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Don't believe it , beer adds calories too that you just burned off! water is best

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Are you kidding me? Have a drink of alcohol afer a workout? That is the most unhealthy thing that I could think of doing to my body. Health is about keeping the body and the mind alert and fit. So they want me to grab a pint after a wworkout, one leads to another with my buddies and we are buzzed. Not a bright move. Water is the best form of hydration for the body. Plain water. Not a sport drink, not an energy drink. Plain water.

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Water is definitely not the best way to replenish your body after a workout, as it doesn't contain any electrolytes or nutrients. A sugar-free electrolyte drink or vitamin water is better.

And if you read the article, the alcohol in beer is not responsible for the rehydrating effect. It's the sugars, salts (ie, the electrolytes) and the carbonation. I imagine you'd get the same (or better) results from an electrolyte drink.

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This information is not only misleading, but blatently false as well. As an M.D. specializing in Sports Medicine, I can assure you that alcohol dehydrates - period. Loss of hydration means loss of water; which must be restored either voluntarily or involuntairly. By this I offer the observation that I have never known of an athlete suffering from acute muscle cramps being administered a Lactose-Ringler Beer injection.

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I KNEW ALL ALONG, I TELL EVERYONE TO DRINK AFTER EVERY WORKOUT AND THEY LAUGH BUT IT DOES WORK.

DRINK HARD RIDER EVEN HARDER> HARLEY

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actually the best sports recovery drink is chocolate milk, the Florida State football team has chocolate milk in the gatorade coolers instead of water or gatorade, but beer, seems like a far stretch, if you want a good rehydrating drink for your muscles and body, drink 8-12 ounces of chocolate milk.

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I live next to big Mike ...He drinks a 12 pack after every workout ...He weighs 600 lbs ...so it works!

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em must work for coke or pepsi lol not coors

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regarding BIGGER guy

he drinks wine coolers, not beer and is built like stever urkel
need i say more

BEER BABY

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What about all of us recovering alcoholics who can't drink beer? What are we supposed to drink? I still think water is best, and it's free!

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I like to drink beer before and after my workout. It seems to relax the muscles and give me a better stretch

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Who is the idiot that wrote this? I bet they dont workout. I am exercising to burn off all the beer I drank this weekend. Some people will believe anything. The best is one or two cookies to replenish muscle energy or a post recovery drink. Read some fitness magazines.

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Are we talking about a workout or a marathon? Talking about electrolytes and nutrients reminds me of early backpacking admonitions about nutrients, etc. As if I was going to get pellegra during a 3 day hike. Few are going to exhaust their available nutrients or electrolytes during an ordinary workout. Drink water while working out and afterwards. Anything else is just to make you feel better about yourself.

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Why don't I just shoot up too!!!!

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I used to drink 1 beer after going jogging every once in a while. The only thing it really did for me was made me buzzed. Made for a cheap night though!! Ill stick to H2O.

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great. now people just have another fricking reason to drink beer. i thought that we were trying to stop people from drinkin and smoking. this just frinking pisses me off. personally, [[take full offence to this] i hate people who either drink or drive

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You hate people or drive La la? I personally like to hit the chrondizzle in the hot tube after a hard workout rather than drink beer, but I also eat right and drink plenty of water.

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April Fool's Day came a little late this year...

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