How many people drink around 1-2 glasses of wine per day, and do you think it impacts your training positively or negatively?
I drink wine maybe once every other week… when I do I usually drink a few glasses… I personally don’t feel like it impacts me. I’m sure on a scientific level people would be able to measure some change. Compared however to beer, I am not dehydrated, or noticably fatigued like when I drink beer.
Either way, I train daily, so I’m a lightweight.
i love my 1 hour a night where my wife and i indulge in a little cab or pinot after putting our three year old daughter down. unfortunately, it is also accompanied by a Law & Order or CSI waste now that the BBC is showing crap. BRING BACK MYSTERY MONDAY AND THE OFFICE.
Current faves are Robert Bruce and LaCrema pinots and Geyser Peak or Black Mountain (cheap, from Trader Joes) cabs. Don’t feel as if they have any significant impact, but admittedly do wake up groggy and bail on a.m. swimming at times. Good luck,
seamus
Do a google and you’ll find all kinds of studies how moderate drinkers are healthier and live longer than abstainers.
Red wine is implicated as being especially healthy: And this is only one little url found on the first google page.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/12/971219062019.htm
I’ve only ever heard two arguements against moderate wine/alcohol consumption. One is if you don’t like the taste, which is fair enough. The second is from fundamentalist bible thumpers who conveniently ignore the zilliion references in the good book about Christ drinking wine. In fact fermentation of beverages has been a fact of human history for several thousand years in order to avoid diseases carried in water supplies. The temperance movements are largely a phenomena of the last two centuries or so. Of course everything is in moderation and we can assume that the wine our distant ancestors drank was quite weak, but was definately stronger than grape juice.
Wife and I drink two glasses with supper probably four or five times a week.
Heck, even Peter Reid/Lori Bowden in their heyday were known to have regular beer/pizza nights. Didn’t effect their performances.
During normal times I fall into this category and it is a non-factor for training as far as I’m concerned.
Right now I’m in weight reduction mode for 2 weeks so no alcohol, snacks or desert.
1-2 drinks in a night will typically not affect training the next morning. So my usual limit is one beer while cooking dinner, one glass of wine during dinner.
We went out last night and I had two glasses of St. Bernardus and a glass of port with dessert. I was up and at 'em at o’dark thirty with no ill-effect.
So my conclusion is that port is the exception to the two and done rule, because, ya’ know, it’s dessert, so it doesn’t really count.
Three or four sips of Porto with dinner or while preparing dinner. It is a ridiculously insignificant amount, but it does add to the enjoyment of a meal.
Cheers.
I typically have a glass of wine or beer every night, but now that I’m in the drop the dough challenge I’ve given up my week night indulgences and limit myself to weekends. Sadly, it doesn’t seem to be helping with the weight loss.
Negative if I plan to workout after dinner unless I keep it to half a glass. Makes me too sleepy. Othewise it is a positve experience although 2 glasses is slightly too much.
once or twice a week I will have a glass or two of Cabernet. I don’t think it affects training. I do think it is a nice reward…and a nice way to relax!
I have noticed that even 1 glass raises my morning heart rate. I have cut down to only special occasions since I have trouble keeping the HR down for my zone 2 runs. It’s also an easy way to take the weight off. I was a pretty solid 1-2 glass per night person for awhile. Now I just savor it more when I have it!
Jodi
Effects are completely positive! What would life be without wine?
I have some (.5 btl.) wine a few times a week.
I love the idea(s) that resveratol in red contains heavy antioxidant properties. Wine also gives me motivation to stay on the bike, the run, the pool, or palestra a while longer if I know I will drink later.
My favorite effect, is when I go through my “pre-bed” stretching routine. Everything is much more flexible and relaxing after a few hundred ml. d’vino!
My absolute favorites are the local wines where we stay in Italia.
Whattayanutts? We live in France and it’s obligatory to drink wine-good wine. We even drink wine with lunch. When we are all triathletes at a dinner party we start with champagne, continue with wine and finish with eau de vie (expensive grappa that one of them made). In the summer everyone drinks Pastis. And this goes for Olympic skiers (vin chaud after races), triathletes, swimmers. It seems the athletes here are a little more relaxed about food. It’s really refreshing.
As long as you keep it moderate, you’re OK. I only drink one or two nights in any given week and probably average about once every two weeks. I make a point of avoiding alcohol (always wine) the night before an event or a particularly big workout for fear of the dehydrating and vasoconstricting after-effects.
I’m in the restaurant business (www.sassi.biz), and I’m the wine director here as well as GM/Operating partner so I drink wine almost every day - either meeting with distributors, education for the staff or having a glass of something after work with my meal.
I have a self imposed limit of two glasses - any more than that and I want to sleep an extra hour the next morning. I sometimes break my rule though and might drink 2/3 of a bottle over dinner, especially when it’s a nice freebie from an importer. Sometimes I just like drinking a nice bottle and since it’s a perk of my job it’s hard to turn down.
I’d probably lose 5 lbs if I quit, but then I might not have such a nice wine list.
I generally do, unless I’m in the last two or three weeks before my A race.
It does negatively affect my training. I feel a little more groggy in the morning. That being said–I do it anyway. I’m drinking a beer right now. A Bell’s Two Hearted Ale.
I like biking, running and swimming. I like wine. Everything in moderation, right?
Unless it’s swimming, biking and running. Then we’re allowed to go a little overboard.
I have two glasses with dinner most nights. It make the food that much more tasty!
And I start my Friday evenings with a martini. Hey – it’s the weekend! So far, no problems rolling out of bed for the Saturday morning run . . .
Usually a couple of glasses with & before dinner on weekends - during the week, I tend to stay away from ETOH -
Of course, rules are meant to be broken. Am currently in FL visiting family - my brother-in-law shares my weakness for the water of life, and so have managed to have some scotch before dinner, which mandates wine with dinner…
My wife and I usually have a about 1/4 bottle each of antioxidant,…er…red wine, with dinner, most nights. Occasionally on the weekend, it’s be 1/2 bottle each over a couple of hours. The larger amount causes me to wake up about 7-8 hours later, usually after 6 hours sleep, so I don’t like that part.
Seems like wine with dinner is the theme here. Usually my workouts are evening workouts and sometimes before, sometimes after dinner.
I’m guessing most people abstain if their workouts are after dinner, right?
And as for wine with dinner right after the workout, doesn’t that kind of make wine your recovery drink?
By the way, I don’t usually have wine with dinner on weekdays, but if I’m sitting down to eat at least an hour or so after a workout I do enjoy a glass.