Best time to drink beer when working full time and doubling every day

meh. fvck what everyone else thinks. live your life.

with dinner/before bed/while watching tv usually works best for me. of course i do not keep your weenie schedule.

All I can say is good for you for attempting the dream. But if you're so committed to your running that you're going to bed at 8:30 every night, and you're running twice a day, and you can't find enough time to drink, it only tells me one thing: you are not committed enough to your drinking. Until you truly commit to your drinking, there's no point in having this discussion.

lol

How the hell do you get to sleep sober?

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

All I can say is good for you for attempting the dream. But if you're so committed to your running that you're going to bed at 8:30 every night, and you're running twice a day, and you can't find enough time to drink, it only tells me one thing: you are not committed enough to your drinking. Until you truly commit to your drinking, there's no point in having this discussion.

he's got a point. i recommend drinking in the bathrooms at work

What about on the run? Camelback it or run with a fuel belt?

How do you sleep just 30 min after your run? Don't you have to stretch and eat too?

Lunchtime probably makes the most sense.

Pound 4-6 Natty Ices right before your long run.

Beer at breakfast, two at lunch, one after work and before the second run and then two after the second run.

Job done.

instead of two lighter beers a day, i'd recommend one double stout if you are ok with that sort of beer. 12 oz of 9% abv will take the edge off right after work and you should feel really good on your second run if you start it about 30 minutes after you're done with your beer. on the upside, your body will metabolize the alcohol quicker and you should get better sleep than if you drink after your run.

works for me. if i drink after my run usually my blood pressure is also a bit higher and that makes it tougher to fall asleep and stay asleep.

I haven't tried many double stouts but that sounds like a pretty good idea as long as it still tastes good. The past two days I've opted for beer right after work so I've had 3 beers with dinner at 5:30. The problem I've been having is that between the food and beer I am super full and bloated so running is hard even by 7:30. My evening runs are shorter and easier than my morning runs but even so with a full stomach they haven't been pleasant, at least for the first 20 min.

Usually I try to run at 7:15 so that I'm done around 8 and I grab a quick bite to eat while I'm cooling off then hop in the shower just to wash off the sweat then straight to bed-- that's how I get to bed by 8:30 +/- 20 min. Typically I run easy on my 2nd run so I'm not amped up or anything plus I'm usually pretty tired anyway so I don't have a problem getting to sleep. Hell, I go to sleep with the sun still up so a run before bed is really nothing.

Why are you working a full time job while in college? When do you go to class? Also, my recommendation is that you drink at work.

I think this topic deserves more discussion and I'd like to weigh in with some recent observations.

I've found that there seems to be a "butter zone" for drinking and running of about 2-4 beers before my 2nd runs. It leaves me pleasantly buzzed with renewed energy from the calories, takes the edge off after work and I've sobered up by the time I go to bed. I usually feel fantastic by the 2nd half of the run and running is much more effortless. My only concern is any possible long-term tissue/organ damage from regularly running with alcohol in the bloodstream. Should I worry at all?

Still haven't made a trip to the liquor store to try the double stout but I'll go today after work and was wondering what were some recommendations as I'm new to double stouts.

And FWIW I'm just working a summer job as a liason engineer in the Aero industry so I don't work during the school year.

Start doing your second right as soon as you get off of work. Don't go home, go straight to your run. That will get you home around 7-730pm ready to eat dinner and drink beer. This is what I do.

Also, you're a distance runner, how much growth hormone do you think you need? Yes, alcohol lowers your natural production of hgh and prevents recovery, but you have already made peace with that. As a distance runner, this will affect you far less than somebody in a power event. Plus it is the summer, you are just getting in base aerobic fitness, and it will have minimal affect on your body's ability to build that.

You've got it backwards. Run at 5:30 come back at 6:15 and crack a beer while making dinner. You'll still get to bed by 8:30, you'll enjoy your run without worrying about the effects of the beer, and you'll enjoy your beer without worrying about impacting your run.

Problem solved.

I live in the South so at 5:30 it is over 100 degrees and I am a little hesistant to do all my 2nd runs on the treadmill. The only treadmill I have access to is a real POS as well. I'll give the treadmill after work routine a go next week and see how it works out; thanks for the advice.

And as far as HGH is concerned-- there is a reason that drug cheats use it; HGH can make a massive difference in the training load you can sustain as you recover much quicker with high levels of it.

Op here- checking in as another summer of full-time working, running and drinking commences on Monday. I think this is a perfect time to restart the conversations on the best and most efficient ways to do it all and live the dream.

1. don't go to bed at 8pm

2. run doubles and make it to work on time

3. drink as much as you want whenever you want

4. ???

5. PROFIT!