BEER

don't be such a f***ing pussy and drink a few!

All right. I have never done it, but always been jealous of the kids who do. This saturday is my friend's b-day party and he is going to party away. I am 17 and am wondering how badly could a night of getting wasted affect me for the rest of my life? I am in track season and with 1 month to go feel like flying away. I have lots of potential and tons of talent. I just want to relax too though. I am not worried about anything. Can this be a bad thing?

Is it bad to drink beer once in a while? Or should I stick to my life plan and never ever drink beer?

If you drink, then it isn't your life plan to "never ever drink beer." Also, drinking beer "once in a while" is not the same as "a night of getting wasted." You clearly can't afford to lose any brain cells, so you'd better abstain from drinking alcohol.

I really don't know what I'm asking for. I have never done it. What is it like? Is it worth it?

throw a few back, come on your 17 your overdue. I drink probably every other weekend at college and i'm considered an ocassional drinker. Plus it makes Sunday morning long runs at 10 AM way more interesting. They become survival runs.

Yeah, listen to this illiterate moron, a prime example of what caving to societal pressures can do for you.

To the 3rd response....

What are your PRS though?

To the 2nd response... I think the less brain cells I have the better. My coach says I think too much during the race, that I should just run the race and stop worrying about the people around me.

I am obviously joking...

.....are you even thinking about it. throw down them suckers and get wasted. it'll be fun. you'll have much more fun if you do. you'll see. and it'll be one of the best nites ever. its fun to get tipsy every know and then.

Don't get wasted, but if you really want to drink then do it. It's not going to mess up your running, except for maybe the next day.

I get wasted before every run and feel great...I prd in the steeple after a 5th of vodka

In highschool I won the state championship with a personal best time the day after getting wasted at my senior prom.

beer is the greatest. the end

Where did your running end up going from there.

collegiate DI All American, that's where it went

I had the greatest workout of my life the day after i got really drunk. I ran a 8x400m, little rest, and finished sub 60 on the last two. Drinking isn't all that bad for you. In fact, i know of a college coach that says having a beer or two after your long run is actually good for your body. Notice, a beer or two, not more than that. But go ahead and drink, youll like it.

Ok, seriously people, anyone who thinks beer is in any way good for your body is fooling themselves. I'm not saying no one should ever drink (it's a sociable thing to do in moderation), but don't ever think that it's not bad for you or that it's helping you. I read somewhere that a night of hard drinking (i.e. getting really drunk) will set you back in training over a week. I don't know how reliable that source is, but that seems about right (speaking from experience).

In Dr. Dan Benardot's book "Nutrition for Serious Athletes," he states, "Most importantly, regular alcohol consumption alters the normal metabolic processing of vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats to a degree that it must be considered a toxic substance." Also, "...the negative metabolic effects of alcohol consumption are long lasting and may impair reaction time, endurance, coordination, and strength. Serious athletes should try to avoid regular consumption of alcoholic beverages, particularly during seasonal periods of training and competition." (p. 26)

A couple nights of drinking isnt bad for you at all. Most of the best college runners get plastered all the time. Just this weekend I saw posters of Nick Schneider posted around the Duke campus with him passed out in a bathtub as an advertisment for a party.

fmr runner wrote:

A couple nights of drinking isnt bad for you at all. Most of the best college runners get plastered all the time. Just this weekend I saw posters of Nick Schneider posted around the Duke campus with him passed out in a bathtub as an advertisment for a party.

Really? Most of them? I know a few NCAA champions who don't "get plastered all the time" and I know a few runners who did get plastered all the time who certainly didn't live up to their potential.

Nick Schneider ran 4:08 and 8:56 as a junior in h.s. and I don't think has run faster than 3:45. Now we know why he hasn't run faster.

ive seen every all-american i know personally wasted at least once, most of them many times. Hell ive even beat a few in a beer mile.