Alcohol

Alcohol consumption affects training and performance in several ways, such as:

• Reducing muscle force production
• Decreasing muscle strength and power capabilities
• Altering the transport, activation, utilisation and storage of most nutrients
• Causing dehydration which may persist long after alcohol consumption - dehydration impairs performance
• Altering protein and carbohydrate metabolism, increasing metabolic rate and oxygen consumption
• Impairing recovery from injury and micro-tissue damage associated with training
• Impairing the functioning of the central nervous system, co-ordination and precision.

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