Alcohol Consumption Studys - How Accurate Are They?

You know how in the newspaper every three days or so, unless there is a war going on somewhere, One of the main headlines will hail “New scientific study….” and then 3 days later there will be another headline about another New scientific study proving the exact opposite… but sensationalism being the name of the game, with each newspaper or television station trying to out do the competition, scientific studies are beginning to lose their charm, or at least their credibility.

(not real studies, in real scientific circles that are meant for a lot more than headlines - they obviously maintain there credibility.)

Anyway, I was reading a post, Coach Dean posted about alcohol consumption an its effects on recovery, and I was getting pretty upset by the thought that I might have to cut out my alcohol, which I do like.
(not that I didn’t know that it wasn’t the most healthy drink for anyone, let alone athletes)
Until I got to this Paragraph

These results are not terribly surprising. We have long known that alcohol is not conducive to training or recovery. Here is where the study however failed most of us. They required the subjects to consume six alcoholic drinks; one every 15 minutes in the course of an hour and a half. They stated that for the subjects in this test it was actually somewhat LESS THAN what would normally be consumed post-matches. But, they wanted to mimic a “binge” occurrence.

Now, how many people do you know, not serious athletes, and not serious athletes after a big helping of sports that will sit down within the hour and consume 6 drinks - that’s right - six vodkas, or six martini’s or 6 pints of beer - that is not a normal amount of alcohol to consume, point black.
So I feel find now. I can continue having my night cap, and even continue having a beer after a run to amplify my satisfaction, regardless of this study and if I am guessing right - you can to.
to read Coach Deans full post click here.