Thread: Smoking

Smoking affected everything I did, I couldn't hold as much air, I was winded quicker, cardio was a joke, made my head hurt after working out and lighting one up.......quit bud, definatley quit.

I can't even imagine how it would affect me. I have those same problems you "had" BjUaFyF, and i don't even smoke. Just my respiratory problems....I can do cardio (although I don't do it at all cuz I have such a high metabolism and am trying to put on some muscle)..but when lifting weights, I often get headaches or light-headed....especially on squat days...hehe, boy are those fun!!!

What Happens After You Quit Smoking?

20 MINUTES
* Blood pressure drops to normal
* Pulse rate drops to normal
* Body Temperature of hands and feet increases to normal

8 HOURS
* Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

24 HOURS
* Chance of heart attack decreases

48 HOURS
* Nerve endings start regrowing
* Ability to smell and taste is enhanced

2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS
* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung function increases up to 30 percent

1 TO 9 MONTHS
* Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease
* Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection
* Overall energy increases

1 YEAR
* Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker

5 YEARS
* Lung cancer death rate for an average former smoke(one pack a day) decreases by almost half
* Stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker five to 15 years after quiting.
* Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus is half that of a smoker

10 YEARS
* Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a non-smoker
* Precancerous cells are replaced
* Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, cervix, and pancreas decreases

15 YEARS
* Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker

(healthecommunities.org/stqpafterquittingtimeline.asp)

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For your question on a good exercise for a wider/thicker chest, I'd say split the two goals and do heavy bench presses for thickness and a wide-grip bench press for widening the chest. I guess you could do heavy wide-grip bench presses for both goals, it's a matter of personal preference..??

As for the supplements, if you haven't yet, I recommend reading these articles here on IM.

http://www.ironmagazine.com/modules....article&sid=30
http://www.ironmagazine.com/modules....article&sid=32
http://www.ironmagazine.com/modules....article&sid=34

welcome to the board

Smoking and Weight Training........

It's like:

Running a marathon in bare feet.

Riding a bike with a flat tire.

Driving a car with an empty tank.

Building a fire with wet matches.

Mowing the lawn with scissors.

GET IT?????

awesome analogies Steve!

Originally posted by South-Africa
HOW MUCH DOES SMOKING AFFECT WEIGHT TRAINING, LEAN MUSCLE GROWTH, CARDIO E.T.C

I'd be more concerned with the effect on my respiratory system than muscular gain.

Smoking is not something that is "ok" in moderation. It serves absolutely no purpose.

It has no beneficial health effects (ignoring nicotine's effect, we're talking smoking here).

It has no social effects (I'd fly to, and hit anyone who says smoking a cigarette looks cool).

It has no "high" associated with it, except the first few smokes where you get the nicotine rush.

And it is a very expensive habbit.

Originally posted by South-Africa
PLEASE POST BEST TWO WEEK ROUTINE FOR ALL BODY PARTS TO GET EXTREMELY RIPPED.

no exercise gets your ripped, it comes from getting lean, and getting lean is accomplished thru proper dieting.

Originally posted by The_Chicken_Daddy
Smoking is not something that is "ok" in moderation. It serves absolutely no purpose.

It has no beneficial health effects (ignoring nicotine's effect, we're talking smoking here).

Very true

It has no social effects (I'd fly to, and hit anyone who says smoking a cigarette looks cool).

No smoking does not look cool, but there are social effects/gratifications beyond looking cool after addicted and smoking full time, bar hoppin (clubbing I beleive it's called in the Uk) meeting with freinds who smoke, driving, after dinner with freinds......I always smoked more when I was around freinds who smoked.

It has no "high" associated with it, except the first few smokes where you get the nicotine rush.

true in a sense, the first two packs were interesting, room spinning and loss of balance as well as light headed and numb feeling, that feeling fades, but the feeling of being relaxed after having a smoke is a high in itself.


And it is a very expensive habbit.

very very very expensive

What everyone else said plus people who smoke stink, have yellow teeth and fingers and look like idiots!!!!

I feel better just had to get that off my chest.

Originally posted by Shmoo
What everyone else said plus people who smoke stink, have yellow teeth and fingers and look like idiots!!!!

I feel better just had to get that off my chest.

That too, One thing I find amazing still is how bad smokers smell.
When a freind leaves the room to have a smoke and then returns the smell is disgusting but when ya smoke ya can't smell it......

Very nice posts!

Smoking is cool!