Stevief Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 If i have a couple of beers(2 or 3) the day before a tough ride how bad will the effects be come race day.
ChUkKy Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Personal experience, I have had no problems... Half a case of windhoek draught the day before at a braai and felt alright the following morning on my ride. Beer makes you strong
Seeker911 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 On weekends its almost impossible not to have a few beers. I regularly drink 2-3 (340ml) beers the night before a race or training ride. If I drink draft then 1 max 2. Unless you intend to be on the podium its got to be about enjoying yourself the night before and on the day otherwise why do it ?
dirtrider Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Go and look at those MTB hooligans at multi-day stage races !! They clean out the pub and then up next morning at 5am for another days racing !
Stevief Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 do you regularly have a couple of beers?I drink quite a lot so beer is part of my diet so to speak. Basically my mates have a nice liquid lunch on friday afternoons and then i ride a mtb race sat morning, i just wanted to know if the beer is really that bad or shouldnt make any difference. Im not riding for podiums i ride for fun.
TNT1 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I drink quite a lot so beer is part of my diet so to speak. Basically my mates have a nice liquid lunch on friday afternoons and then i ride a mtb race sat morning, i just wanted to know if the beer is really that bad or shouldnt make any difference. Im not riding for podiums i ride for fun. Then to answer your original question, you wont notice it. If you never usually drink, and then go large, like binge drinking, you will suffer.
HowellingWulf Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 When you are gunning for 236th place, like myself, that is the only way to carbo load before and after a race.
covie Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Personal experience, I have had no problems... Half a case of windhoek draught the day before at a braai and felt alright the following morning on my ride. Beer makes you strong  Lat year before the argus MTB we had my borthers bachelors the day before the race, was 44c got him wasted till started drinking at 11am finished up at 2am had him on his bike for the 55k by 7am, and he could finish. granted he looked like crap and it was 41c during the race. but hell that means anything is possible.
Stevief Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 Cool im in the top 10 of the world greatest carbo loaders. Now i can drink and ride without guilt
HowellingWulf Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 They all seem fit enough and they drink beer. Who are you to disagree?   http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T5l4T1v6mz4/SggcLH3_nhI/AAAAAAAACOs/W4x0JjX_Z1o/s400/75+Sexy+Beer+Babes.jpg   http://lh5.ggpht.com/_66pMLC9-xuE/Srj5jUlPKcI/AAAAAAAAHXw/2AVIXCmX3YU/okt11.jpg
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