Weed and training softness

[BonesCom]

I had an interesting discussion with a friend of mine the other day, he's a bjj man and he was saying he's heard a number of high up (no pun intended) bjj players say they enjoy smoking weed and grappling, apparently they feel more relaxed and have less tendancy to gas-out. Another fellow was saying he enjoys sculpting stoned because his hands have a mind of their own, it also reminded me of the end of Pumping Iron, when Arnie's toking. I haven't heard anyone say they smoke then spar/PH, does anybody? Thoughts?

BTW Yes I smoke, but never before training, makes my legs shakey.

[BonesCom]

Crap, wrong category, can someone move it for me please?

[BonesCom]

OK got a video. On the bodybuilding side, apparently some people believe it aids recovery, here's Arnie:

[Kurt Robbins]

In the context of rolling during class -whatever, but for a grappling tournament or MMA I wouldn't take the chance.
I have seen some people get hurt while training and find out later that they were stoned and making stupid mistakes. I think if your rolling lightly and maintianing low energy you prolly won't get hurt, but if your going at it , you want your brain front and center and not foggy.

[meeks]

I was feeling the effects at the AC/DC concert on saturday night....

[Bhassler]

Unless you plan to fight stoned, why would you want to train stoned?

[cerebus]

Haven't (and wouldn't) spar stoned. But I do remember when Mo-Ling was in Oakland, being at his place and getting blotto stoned, then pushing hands at 2:00 in the morning, followed by eating massive amounts of pasta that his wife cooked us. Don't know how productive it was for my martial development, but it sure was fun...

[BonesCom]

Haven't (and wouldn't) spar stoned. But I do remember when Mo-Ling was in Oakland, being at his place and getting blotto stoned, then pushing hands at 2:00 in the morning, followed by eating massive amounts of pasta that his wife cooked us. Don't know how productive it was for my martial development, but it sure was fun...

I knew he was a stoner

[TaoJoannes]

Unless you plan to fight stoned, why would you want to train stoned?

Well, Im usually stoned, so chances are when some dickhead wants to take a swing, I will not be sober.

[wiesiek]

problem with the weed and fight is
that you may like to quit and change activity in the meedlee
so
if you don`t win in 1st sec...

from my experience it may give you some "extra" endurance,
dont know about softness,
i`m too soft alredy so i`m trying to find hard in softness right now.
Have no idea about PH either,
but
i have Yang`s TJ around corner
and i will give them try
however don`t count on it too much-
- because i`m like Tao stoned all the time it will be hard to compare...

Seriously , it depends of ones experience with herbs and trainings
anyway THC is on the list of the evil substances
so for shure has some positive effect for our bodys

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[Jonny]

For me personally, it is very counterproductive. Better to have a clear head, isn't that what we're training for?

[wiesiek]

our understanding of the "clear" may be different
hmm...
i tought that my became clear after...



ps
it just pops up in my mind, that
Tyson was find guilty of smoki`n before fight if i remember it right

[SPJ]

anything involving accurate timing and precision of movement, shifting weight between knees etc etc

we need a clear mind and quickly responsive body movement.

so no substance of influencing your mind/head or neurological system.

I know some people would take muscle relaxant medicine. or a bit of rice wine.

to relax the mind and body.

it is better to take a swim, or some light movement to warm up.

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[neijia_boxer]

Eddie Bravo is pretty open about his weed smoking and Juijitsu

[shawnsegler]

What was this thread about again?