Alcohol intra workout

[eatyourspinach]

"While alcohol is listed as a depressant it is an interesting drug in that that it can also have stimulant-like effects. Part of this effect may or may not be related to the fast acting metabolic action it has as a calorically-dense substance. Alcohol absorbs faster than simple carbohydrates yet has almost the same caloric density as fats while also being absorbed and used by the body with a higher priority than the other macronutrients. This may not be what causes stimulant like effects under some conditions, but it certainly has an impact as an on-demand intra-workout calorie source. Think back to the recovery of that marathon runner. We can anecdotally guess that if he had used alcohol before the race it would have had a negative impact on his performance. But in this specific application it was effective in the immediate, short term as an intra-workout energy source.

Additionally, alcohol has an immediate hypertensive effect on the heart – it effectively causes blood pressure to increase. While this effect is not typically considered beneficial, short-term spikes in blood pressure can make heavy weights feel lighter. Elevated blood pressure, reduced fear, less jitters/tremors, more focus (shutting down the overthinking mind), mood enhancement, reduced pain perception, fast absorbing caloric energy it is easy to now see how this popular psychoactive drug can be used as a specific targeted tool by which athletes can improve performance. As long as the amounts are kept to an absolute minimum – mitigating both the short term and long term negative effects – it is not a far reach at all to consider alcohol as a performance enhancer, particularly for strength athletes.

Due to the negative short term and long-term effects of alcohol its use in training should be very limited; perhaps saved for that heavy Squat or Bench Press PR when you need an extra boost. Think about being at the bar and having walked up and started a conversation with that person. With a shot or two in you, you are likely unaffected, have your wits about you, and can engage this person successfully. However, if you continue to drink, everything is going to go downhill quickly as you become inebriated. In the gym it needs to be the same way – a shot or two before that big lift of the week (or month) is all that is needed. Harness that big PR set and take it a step farther next time."

http://www.kabukiwarrior.com/whiskeyanddeadlifts/

[antihero]

...wow

[OT2000]

Heck with EAA's , just give me a shot of patron!

[Gwyndane]

Kabuki warrior is strong as fuark,
Brb having a shot of jager pre deadlift

[joocydeltz]

Yeah, not gonna drink before bench or squats, or any other lift I can't just drop the weight.

[MillerTime07]

I remember Frank Yang had a video where he took a shot after every set. Didn't turn out too well lol.

[Gwyndane]

Yeah, not gonna drink before bench or squats, or any other lift I can't just drop the weight.

Power rack?

[stan47islav]

I remember seeing a video of a bodybuilder taking a shot with his preworkout to make him look more vascular cause of the dehydrating effect...

[Sean26607]

Nah, I'll pass.

[The Solution]

Heck with EAA's , just give me a shot of patron!

Ill take a shot and go sailing with the captain intra.

[DASBUNKER]

Postworkout is the way to go, for dat test boost

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23470309

[Daemonium]

.....no.

[allieninja]

drank a corona before a rowing machine session once, was pretty fun.

[Joe D]

I'd probably drop a dumbell on my foot

[Valhallabound86]

Dreams .. really do come true.

[LuccaBro]

Postworkout is the way to go, for dat test boost

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23470309

is this real life?

[UncleWade]

Chris Duffin is really ****ing smart...this may be off-the-wall and impractical, but it's worth reading.

The rest of his stuff on Kabuki Warrior, YouTube, and Elitefts is awesome, especially for those of us around here that powerlift.