Famous Athletes Advocating Medical Cannabis as a Workout Tool
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America is finally starting to come to terms with all the benefits cannabis has to offer, but up until recently, it has largely been portrayed as medicine for very sick patients. However, cannabis also plays in the health and wellness of athletes as well as in workout routines.
According to a recent article in the Washington Post, several high profile athletes have been coming out as supporters of the cannabis lifestyle. Professional Wrestler Rob Van Dam has called cannabis a “life enhancer,” and admitted to his own personal use.
“I’ve been known to apply smoking to everything throughout the day,” he told the Washington Post. He also stated that cannabis has helped him with “thinking good thoughts, because . . . in front of millions of people that paid to see you at your best, who expect you to be in action-figure shape and condition on that particular night for that moment, you’ve got to deliver.”
Similarly, Ross Rebagliati, a Canadian Olympic snowboarding champion, claimed that, “The focus and the motivation [that cannabis provides] combined gives you a better workout, more often,” in an interview with the Washington Post.
“As an athlete, there’s a lot of repetitive working out that goes on,” he added, and stated that he sees cannabis as a way to break up the monotony of “going to the gym two, three hours a day for five days a week for years on end. To be able to spice it up in a natural way for an athlete is the best possible thing.”
Like with anything else, cannabis should be used in moderation when it comes to sports and other physical activity. Since it can cause dizziness or delayed motor skills, athletes should be careful about medicating or recreating before a game or practice. However, the pain and relaxation benefits can be astounding for those putting a big strain on their bodies, and the fact that so many people are vaping and using edibles these days allows athletes an imbibing alternative that doesn’t put a strain on lungs.
