posted Mon, 09/03/2012 - 21:37
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Marijuana and bodybuilding
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Ok so I have this friend that has been smoking pot everyday for 10 years. The funny thing is that he is a stellar athlete and has been into bodybuilding for years and has made great progress. He actually smokes weed as a pre-workout and before sporting events. We all know about Arnold smoking weed post workout but can anyone add to this? Know of others like this? Positives? Like appetite and relaxation. Negatives?
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Ran across this "Grower" on Youtube. Cracked me up but he's definitely in shape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4msTQxPnn4&feature=player_detailpage#t=276s
Proof that weed adds years to your life.
idk man. Ive never had low t from smoking bud. I used to smoke massive amounts of bud for years n years and my test levels were always around 700.
My wife does yoga and my buddy and I went with her one day and puffed on a fattie before we went. All is I have to say is WOW, it is an amazing feeling. Also, make sure you sit in the back. Great views if you know what I mean.
cdaddy7How about low testosterone from the THC? But the newest study proves different. Either way I dont use it
I don't blaze that much, but when I do I eat like a race horse. It's an amazing feeling getting ripped right before I work out, however, I personally can't smoke all the time because I get nothing done. Enjoy and stay big and ripped lol
There is a study that states marijuana lowers T in occasional users but had little or no effect on T levels in regular users. So smoke all the weed you want when on cycle it will help you get the calories you need. My endo told me that stuff will give you gyno because its estrogenic. That shit gives me flashbacks so I avoid it like the plauge.
Jealous for real.
I smoke like a freight train. helps appetite. helps me "feel" my muscles better when working out. Also it helps me to eat more like kodiakqueen said. Not only yhat its a great vent and stress reliever that doesnt affect my physique like alcohol or hard drugs would.
Same with me, I mean my friend. He has no urge to drink alcohol when he can kick back with some Buddha.
There are MANY pro who use weed. I say "use" because their primary purpose in smoking it is often to stimulate appetite.
It's not easy consuming the same old boring chicken and rice all the time.
In my case, good performance in gym excludes smoking, any kind of smoking. Take care !
Cannabis actually has a lot of positive effects for bodybuilding/sports if you have a good mind-body connection and you have the right head for it. If you're the type to get paranoid all the time it won't help you at all, but if you're generally laid back and chill when high, it brings out the positive things, and we all know that sound mind = sound body. The physiological effects are increased heart rate, increased appetite, pain relief of various kinds, stress relief, but lets get something straight - Cannabis is a mild STIMULANT, so while you might be stoned as fuck passed out on the couch, your body is in a heightened state. Anyway, If you're the type that smokes and gets all happy and giddy from being high, then weed will benefit you. The connection between the human mind and it's body is extremely strong, so I could see weed being used to increase one's positivity as a benefit. Now as for a pre-workout, I think that's ridiculous. I used to smoke (pot) and once went to the gym high and barely got anything done. As a post workout, it would definitely help you relax and alleviate the stresses one might have going on. Just my .02
This is my favorite response and I think is most relevant to my friend.
If I am smoking pot and there is working out involved afterwards it better include a couch and a TV. When I was in Army right after basic training we went to a school to learn our job(AIT) anyway few week in to that they let us all start smoking(cigarettes not pot). The next run the people that started smoking run time dropped dramatically. Now I am not a doctor but I am sure that the Marlboro didn't have a physical effect on their body to make them run fast it was all mental.
According to Dr Drew Pinski....it's proven to lower testosterone significantly. Kinda answers that question.....
Dr. Drew is a bitch...I'll punch him in his goofy face, LOL!!!
Lmao! Knock the grey right off that old man.
Significantly? Never heard that before. Good info.
Agreed !
Lmao Dont get me wrong I love to pick up a joint once in a while but ..before a workout, u know how heavy those weights are going to be. Did it once and i was benching a plate like a sisi. Pot actually is a bad as a habit but good once in a while, but it doesnt do anything for bodybuilding other than make u eat
I wouldn't be puffin on it like that...maybe once in awhile is okay, but this dude is a full fledged pothead still. I used to smoke ALOT and I played soccer for years...trust me, it probably hurt my performance...I always played better when I was taking a break from chiefin!...currently, I'll take a toke or two every several weeks and that's good enough for me, LOL!!
does help with the appetite and for sleep. ive heard it raises estrogen levels slightly tho
1st of all I wouldn't be smoking it.
You need to mix it with tobacco to make it burn.
Smokers tolerate a lower maximal workload for a shorter time and defer significantly in both maximal oxygen consumption and oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold. It decreases exercise performance due to its effect on cardiac limitation.
If he's got a problem with addiction he could try vaporizing it to avoid some of these limitations.
Imagine how much more "stellar" he could be without it.
Regards
Thresh
sorry but thats the dumbest shit ive read in a while. mix tobacco to smoke weed? thers no need to do that, spliffs are fuckin nasty anyways.
First of all let me tell you! You would never mix tobacco with weed! That is like breaking the law of smoking! Why on earth would you do that. Weed smokes just fine by itself unless its wet doohhh! Tobacco would ruin the great taste of marujuana and make it harsh.
Bro actually....pretty much EVERY other country mixes tabacco with weed and rolls it into a joint. Smoking pot straight is a very american thing. Any person from another country (and I've met many) looks at me like I'm insane when Iused to roll straight weed blunts or joints. Just sayin....actually one guy told me Iwas "breakin the rules" because it was unecessary and wasteful. It would burn unevenly or too fast. The tabacco doesn't ruin the flavor at all....its much smoother and more enjoyable. Plus you can smoke in public and nobody knows....they get a slight hint of the weed but its very faint. Just saying, Iwas very anti tabacco with weed until Ismoked about 50 joints in amsterdam and a 12 dollar gram of jack herrer lasted me days. Open ur mind man....its how its done in amsterdam. Now bongs n pipes....that's another story.....straight weed all day.
Mix it with tobacco to make it burn? Not sure I follow. Vaporizer could be a good alternative for him. And weed is not addicting. You ever suck dick for pot? Lol. Jk. But seriously though.
Comming from somebody that was addicted to drugs.....weed can be addicting....nkt sayin you get a physicall withdraw from it like heroin or alcohol but mentally hell yea!....ive seen ppl repeadedly fail p.o. ua's bc the were smokin weed and had to go back to court to be tried for felonies.....physically not mentally yes.. we humans can turn anything into an addictive behavour...
As far as your friend to each his own but like thresh said hes prob better without it i mean tell him to stop for a month and see how much MORE progress he will make....if he can quit for a month......lol
Always helped me focus .