Alcohol and sports are not compatible
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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It's no secret that alcoholic beverages are frequent, and sometimes long-awaited guests on our tables: whether it's New Year's Day, Birthday, or March 8th. But to give up the offer to drink can not everyone: even indecent, whether it is not to drink for the happiness of the newlyweds, and people will not think so, will not look so. But another question: "Can I drink alcohol if I play sports?" Let's try to figure it out.
Even from the course of biology, it is known that alcohol affects virtually all processes in the human body, including reducing the concentration of testosterone in the body. Hence the degradation of muscle tissue. In this case, the gastrointestinal tract is able to absorb a smaller amount of nutrients, a deficiency of amino acids appears in the blood, and they are so necessary for the muscles! The number of proteins decreases, the amount of glycogen decreases. And now practical significance: all this affects your stamina, strength and speed.
When you are going to practice the next day after drinking alcohol, consider: your work will be ineffective, because the body will feel weak. This will be well manifested in aerobic exercises, which give a load on the cardiovascular system. Vessels, heart ... Possible symptoms may be dizziness, nausea, increased heart rate, blood pressure will rise. But with strength exercises you can not feel anything. But it's better to think about it several times than regret it a hundred times. And do not allow yourself too much.
Alcohol causes dehydration of the body. To avoid it, try to drink alcohol with a liquid (for example, water, or juice). Otherwise - weakness, increased hunger, in addition to a decrease in the normal life of muscle cells.
Alcohol reduces the production of growth hormone up to 70 percent. Developing in the initial phase of sleep, it is suppressed by alcohol, which has a negative effect on the rhythms of sleep. In the end, you do not get the feedback you need after intensive training.
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