Alcoholics are hilarious.
Alcoholics are hilarious.
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I can see you haven’t grown out of your pre-teen ignorance phase. Find a better word than the r-word.
Some useful responses here already. To recap the key points:
(1) Agreed that saying "I'm not drinking because I have a workout tomorrow" just invites people to argue. Better to start with "No thanks, I'm not drinking tonight." Most people will respect that. If they ask why, a similarly vague "I'm not feeling it tonight" should do it. If they're still persistent, then they're seriously annoying, and it might help to turn the questioning around: "Why is it so important to you that I drink?" Do it with a smile, though.
(2) I also agree that sometimes the path of least resistance is just to take a drink and nurse it all night. There were definitely times in college when I kept the same warm, half-empty beer in my hand for three hours. Works best with bottles or cans, though.
It's easy for those of us who are long past college (like me) to say you just shouldn't worry about what people think, but I do remember the peer pressure of those days and the desire to fit in. So finding ways of handling these situations gracefully is definitely useful.
Quoth Bartleby, "I prefer not to."
Buff Miler wrote:
What’s the correct response here?
Just get a sparkling water with lemon or lime. It’ll look like a drink. Nobody will bother you
Maybe just act like the party animal they want you to be and say there's no point in having just one. Go hard or go home.
Say, “Sure. And let’s do butt stuff. Don’t be boring”.
Agree with them and have a beer. Pretty simple answer.
This is what I say, “I don’t drink.”
”Why not? One won’t hurt you.”
”I used to drink, A LOT. Then I had to quit. I haven’t had a drink since June 6th, 2005.”
That almost always works, except with the most dire a$s-blenders.
Buff Miler wrote:
What’s the correct response here?
Two main feedback ignoring the alcohol portion.
1. You are mentally weak. Stop stressing over minor things. Show up and crush your workout. Don't look for doubt or excuses. Get it done. A few beers won't ruin your workout but it will weaken your mind, introduce doubt, and give yourself an out. But only if you let it.
2. You are socially weak. "No" is all you need. No excuse, no story, no reason. With the right tone and body language that is all you need. This gets way easier as you get older and more confident and stop caring what others think. But trust me you want to learn this sooner rather than later or you will continue to get taken advantage of in your personal and professional life.
Go ask your friends on 4chan, nerd.
I never had a problem with a drink or three the night before a workout.