Being in college for some people is like being in a non stop party and most of these students don't know how alcohol is really affecting their bodies. Athletes that are trying to do big and important things in their college career can potentially be throwing away their chances with excessive amounts of drinking. Alcohol can significantly affect the focus, performance, recovery, and rebuilding of athletes. As alcohol can linger around for up to a few days this means an athlete with not be at their top performance for days. Decreased strength, reaction time, and hand/eye coordination can be affected up to 48 hours after the consumption of alcohol. The affects of alcohol go much further than these few key points but for an athlete these few points can make a huge difference in their performance.
I have always wondered why someone would work so hard all week, pushing themselves to the absolute limits, to better themselves would throw all that hard work away when the weekend comes along. In my opinion I would question why an athlete would even bother training all week if they were going to just drink away their accomplishments come the weekend. Life is all about doing what you love and having fun by why ruin what you have worked so hard for by over consuming alcohol.
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