Athletic Performance and Cannabis

[Matanuska Thunder]

Nothing surprising to anyone who uses cannabis to gain focus, be it in sports or arts...

an interesting read 

 

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-marijuana-affects-working-out-2015-1

 

When Olympic snowboarder Ross Rebagliati tested as having a small amount of marijuana in his blood at the 1998 Japan games, his first-place finish was temporarily called into question.

But THC, the main mind-altering chemical in marijuana, wasn’t even listed in the International Olympic Committee’s banned substances list at the time (it is now, but at a much higher level than the one he tested at), so he was allowed to keep his victory and medal. (He is now in the medical marijuana business.)

Even though it’s on the banned list now, does anyone really think of marijuana as a performance-enhancing drug in the first place? After all, as Robin Williams later joked, “the only way it’s a performance-enhancing drug is if there’s a big f*cking Hershey bar at the end of the run,” right?

Maybe not.
It turns out marijuana might actually help some people perform better at certain sports.

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[Sir PsychoHashy]

Interesting read Matti.

 

I don't think anyone could really argue that for some sports, with some individuals, and the right strains, that it could not increase performance, but there's also a lot of buts.

 

Also with some sports, like motor racing for example, I wouldn't want to be on the track with stoned drivers.  But, on a track by myself just having fun, would be great, it can be really good for getting into a highly focussed groove and really enjoying that sort of stuff.  Always used to love riding dirt bikes stoned, but only for fun not competition.  Ashamed to admit that I used to do the same with my road bike on public roads when young and stupid.

 

It's great for focus, and getting in a groove with repetitive stuff, but not so good for dealing with the unexpected.

 

In the sport of video games though, I say go for it, definite perceived performance enhancements.

[MediKat]

It to some degree helps my online golf game so would be quite possible. Ive also performed my best work while stoned, but not always.