Looking for information on alcohol affects.

[Aodhan]

Thanks guys, especially JAFMAS there's some good info on that site. I pretty much knew the problems he's causing himself, the trick is proving it to him.

Here's a good article summarizing a few of the studies out there. The main couple being dehydration and delayed reaction times, especially note the delayed impaired motor skills which would certainly impact training.

http://www.nutritioncheckup.com/docs...erformance.pdf

John

[Eddie Hardon]

I'm looking into the longer term affects of heavy binge type drinking on fighters performance. Does anyone know of any legitimate sources that I can take a look at? Obviously I'm not looking for the normal, damage to the liver etc... More of what happens when a fighter is out partying 2-3 times a week for a couple months and then lays off for 30 days prior to a fight. Is that 30 day period enough to remove all of the affects or does the alcohol still impact his performance?

Lew Jenkins, World LW Champ pre-WW2. He was known as the "Sweetwater Swatter". He had a marked alcohol problem and was asserted to actually have a bottle of whiskey/whisky secreted in his spit bucket when he was actually fighting. He had a dynamite punch which helped him to ring success. Ultimately the drinking ruined him yet he attained redemption in the Korean War as a serving Sergeant. He eventually dried out and gave up the drink.

Yes, a Boxing World Champion undone by alcoholism.

He's also featured in a book by Peter Heller "In This Corner". I already knew of him long before the book.