[HN Gopher] Effects of Commercial Cannabis on the Experience of ...
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       Effects of Commercial Cannabis on the Experience of Aerobic
       Exercise
        
       Author : ulrischa
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2024-01-06 19:44 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | cgb223 wrote:
       | I wish they would've focused a bit more on how it impacts
       | athletic performance
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       | As a runner, I would imagine anything that brings smoke into your
       | lungs (assuming that's how it's ingested) would make them less
       | efficient at gas exchange and consequently any aerobic exercise
       | like running
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       | Nothing against the stuff, just guessing it impacts performance
        
         | wyre wrote:
         | Certainly. TFA states the cannabis users experiences more
         | exertion, while also contributing to more positive effect,
         | enjoyment, and runner's high. Sure, if you took two identical
         | runners the non-smoker would run faster/longer, but there is no
         | such thing as two identical runners and the effects of smoking
         | would be negligible compared to other factors such as sleep,
         | diet, training, and recovery. If smoking cannabis can
         | significantly improve any or all of those factors for the
         | athlete their performance will be better overall than the
         | benefits that not smoking grants.
        
         | gtvwill wrote:
         | It's a bit of a weird double edged sword. Cannabis can act as a
         | bronchodilator and relax the airways which can help breathing.
         | But on the other side ingesting via vape or smoke and it can
         | act as an irritant at the same time making you cough.[0]
         | 
         | On the other end of performance things, I do wonder if when
         | doing stuff while under influence of cannabis since it can seem
         | more exhausting/labor intensive for some users. Does this
         | mental state of things being harder during exercise have an
         | effect on the exercises effectiveness?
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         | E.g. Do same distance run whilst stoned vs not. It's going to
         | probably feel a lot harder when your high. Does this mean it
         | would be the equivalent of doing a longer but just as
         | exhaustive run when not stoned? Can we make shorter exercise
         | sessions more effective by making them feel harder to a user
         | because they are stoned?
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         | [0]https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/news/cannabis-marijuana-
         | use...
        
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