As more and more states have made the decision to legalize marijuana, we’ve started to get a more accurate picture of how people use cannabis.
Among a number of fascinating revelations, this stands out: a number of people use marijuana to fuel workouts.
“Marijuana relaxes me and allows me to go into a controlled, meditational place,” elite triathlete Clifford Drusinsky, a Colorado gym owner who also leads training sessions fueled by marijuana edibles, told Men’s Journal in 2014. “When I get high, I train smarter and focus on form.”
The World-Anti Doping Agency has banned competing while high for years now, at least partially because they say there’s a possibility it could boost performance by reducing anxiety and potentially improving blood oxygenation and the ability to focus.
But does it actually work that way? How does marijuana affect working out? [Read more at Business Insider]