Alcohol for recovery

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8 years ago 05/21/2015 4:50pm EDT

I accidentally (don't ask how) came across this whiskey dick study, and learned that if you drink a lot of alcohol it will expand vessels and increase blood flow, so then technically it accomplishes the same thing as icebaths right?

http://askmenanswers.com/trouble-getting-it-up-during-sex-whiskey-dick-or-more-underlying-problems/

Anyone have any experiences with drinking and running? Personally, on some days after I've had a lot to drink I've actually felt pretty good on runs and had a unusual low heart rate. I ran my 1:21.7 600m pr hungover and underslept. Didn't the tarahumara indians also drink a lot of beer on nights before long runs?

8 years ago 05/21/2015 5:13pm EDT

re: I really enjoy college

Not sure on the science regarding that but I've had some amazing runs the nights after drinking too.

On the flip side there have been some absolutely terrible runs as well. I've never really tracked it or written it down but I think I usually have better runs on nights after beer rather than harder stuff.

8 years ago 05/21/2015 5:47pm EDT

re: I really enjoy college

Ask Pre how effective it was...

8 years ago 05/21/2015 7:37pm EDT

re: I really enjoy college

Can someone make this official: Alcohol enhances running performance. I remember an awesome 4 mile race after getting hammered the night before. It felt like I could run forever.

8 years ago 05/21/2015 7:43pm EDT

re: I really enjoy college

I really enjoy college wrote:
I accidentally (don't ask how) came across this whiskey dick study, and learned that if you drink a lot of alcohol it will expand vessels and increase blood flow, so then technically it accomplishes the same thing as icebaths right?
http://askmenanswers.com/trouble-getting-it-up-during-sex-whiskey-dick-or-more-underlying-problems/
Anyone have any experiences with drinking and running? Personally, on some days after I've had a lot to drink I've actually felt pretty good on runs and had a unusual low heart rate. I ran my 1:21.7 600m pr hungover and underslept. Didn't the tarahumara indians also drink a lot of beer on nights before long runs?

The topic is about recovery but then the posters proceed to talk about drinking and LATeR running. Like wtf guys trolly rolly Polly?

8 years ago 05/21/2015 9:00pm EDT

re: I really enjoy college

when i was in college, there where a few guys on my team that would use the get hammered theory before a run, i use to get angry bc i would train harder and they would still beat me. i tried it the next year, and didn't work for me lol

8 years ago 05/21/2015 11:59pm EDT

re: crews58

Try harder. Mix in wine with the beer and whisky.

8 years ago 05/22/2015 5:13am EDT

re: I really enjoy college

Didn't Frank Shorter have a few beers the night before he won his gold in Munich in 1972?

Based on my own experience at University in the 1970 before a couple of beers the night before a race had no adverse effect on my performance. Can't say it helped at all but it certainly did not hinder!

In a period of very hard training I found a few beers now and then helped. They seemed to aid recovery from either long hard runs or intensive track work and ensured that I got a good nights sleep so I was in a state to attack the next days training. Marty Liquori in his training book makes a very similar point based on his experience training for the 1968 Olympics at altitude

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