CANNABIS FOR PERFORMANCE
It might not be for you, but some ultrarunners swear by it. Photo: Courtesy of Brian Erickson/Unsplash
If you’re looking for a quick performance-booster, cannabis is not your answer. “If the issue is peak performance, which is either speed or strength, then cannabis is not helpful, and we have lab studies on this,” says Dr. Jordan Tishler, Harvard-trained expert in the field of medical cannabis therapeutics. Hard work, practice, recovery and determination are still the foundation to help you improve your performance.
“The flip side is in the time you would want to use cannabis is in the endurance training for those events, so not necessarily while you’re doing your sprints, but while you’re doing your long mileage building up to the marathon,” says Dr. Tishler.
CANNABIS FOR RECOVERY
Relaxing and recovery is key. Photo: Courtesy of Emma Simpson/Unsplash
From relaxation to inflammation, cannabis can offer benefits to help recover the body after a workout. “A lot of patients will take a pain reliever if they’re not interested in taking anything cannabis-related. But you must remember that those pain relievers have GI upsets, so anything, ibuprofen, those types of thing are not meant for chronic use,” says Dr. Junella Chin of MedLeafRX. “They’re only meant for an occasional use. And that’s when a lot of my patients will get acid reflux from it. They can get ulcers from it. Indigestion. There’s a lot of side effects with that. With CBD, there are no side effects (or very very rare side effects).”
You can use a CBD topical cream which can help minimize soreness and inflammation, helping reduce muscle fatigue.
Article Appeared @https://www.grindtv.com/wellness/how-cannabis-affect-running-performance/