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Alcohol Awareness

Alcohol Awareness. How it affects you. What is alcohol?. Ethyl alcohol or ethanol Psychoactive drug Fermented yeast, sugar, and starches. What does it do to you?. CNS depressant Effects directly related to consumption (DUI, Underage)

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Alcohol Awareness

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  1. Alcohol Awareness How it affects you

  2. What is alcohol? • Ethyl alcohol or ethanol • Psychoactive drug • Fermented yeast, sugar, and starches

  3. What does it do to you? • CNS depressant • Effects directly related to consumption (DUI, Underage) • Impair judgment, lengthens reaction time, slur speech, & unsteady walking • Large amounts = coma or death • Interacts with prescription drugs

  4. What is a standard drink? • 1 – 12 oz beer • 1 – 5 oz glass of wine • 1 – 1.5 oz shot • Each contain ½ ounce of alcohol

  5. Is beer/wine safer? • None are safer than the other • All contain the same amount of alcohol

  6. What is moderate drinking? • Women – 1 drink per day • Men – 2 drinks per day What is heavy drinking? • Women – more than 1 drink per day • Men – more than 2 drinks per day

  7. What is binge drinking? • Usually 5 or more drinks in a row or in a short time • Solo cup – 20 oz. (=more than 1.5 beers)

  8. The Legal Limit • Against the law if under 21 • In CT 0.08% legal limit • Equal to approx. 4 drinks in an hour • Each serving is approx. 0.02 • Metabolize at approx. 0.015/hour

  9. Performance Consequences • When consumed during a training period - Full recovery is compromised - Training & optimal performance hindered

  10. Injuries • Lengthens recovery time due to vasodilation – impairs recovery • Counterproductive to reducing inflammation • Should avoid for 24-36 hours

  11. Reaction Time • Hangovers reduce performance by 11% • Reaction time reduced for up to 72 hrs • Alcohol reduces performance

  12. Hydration • Increases urine loss • Reduces endurance capacity • Within 4 hrs – fluid loss is up to 3% BW • A 2% decrease in BW = 22% decrease in endurance performance

  13. Recovery • Interferes with muscle recovery • Diminishes glycogen stores • Glycogen is body/brain primary fuel • Carb based sports drink (Powerade/Gatorade) used to refuel

  14. Nutrition • Alcohol compromises Carbohydrate metabolism & glycogen storage • Chronic glycogen depletion is worst enemy • Drinking hinders proper nutrition • Alcohol NOT ideal for rehydration • Training/Competition SHOULD NOT consume alcoholic beverages

  15. Questions?

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