Smoking While Lifting Weights

HT
HT Posts: 15 ✭✭

Anyone do this? I might start this summer. Bring my bench out in the yard, puff in between reps, and puff in between sets. Just puff throughout the whole workout session. Sounds like a cool activity.

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  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 24,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 21

    Not a good idea to replaceing oxygen with carbon monoxide while exercising your muscles.

  • OmgFrigginMike
    OmgFrigginMike Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I personally wouldn’t entertain the idea but I do look forward to my after gym cigar most days. You do you though.

  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 10,576 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 22

    This might be the most asinine thing yet. I might not know much about weight training but I’m pretty sure flooding your muscles with nicotine (any levels at all) hinders muscle growth and healing. To the point about carbon dioxide, correct. Your muscles still need oxygen (in the blood stream) to operate effectively and efficiently and also proper healing. And if you’re not booting testosterone (which I know nothing about) you’re also killing testosterone….. lift weights… relax a little, have a cigar as a night cap. But again, nothing I know from experience.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 33,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This reminds me of a story I heard of someone running down to the canyon floor and back up at the Grand Canyon while smoking a cigarette.

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