Thread: Does marijuana help when shedding pounds and weight lifting?

it would help me bulk, but i can't see it helping me shed weight.

i believe i rea somewhere that marijuana was estrogenic effects which would actually lead towards fat gain.

Yeah weed helps my training at first, but the cardiovascular side effects don't make it an effective supplement.

increases estrogen, not what you want when trying to build muscle. A couple tokes here and there might not hurt but chronic bong rips might be counter productive.

i hear dipping helps you lose weight tho. Any one know if there is any truth behind that?

Originally Posted by Hitman0809

i hear dipping helps you lose weight tho. Any one know if there is any truth behind that?

Yeah so does crack....


As far as weed goes, i can see that being somewhat helpful for a bulk (increased appetite, deeper sleep), but I have never heard of it being helpful for weight loss. When I smoke I tend to eeat like a horse

Originally Posted by Namo

Yeah so does crack....

is that a sarcastic yes, or a yes with reason behind it? or is that you just being a jack ass?

Originally Posted by Hitman0809

is that a sarcastic yes, or a yes with reason behind it? or is that you just being a jack ass?

I believe that is sarcasm.


Weed will not help you on a cut. Weed is an appetite enhancer, not apatite suppressant.

weed is 100% counter productive to losing weight.

• increases appetite and cravings
• promotes deep sleep
• increases estrogen

Yes, that was sarcasm... alot of things will help you lose weight (drugs, disease, starvation) doesn't mean they should be considered as an acceptable way to do so.

Originally Posted by Prince

weed is 100% counter productive to losing weight.

• increases appetite and cravings
• promotes deep sleep
• increases estrogen

I've always thought deep sleep is neccesary for fat loss.

Originally Posted by Uthinkso

I've always thought deep sleep is neccesary for fat loss.

Weed helps you sleep, and sleep long. But the quality of sleep is not that good.

Great appetitte enhancer, but for me, made me lazy and did not help training one bit. Helps recovery nicely though......

Lol....you're crazy guys

Originally Posted by Lukas1878

Lol....you're crazy guys

Lol at the spam in your sig. Nobody needs any crap you are selling when all the information a lifter might need is free in the stickies.

lol at you,cowboy

I have a very well known ex girlfriend that used to hit it 2-3x per week when contest dieting. The stress relief made it worth it for her.

Originally Posted by 1Fast400

I have a very well known ex girlfriend that used to hit it 2-3x per week when contest dieting. The stress relief made it worth it for her.

wow, I guess it effects everyone differently.

Originally Posted by Prince

wow, I guess it effects everyone differently.

Bingo!

Ya it effects ppl differently, i had a bud that would smoke bud before he worked out and it made him more intense and he lifted more weight, but when i tried smoking b4 a workout with him i was so chilled and tired from it that i didnt even try n lift...

I don't think it affects these things directly, but if you can find a way for it to help you, go for it.

I think people claim MJ can do things it doesn't due to assocation. However, so much shit goes back to rationalizing association and causality.

I, personally, have been smoking more weed recently and my conditioning has gotten much better, I have a lower resting HR and I've lost body fat. Not due to weed!

How ridiculous is this thread? You guys are insane. Marijuana gives you the munchies, makes you lazy and unfocused. Marijuana is counterproductive to all of your personal fitness goals, bottome line. You're just trying to confuse your conscience to justify smoking weed, keep negatives and positives seperate in the mind and be realistic.

Originally Posted by ethericgiant

How ridiculous is this thread? You guys are insane. Marijuana gives you the munchies, makes you lazy and unfocused. Marijuana is counterproductive to all of your personal fitness goals, bottome line. You're just trying to confuse your conscience to justify smoking weed, keep negatives and positives seperate in the mind and be realistic.

Actually, I am insane most of the time, but that isn't related to this topic. The thing is, you can't guarantee what any substance will do to a person. Body chemistry is a strange thing. Why does a medication work for 80% of people and not the other 20%? Why do small percentages of people exhibit specific side effects for some medications while others exhibit totally different side effects or none at all? Every person has a unique body and unique mind.

My body works extremely well on caffeine and THC. But just saying that carries no weight. Lets consider the facts:

THC is not a depressant as many people think, but a stimulate just like our good buddy ephedrine and caffeine. More blood = more oxygen transport to the muscles. THC causes a mood lift or euphoria. I don't know about the rest of you, but I lift better on days that I feel good as opposed to days where I feel like shit. THC has often been noted for it's pain relief attributes. When I am high as fuck, I can push myself way past my normal pain threshold. The burning doesn't even feel like a burn anymore. The burn feels like a pleasurable sensation.

Doing isometric exercises like static holds, static calve squeezes, or weighted static ab squeezes becomes effortless for me. Also, let me say just two words: "reduced nausea". Fucking aye, I love this attribute of THC. I am constantly yacking up food from my previous meal during hard leg workouts. Pot settles my stomach, so I don't have to constantly chew back partially digested food while I workout.

Increased appetite from THC is a reality for many including myself. If I am bulking, then great, lets pig out on ribeye steak salad with mustard as dressing. Yeah, I invented that while I was high and I highly recommend it. If I am on a cut, I have to practice a little think called self discipline. I can't speak for anyone else, but I have no trouble sticking to my nutritional goals when using THC.

Boring tasks can become more interesting while under the effects of THC. I can watch ants march along in a line for an hour when I am high, and at that moment it is the most interesting thing I have ever seen in my life. Now, if ants can become that fascinating, applying that same principle to towards activities that I do enjoy is incredible. Lifting while high after a good jolt of Starbucks coffee has provided the best workouts of my entire life.

Increased appreciation of music is a powerful effect of THC. Smoking a blunt then listening to my music is a heavenly experience for me. The songs on my MP3 players just become twice as good. I'm digging the music and that allows me to tap into more energy inside my body. The neurotransmitters flow through my neural synapse in abundance.


Now then, lets recap. After I smoke some pot and drink some coffee, I then become stimulated, in the zone, focused, energized, numbed from pain, mood elevated, and determined.


Do you still think it is ridiculous? You may think the cons out weight the pros, and that is completely understandable, but I think you preconceived notions of what you think pot does might be altering your perception. My best friend tried for years to get me to smoke weed before I go workout, and for years I told him the exact same thing you just said. "Dude, your nuts, there is no fucking way that pot helps you lift weights", I told him over and over. Every other suggestion he had ever recommended to me helped my training, but I just couldn't conceive any possible benefit to getting high and working out. After years of nagging I tried it just to make him shut up. Well, I had to admit to him that he was right and I was wrong. The combination was pure dynamite. So I offer you the same advice. Don't knock it until you try it.

I believe that pot affects others differently. True story coming

Person A = Me
Person B = My mate.

Person A used to smoke pot occasionally, and would be insanely hungry. Tried to do training whilst high and failed. Could not be fucked really. This is why person A doesn't smoke anymore.

Person B = Someone who does not train really, only just a few pushups and other bodyweight exercises but is extremely lean. He is so chronic that he does not get munchies at all really, or learns how to control them. He would've been about 6% BF, looked pretty ripped. When he quit pot, he gained so much weight it wasnt funny, went from about 140lbs to 200+. He started smoking again and is slowly shedding the weight again..

Like i said, through my experiences it affects others completely differently.

Originally Posted by ethericgiant

How ridiculous is this thread? You guys are insane. Marijuana gives you the munchies, makes you lazy and unfocused. Marijuana is counterproductive to all of your personal fitness goals, bottome line. You're just trying to confuse your conscience to justify smoking weed, keep negatives and positives seperate in the mind and be realistic.

Bullshit. Maybe it makes YOU lazy and unfocused. Don't let your subjectivitey describe others.

Originally Posted by fufu

Bullshit. Maybe it makes YOU lazy and unfocused. Don't let your subjectivitey describe others.

Lawl all over the place! The dark side of the force is strong with Fufu now. Arise Fufu! Arise!


All this talk of pot is making me wish I hadn't stopped smoking three months ago. I hope I find a job that doesn't drug screen. Thats one of the perks of my current job.

Originally Posted by KelJu

Lawl all over the place! The dark side of the force is strong with Fufu now. Arise Fufu! Arise!


All this talk of pot is making me wish I hadn't stopped smoking three months ago. I hope I find a job that doesn't drug screen. Thats one of the perks of my current job.

You decide where you are relocating to?

Originally Posted by ethericgiant

How ridiculous is this thread? You guys are insane. Marijuana gives you the munchies, makes you lazy and unfocused. Marijuana is counterproductive to all of your personal fitness goals, bottome line. You're just trying to confuse your conscience to justify smoking weed, keep negatives and positives seperate in the mind and be realistic.

Unfocused? When I blaze, I focus on things sooo much more. I dont really smoke anymore, but when i used to, id hit a roach or a small joint before lifting and it was intense... id feel EVERY rep, squeeze FULLY, and workout so hard and focused that my gains were incredible. Mind you, this can be bad; It jacks your heart rate, and if you do cardio afterwards, if your a chronic toker you will feel the affects...

However, once in awhile, smoking in moderation can help with weight training.

Originally Posted by fufu

You decide where you are relocating to?

I might have have over estimated my worth. Job hunting hasn't gone so well, so I might have to take a job wherever someone will high me. So, the answer is sad no.