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who does it? and does it make a difference to them?
Smoking And Working-out
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Sherk
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I don't smoke but I use too many years ago. I never felt a difference while lifting but I sure did in the cardio region though. Smoking starves your body of oxygen and nutrients. So though you might not physically see or feel it's holding you back like you can when doing cardio it sure is buddy.
Nicotine is a slight aromatase inhibitor. It will help cut down on the conversion of test to E2. Many guys that hit the pen mid-cycle will use patches for this purpose.
But it seriously compromises your performance as it reduces your lung capacity, AND the capacity of your blood to hold oxygen... Both are very undesirable.
In short, you should stop. If you're on cycle, i'd at least switch to dip, a patch or an e-cig or something for your fix without as many of the side effects.
But it seriously compromises your performance as it reduces your lung capacity, AND the capacity of your blood to hold oxygen... Both are very undesirable.
In short, you should stop. If you're on cycle, i'd at least switch to dip, a patch or an e-cig or something for your fix without as many of the side effects.
you won't survive one of my workouts if you are a smoker. you need clean lungs to breathe when you workout, lifting weights will raise your heart rate and cause you to breathe heavier. yesterday I did 10 sets of pullups at 10-14 reps each.. that amounts to around 120 reps total and look at my avi, not like I am a scrawny dude, thats a lot of weight to pull. I was huffing and puffing halfway through my sets. and that was only the first stage of my entire workout. think i could keep going as a smoker and push myself ?
if you are serious about this sport I suggest you quit immediately.
if you are serious about this sport I suggest you quit immediately.
arnoldisking
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i cut down when ever i get on cycle but i want to quit before i start my next cycle.
there was this doughboy standing outside the gym smoking right outside the door.. as people would walk in or out they would get a whiff of this fatso's chemicals he was blowing out of his fat face. I had just finished my workout and was going to my bicycle and taking off the lock about to go for a 6 mile bicycle ride home and the punk did not have the decency to even move out of the way.. so i told him "are you waiting for someone?" he said "nope" I said "don't you think its rude to smoke in front of a gym, people don't want to inhale that crap" he shrugged his shoulders and then threw his cigarette on the floor and went inside. I wonder if smoking makes you stupid or just an idiot?
arnoldisking
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i didnt notice it much when i started but now i feel it sometimes. thought it wasnt gonna get to me but feel like it will if i dont stop.
you don't notice it but keep in mind other lifters at the gym can smell it on you... we instantly will lose respect for you... i've had a couple instances where guys would walk past me and they would reak of cigarettes and I shake my head
arnoldisking
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LMAO people normally criticize me for smokeing so i try to be a couple of stores away from the gym.
Its a bad habit and to many of my friends smoke thats when it became a habit rather then just smokeing once a week or something! gotta get some patches this week and see where that takes me
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