Fitter people drink more alcohol but less likely to be problem drinkers

[Ming the Merciless]

https://www.outsideonline.com/healt...l&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=onsiteshare

 

[ColinJ]

If you can't be bothered to tell us what you think about that article, then I am certainly not going to bother either!

 

[fossyant]

Hic !

 

[MartinQ]

If you can't be bothered to tell us what you think about that article, then I am certainly not going to bother either!

Thank god for that .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I agree with it and it makes sense on an intuitive level.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Totally agree!
I’ve advanced to the stage of cutting out the exercise and keeping fit on alcohol alone….

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Totally agree!
I’ve advanced to the stage of cutting out the exercise and keeping fit on alcohol alone….

Indeed. A few pints twice a week can improve your vo2 max 30% in 3 months.

 

[Tenkaykev]

My *PB* was back in the 80’s when I ran a total of 46 miles and consumed 16 pints of Guinness in the course of one week end 🏃‍♂️🍻

 

[Fab Foodie]

Indeed. A few pints twice a week can improve your vo2 max 30% in 3 months.

On that basis I’ve improved mine by 937%….

 

[ColinJ]

Thank god for that .

Sorry - he's replied now!

(I suppose that means I am going to have to read it properly ... )

Hmm... I used to drink (and eat) too much before I got back into cycling. I did feel slightly less guilty about trashing my body with food and drink once I started riding 10+ hours a week.

Totally agree!
I’ve advanced to the stage of cutting out the exercise and keeping fit on alcohol alone….

I've now cut out all of the alcohol, most of the crappy food, but unfortunately also at least half of the cycling!

 

[Arrowfoot]

Is it possible gym and health junkies spend time and money on smoothies, food fad, new exercises rather then stay at home or in the pub drinking alcohol in the first place. So the numbers are already stacked.

Alcoholics I have come across are seldom preoccupied with a hobby, interest or even people. They try their best to hold on their jobs rather than an interest in the job. Alcoholics are trying to keep it together and the focus is not exercise but to see how they can get out of their dependencey by attending AA, seeking counselling etc.

Never heard an alcoholic say that he heading to the Gym to stop his dependency.

I really can't see the correlation and sampling might be faulty. Its like sampling the fitness levels of firemen and policemen. Doesn't take rocket science to figure which would be the fitter cohort by a mile.

 

[Drago]

Alcohol actually improves my athletic performance. Desperately pedalling to try and cstch the club before last orders spurs me to incredible heights of sporting endeavour.

 

[Archie_tect]

Hang on... a study of young socially active people led them to believe that all people who are fitter drink more alcohol? Perhaps the subset of 'young people who are fitter than average' and 'young people who drink a lot' isn't unpredictable.

 

[Beebo]

I played rugby from 18-35. Drinking was a very large part of the social scene.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I played rugby from 18-35. Drinking was a very large part of the social scene.

I just drank….