Nick Symmonds gets rid of all the BS surrounding alcohol consumption and athletic performance

I quit drinking over a year ago in part because of weight gain. I am 6'4" and had been about 250 for years (240 until 40, sometimes less) with fairly moderate but consistent (every few days) drinking. I had the flu almost three years ago and did not drink for two months, and ate liquids for two weeks and little for another week. I then started drinking a lot more and was up to 260 a year ago when I quit. I exercise more am finally below 250. I feel that alcohol and good health are incompatible, especially as we get older. Maybe if you follow Ophrah's diet allowing two drinks a week, but I had a hard time sticking to 2 a day when I drank. Nick mentions sleep. Solid sleep is one of the main benefits of sobriety.

For all the tea totalers out there, there is very little that is more fun and satisfying than downing a few pints with friends after you just crush a race.

EZ10Miler wrote:

For all the tea totalers out there, there is very little that is more fun and satisfying than downing a few pints with friends after you just crush a race.

Posters who drink wonder why el Guerrouj Kicked Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh$t Out of his competitors; posters who drink wonder why Makhloufi is still Kicking Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh&t Out of his competitors. So-called elite U.S. male & female 1500m runners are drinking and partying in Vienna, Austria. Makhloufi is getting his mind and body ready for another Olympic medal in 10 months.

and you wonder why ... wrote:

EZ10Miler wrote:

For all the tea totalers out there, there is very little that is more fun and satisfying than downing a few pints with friends after you just crush a race.

Posters who drink wonder why el Guerrouj Kicked Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh$t Out of his competitors; posters who drink wonder why Makhloufi is still Kicking Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh&t Out of his competitors. So-called elite U.S. male & female 1500m runners are drinking and partying in Vienna, Austria. Makhloufi is getting his mind and body ready for another Olympic medal in 10 months.

+1

and you wonder why ... wrote:

EZ10Miler wrote:

For all the tea totalers out there, there is very little that is more fun and satisfying than downing a few pints with friends after you just crush a race.

Posters who drink wonder why el Guerrouj Kicked Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh$t Out of his competitors; posters who drink wonder why Makhloufi is still Kicking Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh&t Out of his competitors. So-called elite U.S. male & female 1500m runners are drinking and partying in Vienna, Austria. Makhloufi is getting his mind and body ready for another Olympic medal in 10 months.

I'll take a beer over whatever Makhloufi is putting into his body.

Schuylkill wrote:

and you wonder why ... wrote:

Posters who drink wonder why el Guerrouj Kicked Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh$t Out of his competitors; posters who drink wonder why Makhloufi is still Kicking Six Different Kinds of Dog Sh&t Out of his competitors. So-called elite U.S. male & female 1500m runners are drinking and partying in Vienna, Austria. Makhloufi is getting his mind and body ready for another Olympic medal in 10 months.

I'll take a beer over whatever Makhloufi is putting into his body.

If you have evidence of Makhloufi cheating, post your evidence. It seems U.S. boozing runners prefer to blame others as opposed to looking in the mirror. As I type, I am sure U.S. so-called elite 1500m runners are drowning in their decadence. They will, off the record point fingers at Makhloufi in ten months when he earns another Olympic medal.

Has Nick reviewed any of the literature regarding alcohol’s association with decreased sleep quality? Even one drink prior to bed will suppress REM sleep and promote sedation rather than sleep, which is an insufficient physiological state for recovery.

and you wonder why ... wrote:

If you have evidence of Makhloufi cheating, post your evidence. It seems U.S. boozing runners prefer to blame others as opposed to looking in the mirror. As I type, I am sure U.S. so-called elite 1500m runners are drowning in their decadence. They will, off the record point fingers at Makhloufi in ten months when he earns another Olympic medal.

LOL, believe what you want. It must have been a real bummer for Makhloufi when his former coach was arrested with EPO in syringes, huh?

Recently turned 21 a few weeks ago. I've only drank a few times since than, I don't really notice a difference in my running. Other than feeling really thirsty the next day. I think dehydration is probably the bigger issue. But if someone only does it like once a week, I think the affect it has on someone is negligible.

and you wonder why ... wrote:

Schuylkill wrote:

I'll take a beer over whatever Makhloufi is putting into his body.

If you have evidence of Makhloufi cheating, post your evidence. It seems U.S. boozing runners prefer to blame others as opposed to looking in the mirror. As I type, I am sure U.S. so-called elite 1500m runners are drowning in their decadence. They will, off the record point fingers at Makhloufi in ten months when he earns another Olympic medal.

Sorry to ask, but I'm too drunk to look this up... but who won the last Olympic 1500m?

Schuylkill wrote:

and you wonder why ... wrote:

If you have evidence of Makhloufi cheating, post your evidence. It seems U.S. boozing runners prefer to blame others as opposed to looking in the mirror. As I type, I am sure U.S. so-called elite 1500m runners are drowning in their decadence. They will, off the record point fingers at Makhloufi in ten months when he earns another Olympic medal.

Sorry to ask, but I'm too drunk to look this up... but who won the last Olympic 1500m?

I cannot even remember the last 1500m, 1600m or one mile race I was in which passed the 800m mark in 2:16.9. Centro or the others drinking in Vienna, Austria cannot count on that occurring again, EVER.