BEER

1. beer

2. sex

3. girl on girl action

Do it. Its's not gonna kill you. Good prep for college too. I agree with the guy that drinks twice a month.

Pre was a big beer drinker wasn't he? He ran fast.

bringer of news wrote:

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.

That's bullshit. I've never met a good runner who believed in any sort of moderation.

I think it depends what you're talking about. If it's your first time drinking, why do you want to get completely wasted? Why not have 3 beers or whatever, and enjoy the night. No need to get shit-faced drunk.

Well, here's some counterexamples to your "beer is not good for you," and all it took was a minute of poking around on pubmed:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12537464

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11093684

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10554677

look, read, think before you type general, broad-stroked statements.

enough of this puritanical blister.

bathing suit area wrote:

Well, here's some counterexamples to your "beer is not good for you," and all it took was a minute of poking around on pubmed:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12537464http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11093684http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10554677

look, read, think before you type general, broad-stroked statements.

enough of this puritanical blister.

The first study compares the about 5-6 oz of beer vs. mineral water for the effect on something to do with the heart. The second is comparing beer to wine. The third speaks of small doses and mentions this, "5. Apart from a direct effect of alcohol, confounding factors, particularly those of a psychological nature, may very well again contribute to the loss of benefits."

Your "counterexamples" to "beer is not good for you" is like pointing out that you get some calories from twinkies which is good because that's energy, therefore twinkies are good for you.

Ok, sorry for the general statement. The consequences of drinking alcohol far outweight the benefits. Better?

"I'm absolutely against all stupidity and I have been all my life. No drugs, no alcohol and no tobacco."--TED NUGENT

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"I, literally, at parties, when somebody says 'toast,' I try to take a sip. But, without saying it for effect, it's true when as soon as I smell alcohol I start to gag. I may be blessed with some kind of chemical reaction against it, but I won't go near the most beautiful woman who's got my name written all over her if she opens her mouth and smells like a truck driver who's just drank Bud. I'm outta there. Gone. It always struck me bizarre that women are willing to paint their mouths beautifully with lipstick and yet smoke and drink and make their breath smell like ... a garbage heap. So ... I can't do that. I can't be around people who numb their senses. Everybody's allowed as far as I'm concerned to take their own like or numb themselves to oblivion, but I could care less. I have no sympathy for anybody who has the -- lives in America, especially, and who decides, You know what, I'm going to numb myself. Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes ... So I'm happy to be alive every single day. And I want my senses working 24 hours a day. And if you were in my room and we were going to have a liaison, and you were high, you'd be out on your butt before you could spell your last name. Because if you don't want to experience me with all the senses God gave you, you don't deserve to be with me."--GENE SIMMONS

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

--Ben Franklin

"I like beer. Beer tastes good."

--Ben Hamper

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... beer!"

- Homer Simpson

It is not bad to drink beer at all, in fact it is probably good as it is excellent for relaxing you away from the track, I personally drink every single weekend with my mates and I feel it helps me relax in between training and racing, however I do not get wasted like some of my non-running friends, most of the runners I know drink alcohol anyway, beer and running go hand in hand.

it isnt bad to drink once in awhile, it is all about moderation...

bringer of news wrote:

The first study compares the about 5-6 oz of beer vs. mineral water for the effect on something to do with the heart. The second is comparing beer to wine. The third speaks of small doses and mentions this, "5. Apart from a direct effect of alcohol, confounding factors, particularly those of a psychological nature, may very well again contribute to the loss of benefits."

And your citation is nothing more than a single person's opinion. What research is your citation basing his claim on? How do we know he isn't generalizing from research about the effects of consumption in alcoholics?

Obviously, these citations don't address the effects of alcohol on athletics directly, but I haven't seena ny research that does.

Personally, I think that anyone who avoids alcohol altogether for athletics is insane. I've never seen anything that convinced me otherwise.

hammered.....sanny sanny sanny :)

You guys must understand that your advise to me is more powerful than you can imagine. I am taking it to heart and I feel as if this choice is too stressful. It shouldn't be, I just want to lie back and relax and that is exactly what I will do. I will make my decision without thinking about it around midweek. The comments I've read so far go as follows, "Beer isn't bad as long as you do it moderately." I must say that sounds really positive, and deep down inside I feel as if the problem is not drinking the beer itself but going through with it. All my life I said I wouldn't drink... and now, look at me. I guess it's a character thing...

I'd like more quotes. Those helped a lot.

"Here's to alcohol, the source of, and the solution to, all of life's problems."

an occasional beer here and there isn't going to affect your performance an awful lot and as for your mates birthday, have a few beers and relax!

I am a high school indoor All American and will be going to Penn next year. Currently I enjoy the occasional soft beverage, but usually stick to skim milk and spring water. When I get to college, I hope to be pimpin' with a Yeungling or two.

To the college people who are saying that they don't drink at all and are making a big deal about it: Go ahead and eliminate all the negatives you can think of, run your 80 miles a week, run your 3:55 1500m and tell everyone how you dedicate your life to running. Then, when you get out of school and you're 30, you're going to wish you cut loose a bit more. Maybe you should've partied a bit more and run 120 miles a week.....

Dude, the only thing you should be worried about is the cops showing up and you get caught drinking underage. If that's not gonna happen, then drink up. I would suggest that you not get plastered your first time though. Just have a couple. Chances are, you're gonna hate the taste of beer anyways and not want more than two. But fear not, once you've gone to a few parties and choked down a fair share of the stuff, you'll start lovin' it!! Then you're in trouble. Beer isn't gonna hurt you very much though if you don't get plastered all the time. I'm a graduate student and I drink every other night or so, getting hammered about once a month. And I've maintained a 4.0 in school. Just take it easy on the stuff, especially since you're in high school.