcohol Abuse classifies as "risky" drinking (which is 1 drink per day for women, 2 per day for men, and no more than one "binge drinking" episode--4 or more drinks in an evening--per month). For a lot of people, 3 or more beers or glasses of wine a night doesn't seem like a lot. But, even if you don't actually have an alcohol abuse problem, you definitely are screwing around with your metabolism in unhelpful ways. There's a certain kind of "live fast" Type-A risk-taking personality that's attracted to triathlon and I suspect that there are a lot of folks who wrap up ill-advised levels of drinking with that. When you get to be my age (50 next spring), you start to see the damage alcohol can inflict on peers and loved ones and some of the appeal of throwing back a few begins to wear off. |
| 2009-06-30 4:15 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Expert 1053 Culpeper, VA | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Not noticing anything with myself... I never get drunk, but if the grill is going I can't help but drink one or two... maybe even three. Nothing has changed there, love a good cold beer. That video is hillarious btw. |
| 2009-06-30 4:21 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption well, after reading tcovert's post I'm not sure I should admit this, but I'm approaching 50 and I still drink like I did when I was 30! Mostly beer but I enjoy Jack and wine as well. I don't think I drink any less because of triathlon. Infact, I may drink more because I like to reward myself with a cold beer after a hard workout. I worry more about going to work with a hangover than training or racing with one. I do give up beer during lent most year and I don't get the shakes! |
| 2009-06-30 4:28 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Pro 4608 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I still drink (usually just wine or beer) and am training for an IM. I'm not pounding back tons of drinks at a given time and I've certainly cut back, but I don't feel the need to give it up and don't find it affects my training. I tend to not drink on weeknights due to the fact that I work late and then train late and get up early the next day, but I do occasionally if I have social plans or a light training week. I drink on the weekends for sure, I just make sure it's light the night before my biggest training day (ie, one beer). I rarely drink the night before a race. |
| 2009-06-30 4:29 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Same thing happened to me - In fact the summer before I started training I drank more than in my whole life! Like I would be hard pressed to name a night that I did not have at least one drink (usually wine or beer but sometimes things like mojitos). now I have become a total light weight and even when I think I am going to have something usually don't or just have one or two sips.... As long as it is in moderation I have nothing against alcohol, in fact ONE glass of wine nightly has many benefits (cardiac in particular). My lack of consumption was also not conscious and just happened.... maybe it will change back! |
| 2009-06-30 4:41 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Expert 1040 SF Bay Area | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I'm still working on the 6 pack of Kona Longboard that I bought about a month ago. |
| 2009-06-30 4:43 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Expert 1192 Oak Creek, WI | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption i still have my share... but there are certainly more nights that i consciously limit my drinking because i know that i have a big training day that follows... doesnt help that i have a fully stocked bar and beer on tap in my basement... seemed like a necessity when we built the house... i have cut back on the cigars though... used to smoke them when i'd walk the dogs or be out golfing... very rarely now... at the beginning of this year my buddy and i decided that we were going to try our own 1000/1000 club for 2009... run 1000 miles and drinks 1000 beers... figured it would be a good counterbalance... i'm hoping that i hit the 1,000 miles running but come up short on the beers though... |
| 2009-06-30 4:49 PM in reply to: #2254119 |
Expert 2547 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption tcovert - 2009-06-30 4:09 PM There was another thread on this recently (about caffeine and alcohol) and I guess I'd say the same thing I said there: I wasn't a heavy drinker before, but I like beer and single malt whisky (and used to even do homebrewing), but I'd cut back to almost no drinking after I lost 75 lbs. and got serious about training. Not part of a plan, but just became the smart thing to do so as to reduce the odds of heading back down the road to obesity. The simple medical fact is that alcohol interferes with liver function. What does the liver do (among other things)? Metabolize fat. I know a lot of people who struggle with losing weight or maintaining after losing and one constant I see is that they still drink, many of them beyond what the Nat'l Institute for Alcoholism & Alcohol Abuse classifies as "risky" drinking (which is 1 drink per day for women, 2 per day for men, and no more than one "binge drinking" episode--4 or more drinks in an evening--per month). For a lot of people, 3 or more beers or glasses of wine a night doesn't seem like a lot. But, even if you don't actually have an alcohol abuse problem, you definitely are screwing around with your metabolism in unhelpful ways. There's a certain kind of "live fast" Type-A risk-taking personality that's attracted to triathlon and I suspect that there are a lot of folks who wrap up ill-advised levels of drinking with that. When you get to be my age (50 next spring), you start to see the damage alcohol can inflict on peers and loved ones and some of the appeal of throwing back a few begins to wear off. That's some good info. Thanks. I will say though that if the Nat'l Institute for Alcoholism & Alcohol Abuse considers 4 drinks in a day to be binge drinking then I think their stats are screwy. For someone my size (5'11", 180), 4 drinks in 1 hour get me to almost half the legal limit. I've never heard of binge drinking and not even catching a buzz. To the OP, I go through peaks and valleys. Right now it's hot, so I love iced cold beer when I get home. I will go some weeks though, where it isn't appealling and I won't drink anything til the weekend. |
| 2009-06-30 4:56 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Champion 6503 NOVA - Ironic for an Endurance Athlete | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I only drink Guinness, coffee, water and sports drinks. I don't think that ANY of them contain alcohol. |
| 2009-06-30 5:02 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
| New user 143 | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I'm in the same boat as the OP. I remember first getting into training and the guilt I would put myself through for a beer with dinner. Eventually the guilt went away and so did the desire for the beer. I do still drink occasionally, but it's down to 1-2 drinks a week at most (except for rare outtings every couple of months). I've almost eliminated happy hour completely from my life, which does make me sad sometimes, but it really is all for the best. Because of triathlons I've nearly eliminated alcohol, soda, and trans fats from my diet. I've since lost 40 pounds and I'm able to put in some pretty respectable times in races. |
| 2009-06-30 5:04 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
| 154 | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption My drinking has gone up since starting tris.. |
| 2009-06-30 5:08 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Expert 684 Portland, Oregon | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Same thing happened to me. Noticed it over the winter, and just recently when I hadn't had a drink in a month or so. The winter before we were drinking potions with emotion (hot ginger lemon w/ honey and rum) at least 3x a week (great winter drink). This winter - not a single one. Now i'm down to 1-2 cocktails every 2-4 weeks. I do savor them when I have em though... And beer or cider are absolutely necessary after racing... |
| 2009-06-30 6:29 PM in reply to: #2253932 |
Extreme Veteran 694 | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption vball03umd - 2009-06-30 1:08 PM I think I have the opposite problem. After a hard evening training session, nothing is more appealing to me than a cold beer. Me too, I drink two or three pints of draft micro-brew each day. My current keg contains Racer 5 IPA. |
| 2009-06-30 6:44 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Regular 95 Oregon City, Oregon | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption I think my overall consumption stayed the same while I was training March-June. But it did change from being an even 2-3 drinks per evening to more uneven based on the training schedule. I would skip alcohol at dinner ahead of a big training day. But then on a short day or night before a rest day, consumption was above average. As I headed into taper and my first try a couple weeks ago, I cut way back. Not sure if that made a difference or not. All in all, I think I drink way too much and I'm sure it will catch up to me someday. A danger to counterbalancing high workout load with high alcohol consumption is it's hard to cut back when injured. Due to a recent injury and some forced rest, my average calorie burn is going to fall by 800 or so a day. If my alcohol consumption doesn't cut back as well, that will certainly catch up to me quick.  |
| 2009-06-30 7:13 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
Champion 9600 Fountain Hills, AZ | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Well, I have already posted my thought so on this many times on the board so I won't bore us all over again. I enjoy alcohol in moderation daily. A few glasses of red while making dinner, some nice beers on the weekend. I think the problem is that booze comes with a lot of emotional baggage for some people. It becomes a moral issue or worse, a JUDGEMENT issue where those who don't drink take the moral high ground, not saying the OP or anyone in this thread is doing that at all. This can be a result of experience, seeing peoples lives greatly adversely effected by alcohol, so it's a sticky wicket. For me, I have no predispositions of emotion feelings about it at all. I just like it. Is it good for me? No. But I would challenge anyone to match their overall diet discipline to mine on any other front, so i don't worry about it one bit.  Edited by bryancd 2009-06-30 7:14 PM |
| 2009-06-30 7:42 PM in reply to: #2253839 |
| Veteran 354 | Subject: RE: Alcohol consumption Funny. Here around New Orleans it seems after ever road race or triathlon there are huge beer trucks for the post race party. The last tri I did they even had a table where they were making margarittas. Needless to say the party isnt over until the kegs are floated. Everyone there must average about 4-6 beers. Here is a youtube video put together from that race that is pretty entertaining of the race and post race party.......you can even see yours truely at 5:55 in the video. http://www.crawfishman.net/2009racevideos.htm |
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