Is it true that after working out marijuana can help relax your muscles-which in turn can help them rebuild? This was on T.V. last night-I caught a glimpse of the debate between a pothead and a bodybuilder,lol. Anyways, is there any truth in this?
(p.s sorry for posting this is in supplements, I didn't know where else to put it...)

not true.

It's a double edged sword with MJ.  MJ can increase your estrogen levels and of course that's counter productive to bodybuilding but is it enough to effect you?   I'm not sure if it can help you muscles rebuild but in some ways it can be beneficial. 

Ive got a few stories to share:

1. There's this group of three guys at my gym.  They train stoned and they are HUGE.  They obviously are educated enough to know how much to smoke, when to smoke, and what else they need to do to offset the increase in estrogen.

2.  I know of few professionals who smoke because its hard to eat so many high calorie meals in a day.  Their use of anabolic hormones probably offset the negatives of weed smoke.

3.  I suffer from gout and I the only pain reliever that I can use that doesn't cause internal stomach bleeding is marijuana.  I try not to use it much because it leaves me tired in the morning and I train in the morning.  But when I do smoke, I find that its easier for me to stretch my muscles and they feel more pliable because I'm not reacting to the pain.  Stretching can increase bloodflow to the muscles and that can, in turn, promote growth.

Regardless of all that, I think that habitual use can be counter productive to training so just keep it to a minimum.  Also, if you do smoke a lot, look into buying a vaporizer.  A vaporizer will help you get the THC without the harmul smoke in your lungs.  Smoke effects cardio.

wait wait wait wait wait wait wait..........marijuana increases your estrogen levels?

Absolutely false that marijuana increases estrogen levels.  Find me one piece of scientific research that says anything of that nature.

good luck ever seeing that jordan...also show me 1 positive government sponsored study of marijuana. none. show me a positive independent study? THOUSANDS.

ORIGINAL: VaughnTrue

good luck ever seeing that jordan...also show me 1 positive government sponsored study of marijuana. none. show me a positive independent study? THOUSANDS.

Exactly what he said.

whats estrogen

female hormone...where's big jon he's sounds pretty smart....
 

Soy is directly converted to estrogen in the body and a lot of you have absolutely no problem eating anything with soy in it...

ORIGINAL: Vehemence

Soy is directly converted to estrogen in the body and a lot of you have absolutely no problem eating anything with soy in it...

Truth.

Basically Shrek, if you got it, smoke it.   Just not too much of it.  I'm a 3-5 time a weeker myself.

Yerp...before bedtime is my fav. Relaxes me and I get awesome sleep and wake up feeling refreshed. Anyway, I wouldn't think it would interfere with your lifting as long as you keep it within reason (and as mentioned before, it will probably hurt your cardio if you do it enough). I wouldn't recommend smoking before a lift tho, how would you have any motivation or be able to get pumped?

the dbl edged sword is the perfect comparison, I don't think there are studies necessarily proving that marijuana is goodto use after lifting but there are many self accounts of it.  On the other hand it does have many negatives such as those mentioned above.

is it the thc that increaes the thc levels?  if so, then just smoke blunts or js instad of out of a bong b.c bong gives u more thc.  im just sayin...

thc is what gets you "high"...not the bad side effects