posted Tue, 02/19/2013 - 09:45
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Maryjane and bodybuilding.
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What is your take on this subject?
Well ill start off saying that I'm 22, from vancouver and i smoke pot almost religiously, (Yes i have a green card which i got when i tore my shoulder over a year ago.)
I find that when i smoke I'm able to focus and train way more intense. Ive heard mixed reviews whether or not its beneficial to lifting or not. Is it all in my head or are there more stoners who enjoy to lift heavy aswell?
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Personally i will smoke for cardio sessions because i find it relaxes me and makes the time fly right by.
Lifting on the other hand is a little different i have mixed feelings on it, for minor muscle groups i find it great if I'm doing traps calves or forearms but for any major movement like squats and deadlifts there is no way i can do that stoned the weights feel heavier. But to each his own, so if it works for you then go for it.
Well I never started training till I was 21, I'm 27 now and have been smoking everyday since I was 18 and Im still going strong lol but I started out at a whopping 152pounds and am sitting at 190-193 @ 5ft 7 10% after all these years. The only negative impact me and a couple of close friends complain about is the junk food hunger it gives you but If your strong minded your allgood;) I regularly go to the gym stoned off my face and can still smash out 315-330 squats and bench 250-270! i never use pre workouts so its all in the mind for me. I wish I could put pics up to tell the story for me but I have way too much ink and like my privacy lol but for me the norm is having 5 sessions a day followed by 2x 45 min sessions at night to put me to sleep and have been doing it for 9yrs straight.
Currently finished my 2nd cycle of 500mg test e @12 weeks and 1st cycle was the same.
All in all weed is gooooood Brother :)))
You sound like your in the same boat for me a i would rather smoke a huge joint then drink pre workout, as long as your smoking a clean well filtered weed you don't burnout and i smoke enough where i don't get munchies for junk food id cook a steak and potatoes, i just have no sweet tooth left and if by chance i do i just chew on a protein bar. it seems like a win win for me, people say motivation goes away but its all a state of mind.
I wish I could limit the amount that I smoke but because I've been smoking for so long consistently, I need too take the excessive amounts hence why I'm always shit faced lol
But yeah that's true brother it's all a state on mind and control.
Fr sent mad dawg!
breakingfaceMy buddy and I tried applying this theory after seeing arnold smoke in pumping iron. It killed out energy and motivation.. I think we gave it a solid 30 minutes before we were on our way to our favorite all you can eat.
AnonI was a certified weed smoker from 14-23 and I wasted a shit load of time. To each his own brother, if it helps you train more intense and your able to focus more do it. My whole thing at this point is chemical free minus gear, I havent had a drink 1 month and 19 days, never was an alcoholic but just know booze is not good for bodybuilding, good luck brother.......smoke one for me
AnonI feel you on the booze. In my experience booze kills gains almost over night. I only drink on super special ocassions. Last year I only drank twice and when I did it was only a beer or two.
I tend to smoke more weed while on tren. I simply struggle to sleep on tren and my only options are a sleeping pill/benzo or weed.
But yeah to each their own.
shoxingbiceps17weed is a drug for middle school and high schoolers...mature men and women don't smoke weed. weed is used for people to escape their own lives instead of being a man/women and facing real life as it comes.
(that's my take. not here to argue)
Personally, I would rather see weed in the hands of adults rather than middle or high school kids. I don't smoke weed it is not for me but I have no problem with those who choose to. Just my opinion but some people's reality not do to the own fault but life's circumstances is worth escaping. I respect your opinion and even agree about facing the important things in life dead sober, that would be my choice. But then again I can also be an over controlling, self absorbed, stubborn ass. So who knows maybe some weed would do me good :P.
AnonDo mature men and women drink alcohol, instead?lol I think you would be surprised of the different people who use marijuana, any intoxicant can be used as a way to esacpe real life. I use bodybuilding and music to escape reality......good luck brother
very true , but sometimes we all need a little vacation from reality. everything is good in moderation
I smoked weed religiously from the age of 15 to 22 and lifted from the age of 17. I did make gains really slowly and it was counter productive for hypertrophy. I wouldn't recommend getting stoned all day then hitting the gym, the odd spliff once in a while isn't going to be a problem.
And the whole idea of being able to focus better when your stoned is complete bullshit no offense! try not smoking weed for 6 months your training intensity should double at least.
Smoking weed is a waste of time and money in my opinion. Standing in the gym looking like a stoned junkie isn't a good look!
AnonI smoke alot of weed, its legal in my state.
I don't lift high but I use weed to boost hunger, help me sleep (great when on tren) and I do enjoy cardio while stoned.
My only concern with marijuana is its effect on hormones. But then again I'm a TRT guy so I live on an AI.
People who say weed is bad and it makes you lazy, I say that's a personal problem. I get high and can operate just fine. Some people smoke and just wanna sleep. Stuff affects people differently, some people can't handle tren others get no sides, some people smoke weed and can't function others can function just fine.
Let's no forget that scene of Arnold in pumping iron when he smokes a joint.
Yeah buddy, we from the same place. I cant wait to get off paper so I can smoke.
bro, weed has NO effect what so ever on muscles. I know this because i have my seasons with it. didnt notice any change on it and no change off of it
I would disagree. Excessive weed can have a serious atrophy type effect on your muscles from sitting on the couch and watching too much tv. It's also dangerous to get high and eat a bag of cheetohs. Your hand will turn orange and then if you decide to jerk it, your dick will be orange too.
"Get high and end up with an orange dick." That should be a PSA for anti marijuana.
lmfao i was ready to argue with you until i read the whole post haha
Lol I dont do it much any more, but I used to burn down all the time. I'll still smoke a little if I'm at a party or something but I haven't tried to get any for myself in a few years.
Man im a daily smoker, but i do it at the very end of the day. I cant smoke then workout cuz i feel much weaker. Tried getting baked one time and then doing leg day and decided its not a very good idea haha. Its like my off switch at the end of the day.
That's the way it used to be for me. Was about the only way I could actually fall asleep.
It does increase estrogen in men. As far as making you train more intense well it may seem that after all your high:)
I have never seen a solid double blind study showing cannabis increases estrogen.
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Chronic marijuana use has not been found to alter testosterone or other sex hormone levels, despite the conclusions of Dr. R.C. Kolodony's 1974 study. Seven similar studies have been performed since then, the most recent by a Dr. Robert Block at the University of Iowa [14], and none have reproduced Kolodony's results. In contrast, heavy alcohol use is known to lower these same testosterone levels [65].
I did not look that deep beyond the common opinions that vary. So good job in pointing out that there is no legit proof. I stand corrected. I would +1 you if I could on this forum.
Glad I could be of assistance. I still wouldn't recommend anyone abuse it. However, if it is your end of the day cool down or you like the intensity a couple puffs gives before a work out more power to you.
Not for me personally but to each is their own. If you have more pro and con data to share this guy that posted the topic could use it.
There is a ton of stuff out there on the web. Just ignore anything put up by ONDCP.