Smoking... Straight answers

[Major]

Quick question and I know it is an old tired one but I feel my situation is unique... You see I smoke know more than just one pack of cigs a week. I by a pack on fridays everytime I get paid. So what I want to know is, in your alls opinion is that slowing or hurting my gains??


Thanks

 

[jcp2]

It hurt my work capacity more than my actual gains. At least that is what i think. Markus Ruhl is a big smoker from what i understand. It is a bad habit and one you should break, but that after workout cigarette i still remember fondly, lol.

 

[GymLift]

If the smoking kills you or even puts you in the hospital for a while, then your gains will all go to shit.

I've got asthma and smoking would without a doubt set me back, but my situation is more extreme than that of many others.

 

[Dlove]

It hurt my work capacity more than my actual gains. At least that is what i think. Markus Ruhl is a big smoker from what i understand. It is a bad habit and one you should break, but that after workout cigarette i still remember fondly, lol.

It hurt my gains as well. Markus Ruhl smokes, man that would be funny looking. He's a monster.

 

[TPH76]

Typing this while lighting a cigarette...trying very hard to remember my biology lessons on free radicals and their effects....

Smoking depletes anti-oxidants like vitamin-C...no matter how much vitamin-C you take in consuming normal food your body cannot benefit from it fully. This depletion of anti-oxicants is bad for growth. Can't remember the exact why...smoking may also affect memory ...

Its bad, its disgusting and its the only bad habbit I can not seem to be able to give up. If you just smoke two packs a week...get out before its to late. I started with one pack every two weeks...I am now up to one pack a day.

 

[pretty ricky]

just quit!it's horrible for you!

 

[Bast]

Its bad for training, recovery and everything bro. There are plenty researches on this so to a search on pubmed.

 

[Behemoth]

Smoking makes your body unable to process oxygen as efficiently... how does this not negatively impact your training at least in some what?

 

[Mudge]

Exactly, it would affect my training in the short term. Short term problem = long term problem when its consistently, a problem.

20 rep squats after a smoke? No thanks.

 

[Tafman]

u should be fine, danny bonaduce has a ashtray welded onto his treadmill.

 

[weasel0803]

just switch to swedish snus and all your lung related problems are gone. Great nicotine kick and even icehockey players and other athlets take it.

 

[krembles]

Quit Smoking.. It Will Kill You.

 

[Steel77]

drop the cigs they'll kill ya... smoke the herb instead way better focus on lifts at least for me......

 

[joshbeam1]

drop the cigs they'll kill ya... smoke the herb instead way better focus on lifts at least for me......

nice...if i smoked it woudl be bud. No more cigs. I used to but kciked the habbit. I don't smoke at all know.

 

[outlawtas]

been a smoker for four years...still making pretty good gains naturally (never juiced yet). But I guess if what you guys are saying is true, I should really quit because I'd make great gains then. I don't think it really effects your strenght, but it's definately effected my cardio and high reps with very intensive lifts (squat mostly). Just my experience.

 

[AngryMuscles]

when you die from it, then you'll know that you should have stopped earlier