Regardless of what state you live in, chances are you enjoy altered states of awareness from your training, like an endorphine buzz at the end of a run or an intense workout. Endorphines may even be a reason why people train or at least keeps them coming back for more.

Then there are those who have other means of altering their awareness using other chemicals like alcohol and marijuana. I came across an article and a thread talking about each as it relates to training. I contributed to Big Jew’s query in the bodyweightculture.com forum on marijuana use while training and whether or not testosterone levels are affected by it’s use. (I once did a 100K inline skate race in New York’s Central Park and puffed on a joint during the race with a friend of mine. We had the time of our lives and we think we skated well, but our times at the end told a different story)!

Mehdi, in his stronglifts.com blog talks about alcohol use and strength training (but not doing both at the same time)!I have consumed a fair amount of beer at the end of many training sessions and races. My most memorable occasion was at the end of my first marathon, run under extremely hot and humid conditions in Wisconsin. I had a six pack of Heineken waiting on ice in the car. Man, beer never tasted sooo good.What a reward! The alcohol numbed the pain for a little while!

These days, I live for the endorphines from the training sessions and the "food buzz" I get from a great meal following. However, right now, a cold beer does sound pretty good!

Here is my (drug-free) workout for today…

Power Cleans, 5×3
Warm-up
with some kettlebell swings then, power cleans with 95×3 and 115×3. The
problem of the "tennis elbow" on my right arm which came from either a
bad previous power clean rep or a kettlebell clean. Either way, it
reduced my effectiveness on this lift today, which means less weight
and lower form "points"
135×3/155×3/165×3 from the hang/145×3/145×3.

Speed Deadlifts, 3 reps at 50% of 1RM and 60% 1RM w/1 minutes rest between sets.
2×205x3
10×235x3

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