WEED -please help

[boxing4ever]

here is my story ive been boxing for about 10 months im 16 years old. I smoked about 4 times since ive been in high school. A couple months back I smoked a blunt with some of my boys and the next day I went out for a run and jesus christ was it ****ed up! It ****ed my breathing up for about a week or two. I dont care if other people say its harmless and wont do nothing! It messed with my performance and as long as im training I will not EVER smoke a damn thing again.

[msagrain]

apparently mike tyson smoke weed

[deuce_drop]

dude i burn every time before i do any training and i burn afterwards. it's all a personal decision on whether or not you want to smoke, if you feel bad about smoking then don't do it, if you don't then do what makes you feel good and makes you happy.

if you're competing i would advise against smoking herbs for a few reasons, 1) it is illegal and any commission or organization isnt going to allow it. 2) you should be more focused on the task at hand then burning. 3) if you get used to training and preparing for a fight and you have a routine of smoking then when you don't it will feel weird and uncomfortable.

all in all it depends on you and your situation and as far as being psychologically addicted to herbs that is the craziest thing i've ever heard because it's not an addicting drug, what it is though it is a habitual drug. just like someone said once you get past the " this would be good if i was stoned phase " you'll be ok, because it's something you do out of habit rather being psychologically addicted. that psych **** is for hard drugs like speed and heroin and crack and what ever else is out there that ****s you up and ruins your life, cigarettes are psych drugs as well as habitual, double whammy.

but back the the matter at hand, although i don't compete, i train 4-6 times a week, i run 3 miles at a minimum 3 days a week, i do sprints during my running exercises, i do endless calisthenics 5 days a week, i shadow box and hit the heavybag everyday, i train a amateur fighter and i also teach real life self defense and i burn herbs all the while.

i'm not saying that it is for everyone because it's not, but it all depends on who you are and how it works for you or how it doesn't work for you. there are a few questions you need to ask yourself in order to really find your answer. who are you? and where do you want to go with all this? what are your goals? and how are you going to achieve them? what is your plan to achieve your goals? and is there anyone or thing that would be involved with your personal life to where by smoking would impact it negatively?

i've had to stop smoking before a few times and you know what? herbs never went anywhere, they were still there when i came back to burning, and you know what over time they keep getting better.
it will always be there.........


p.s. someone on this thread said start drinking, that is the worst thing you could do, especially for you stamina and for you weight, not to mention other health problems. drinking does WAY MORE HARM then any good.............

[..........]

What you need is a healthy substitute, something to take your mind off of it completely, but not in a sense that it is a trade-off with another harmful substance; alcohol, tobacco, etc. Everytime you have the craving to smoke marijuana, go for a run. Running will put you in shape well, and an extra run will not hurt you. Many athletes talk of the "runners high" that takes you to a point of a different mental and physical feeling. So if it's the feeling you crave, or just the habit, a safe substitute can help you out.

[themonk]

thanks guys thats helped alot. deucedrop weed isnt physically addictive asin there arent any chemicals that your brain becomes dependant on, but after years of smoking, and picking up a joint whenever a problem comes my I feel asif I need it, even though i know i dont. I have actually managed to give up before but my main problem now was something grizzleboy mentioned about having friends that smoke. all my friends do drugs just to pass the time, so when I go back to college in september ill get new friends who do normal **** in their spare time, until then ill just have to try and say no.

I reckon smoking must affect peoples lungs in different ways, because ive got a friend who smokes tabacco constantly and manages to keep up in training (most the time), but like boxing4ever ill just have afew tokes on a spliff an try an run the next day an get nowhere

[Migs]

They are places you can go to seek treatment. I strongly recommend going to one if you can't stop on your own. I disagree with everyone one here that it is easy to kick on your own. If you are truly addicted you need to seek professional help. There is nothing wrong with that and **** whatever negative **** people may say otherwise. Boxing can become a healthy replacement. I'm saying this from my personal experience.

[David06]

If you're really worried about your lungs, use a vaporizer.

[infestacide]

lol weed isnt even an addictive substance.

[EMPOROAR]

I have been involved in sports for years and let me tell you...if you are a chronic weed smoker it is a bad thing. Toking 3-4 times a month really isn't a big deal. Same thing with *******. You can still play sports at a high level even if you are coked out 5 days in the week. It does not matter once you reach a certain level.

[P4P50]

its all in your head weed doesnt get you PHYSICALLY addicted no matter how much you use it.......and plus the only unhealthy thing about doing it is you eat junk food after......just stick to healthy foood.....as for the other drugs...just quit....easy as that..