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Muscle Development
& Recovery
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Nutrition & Endurance
Exercising with
a Hangover
RANDOM FACTS
100
Name two of the four ways alcohol effects muscle development and recovery.
Impairs muscle growth, dehydration, prevents muscle recovery, depletes your energy
100
How much drinking will effect you for up to 3 days?
Five or more alcoholic beverages in one night
100
A depletion of zinc can have and effect on what?
Reducing endurance
100
What does exercising with a hangover increase risk of?
Injury and further dehydration
100
How many calories do you burn by banging your head against a wall?
150 per hour
200
When dehydrated, an athlete is at greater risk of what?
Cramps, muscle pulls, an muscle strains
200
How much drinking will effect you for up to 5 days?
Two consecutive nights of drinking
200
What is folic acid involved in?
Formation of new cells
200
How much is aerobic performance capacity decreased by?
11 %
200
How many times does the average American eat McDonalds in their life time?
1800 times
300
What chemical is your body robbed of that plays an integral role in building and repairing muscles?
Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
300
How long is your attention span shorter after drinking?
48 hours after drinking
300
Alcohol use inhibits the absorption of what nutrients? Name three.
Thiamin (B1), Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, Zinc
300
What are the symptoms of hangovers?
Nausea, soreness, depression, and headaches
300
Which bone in your body is stronger than concrete?
Thigh Bone
400
What is the fuel that is necessary to help your muscles contract?
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
400
What stage of sleep is compromised after a night of drinking? (This stage is vital to memory)
REM stage
400
What is the muscles source of energy which drinking alcohol reduces the production of?
ATP
400
What are hangovers caused by?
Alcohol toxicity, dehydration, toxic effects of congeners
400
Generally, how much slower do people read from a computer than from paper?
25% Slower
500
What are decreases in testosterone associated with?
Decreases in lean muscle mass and muscle recovery
500
How much alcohol BAC can persist for a substantial period of time after the effects of alcohol impairment disappear?
BAC of .03
500
What is vitamin B12 essential to?
Maintaining healthy red blood and nerve cells
500
What are congeners?
The byproducts of fermentation
500
On average, how much longer do right handed people live than left handed people?
9 years