No matter what level of sport you play, being an athlete requires a lot physical training. Resistance training, cardio, practice – all of that physical training can place a lot of strain on the human body. Physical training can be beneficial to athletes. However, it must be combined with recovery.
There are many ways athletes recover from training, including stretching and applying ice or heat to sore muscle. Athletes around the world are increasingly incorporating medical cannabis treatments, particularly cannabidiol CBD.
CBD’s anti-inflammatory effects are one of its main benefits for athletes. Inflammation, the body’s response to physical stress, is a common problem among athletes. A chronic inflammation of the joints can occur over time and can be painful as well. Numerous studies including one conducted by researchers in PolandCBD has been linked to a decrease in inflammation, according to.
CBD is also found to have neuroprotective effects on those who consume it. It is important to incorporate neuroprotective measures for athletes who play sports like boxing and American football, where they are at greater risk of suffering traumatic head injuries.
Researchers from North American academic and health institutions collaborated to examine the efficacy of cannabidiol as a neuroprotective treatment. The findings of the researchers were published in a journal Front Neurol.
CBD increases BDNF levels and CBF while decreasing ROS/NOS, as well microglial inflammatory reactions. Researchers wrote.
It is important to note that while cannabidiol is a great recovery tool that athletes may consider, the benefits of CBD do not rise to such a level that its use should be considered as being too ‘performance enhancing’. In an ongoing effort by cannabis opponents to maintain the stigma surrounding cannabis use by athletes, their rhetoric has seemingly shifted in recent years away from ‘cannabis is bad for athletes’ to ‘cannabis should remain banned because it is performance enhancing.’
CBD and other cannabinoids may provide significant benefits for athletes. But there is a huge difference between enhancing performance and providing wellness benefits. Cannabinoids shouldn’t be used alongside anabolic steroid use. While ibuprofen and electrolyte drink provide athletes with wellness benefits, it is clear that these products do not improve performance enough to warrant their ban alongside anabolic steroids.
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