Citation

Shirreffs SM, Maughan RJ. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2006; 5(4): 192-196.

Affiliation

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. s.shirreffs@lboro.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16822341

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.

Language: en