What little science they mention in the blog seemed to make sense so I checked it out Sunday.  I rode my bike 19.5 miles yesterday in the scorching 100+ degree heat (avg speed 16.4 mph – not horrible for first ride of 2010)… anyway… I threw a couple of cheap Oklahoma “low point” beers in a cooler so I could do some field research.

 I drank about a liter of water during my ride, and cracked open one of the beers as soon as I got my bike on the rack and my shoes off.  I went over to the shade, to pack up my helmet, shoes, geeky bike jersey (gotta look the part right?) and drank the beer.  (Mmmmmmm….beer!)  Within 5 min or so I was feeling really good.  A little better than a post workout endorphin euphoria.  I was thinking “If I had some more water, I’d be good to go!”  Seemed to work pretty well.

 Alas tho.. I didn’t have any more water, so I had to drink the other beer on the way home.  (Thank goodness for koozies – shhhhh!!!)

 Anyway, FYI, after a good HOT workout, a beer and then some more water you’d be good to go!  And NOW… there’s clinical proof!

Nothing I didn’t already know.  Back in the day in 29-Palms Gunny made us drink drink drink water water water!!  “Drink until your pee is clear!”  It NEVER worked.  Too much sweat to pee clear.  BUT… ONE night in the beer garden… clear pee!  Woot!   

(Yes, I know alcohol is a diuretic stfu & leave me alone)