This ARTICLE states that beer is good for athletes…
beverage as an isotonic, vitamin-rich, no-additive beverage with natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout.
Beer-Recovery actually works! In fact I have a friend that swears that beer works for both during and post workouts. He claimed that drinking during his workout helped him make some massive gains. After his workouts, he would then drink more beer, he said there was something about it that helped him get bigger and recover faster. Though I never saw him when he was practicing beer-recovery, his wife vouches for his weight training regimen. According to her, he was “HUGE” while making a buff guy pose with her arms. She went on about how he was so muscular…at that point she he speech was fading as she went into a daze. She was obviously day dreaming of her husband when he was buff.
Anyhow, the DH Dept of the race team decided to try out beer-recovery. Team Racer, provided each of us a St. Pauli Girl Special Dark right after our race runs. Surprisingly, beer-recovery worked after a tough downhill race! Usually my legs are blown out the following day. I can barely walk, and will remain sore for a few days after a race. But as of this writing, Monday 3pm, I can sincerely say that I do not have any soreness in my legs! Crazy…
There might be some legitimacy to this beer-recovery…try it out and let us know how it works for you!
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I love Dos X recovery drinks!
Tried to pre-hydrating with several bottles of coors last weekend before a long xc ride in the Wicklow mountains.
I can categorically state that it did not improve performance.
But the question is….were you sore afterward from your ride?
I ran the Santa Barbara half-marathon last Novenber. Near the crest of the course’s longest hill were a group of guys handing out PBR. At first I, along with nearly everyone else, thought it was just another water station. Then I noticed 95% of those that ran by suddenly dart away. Then I heard the most glorious two words ever — free beer! I grabbed a cup and it tasted like pure heaven. Cool and refreshing it was like a shot of energy. I ran the remainder faster and feeling stronger than I had in the beginning. I finished without any soreness or tightness in my legs. But just to be sure I would recover properly I had a carnitas burrito and a bottle of Port Brewing’s Wipeout. Beer, I’m a believer.
I will tell you that this has been a part of my before and after training regime and a recovery after every DH race and I sware by it. Now there are those that will say if I didn’t have beer as part of my training regime I would be faster, well that virdict is still out. “DRINK MORE BEER!!!”