Search resultsThe effect of alcohol on athletic performance.
Title
The effect of alcohol on athletic performance.
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2006
Authors
Journal
Current sports medicine reports.
Volume
5
Issue
4
Pagination
192 - 196
Date published
2006
ISBN
15378918 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, Alcohol Drinking, Athletic Injuries, Body Temperature Regulation, central depressant agent, Central Nervous System Depressants, cognition, drinking behavior, drug effect, electrolyte balance, Ethanol, Exercise, glycogen, human, Humans, metabolism, motor performance, Motor Skills, physiology, review, sport, sport injury, Sports, task performance, Task Performance and Analysis, Thermoregulation, Water-Electrolyte Balance
Abstract
The use of alcohol is often intimately associated with sport. As well as providing a source of energy, alcohol (ethanol) has metabolic, cardiovascular, thermoregulatory, and neuromuscular actions that may affect exercise performance. Strength is minimally affected, and performance impairments depend on the dose of alcohol and subject habituation to alcohol intake, exercise duration, environmental conditions, and other factors. Central nervous system function is impaired at high doses, resulting in decrements in cognitive function and motor skill, as well as behavioral changes that may have adverse effects on performance. Effects may persist for hours after intoxication.