I have an Olympics?

[etinarcadiaego]

I get what your saying, but he had no control over some douche who released a photo that was probably snapped without his knowledge or consent. So its not like he chose to make it public and I doubt he truly contemplated the risks involved.....he just won how many gold medals? Losing sponsors over taking a hit off the bong was probably the last thing on his mind.

I just pointed out the 3 months because it seems like a stiff punishment until you consider that it might have been no punishment at all(no missed events).

For all we know he could smoke as much as possible while avoiding tests, or even having the tests circumvented. This "punishment" could have simply been a public slap on the wrist to say "drugs are bad" even when taken by an Olympic athlete.

all i meant by my post was that olympians who smoke pot likely aren't as competitive because smoking anything will lead to reduced lung capacity & endurance which would affect performance . . . .

The difference between 3rd and 1st is often so slight athletes will do almost anything to get that competitive edge . . . so smoking seems kind of like a backslide and considering these people train their lives just for the opportunity to compete, smoking pot "just for kicks" seems somewhat stupid and even reckless since there are legal repercussions as well (fucking usa)

The fact that Michael Phelps was suspended is irrelevant, kmk brought up MIchael Phelps as an example of an gold-medal winning olympian who smokes, and my counter point was just to mention that it was probably not something he does often (if ever) and that the repercussions were both real and diverse , he just asked me for clarification regarding how it "literally" removed him from competition, I didn't really care if the punishment was warranted, that's all meaningless, I just meant to say that regardless of any physical damage that particular instance had additional repercussions as well.

 

[Peanut Butter]

I was typing out a long reply but fuck it, I agree with you etinarcadiaego, I just wanted to scrutinize the whole outside punishment bs.

On another note, what if he(phelps or the op) lived in a medical state, had a medical script and used a vape

 

[BadTicket]

Stephen Lynch - Special Olympics

 

[wdr]

If they could add a new competition - weed smoking marathon, then i could say im "olympics' to .. hehe

 

[groady-ho]

#1CB'S, My little nephew won a medal in the winter olympics in utah a few yrs. ago..he is also a pro athelete and he smokes in the off season and stops a month before the season starts..now i had a full scholarship way back when and i blew it partying..do i regret it, NO.. but i do think what might have been..anyway other pros and olympians do both, so i don't see any reason you can't..

 

[Shcrews]

#1CB'S, My little nephew won a medal in the winter olympics in utah a few yrs. ago...

what event?

 

[#1cheesebuds]

#1CB'S, My little nephew won a medal in the winter olympics in utah a few yrs. ago..he is also a pro athelete and he smokes in the off season and stops a month before the season starts..now i had a full scholarship way back when and i blew it partying..do i regret it, NO.. but i do think what might have been..anyway other pros and olympians do both, so i don't see any reason you can't..

I for got about the off season. that might work.

 

[etinarcadiaego]

#1 CB - what sport is it you say you're good enough to compete in?

 

[growclean]

Yeah, it depends on which sport?

 

[#1cheesebuds]

the mens 100m sprint.
bach in high school the coaches use to call me the flash.
thats how good I ran.

 

[bombadil.360]

are you Jerry Seinfeld?

 

[jd4083]

the mens 100m sprint.
bach in high school the coaches use to call me the flash.
thats how good I ran.

better call ahead to the team's wardrobe dept and make sure they can fit "THE FLASH" on the jerseys before you fly out there..



this kid serious? lol must be yummybud rubbin off

 

[cjk]

dude, are you serious. you really couldn't quit smoking pot if you had the chance to compete in the olympics??? your priorities are whacked.

 

[Somke_Somke]

all i meant by my post was that olympians who smoke pot likely aren't as competitive because smoking anything will lead to reduced lung capacity & endurance which would affect performance . . . .

The difference between 3rd and 1st is often so slight athletes will do almost anything to get that competitive edge . . . so smoking seems kind of like a backslide and considering these people train their lives just for the opportunity to compete, smoking pot "just for kicks" seems somewhat stupid and even reckless since there are legal repercussions as well (fucking usa)

The fact that Michael Phelps was suspended is irrelevant, kmk brought up MIchael Phelps as an example of an gold-medal winning olympian who smokes, and my counter point was just to mention that it was probably not something he does often (if ever) and that the repercussions were both real and diverse , he just asked me for clarification regarding how it "literally" removed him from competition, I didn't really care if the punishment was warranted, that's all meaningless, I just meant to say that regardless of any physical damage that particular instance had additional repercussions as well.

What about Ross Rebagliati? Canadian Olympic gold medalist snow boarder. You can compete at a high level and still smoke, look at Nick Diaz, while he's not in the Olympics, he is a high level MMA fighter, and admitted medical user.

 

[danny karey]

Hilarious!!


Ya mite be able to get on some third world country's SPECIAL Oympics team........I have no doubts about that.

They wouldn't even care if ya smoked dope I bet........Cause really, drugs is the least of your f'n worries if your competing in the special olympics anyway.

Your a shoe-in

Danny

 

[etinarcadiaego]

the mens 100m sprint.
bach in high school the coaches use to call me the flash.
thats how good I ran.

lol. if you haven't trained since then and you smoke pot regularly i'd say it may be better to aim for something else, but if it's your dream then go for it . . . but I wouldn't wait even one more minute, literally, start training tomorrow. Get a coach, talk to your old high school coach, they can usually recommend someone . . . but step one is getting back into a routine of proper nutrition and light training. The road to the Olympics is long and hard . . . if I may ask, what makes you want to run of all things (after years of smoking)?

What about Ross Rebagliati? Canadian Olympic gold medalist snow boarder. You can compete at a high level and still smoke, look at Nick Diaz, while he's not in the Olympics, he is a high level MMA fighter, and admitted medical user.

I won't include Nick Diaz as MMA isn't the Olympics (regardless of how competitive or difficult it is, it simply doesn't fit in this thread) . . . but Ross tested just over the 15 nanogram threshold, so I don't know (nor does anyone) how regularly he smokes, but I stand behind what I said, which was that smoking puts athletes at a competitive disadvantage 100% of the time . . . vaping to a lesser extent. This isn't my opinion, I'm speaking from personal experience, years of it . . .

Do you disagree? Do you believe regular pot "smoking" won't affect an athletes performance?

I've been into athletics all my life, baseball, football, skateboarding, snowboarding (even competitively when Atlantic was in business), as well as weight lifting, biking, climbing, jogging, running. I'm in better shape than anyone I know, and it affects me. I can smoke 1 joint and I can tell even a week later in the gym or in my climbs . . .

Do you train?

 

[fatigues]

So the Olympics - held in B.C. - uses a torch that conspicuously looks like a burning joint, and all the potheads suddenly have delusions of grandeur...

Great Opning Ceremonies. Loreena McKennitt and the Fiddlers of Doom. Killer whales projected on to the floor (suck it 1984 L.A. grand-piano-players). K.D. Lang looking her Elvis butchiest and just nailing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (which must have sent NBC scrambling to go to a commercial break) and Wayne Gretzky ...

and WAYNE GRETZKY. And we fumbled on LIGHTING the FREAKING TORCH.

First (and last) time we let stoners run the Opening Ceremonies!

 

[TwoOhSix!]

Are you at least African-American?

 

[Somke_Somke]

While I will agree that regular smoking will negatively effect performance in most sports, but not all. You’re making far too many generalizations. For instance, how would smoking effect an athlete competing in archery? Skeet shooting? Diving? There are many sports that are not very cardio intensive, so saying something like, ``smoking puts athletes at a competitive disadvantage 100% of the time,`` is fairly ignorant.

But in even in sports that require a high amount of cardiovascular endurance, the negative effects of regular smoking are not always so much that a once competitive athlete would suddenly become uncompetitive. If you’re just a weekend warrior, then sure you’re going to feel some effects. Olympic athletes trains 6 - 8 hours a day, do you really think that say, 1 G of weed a day is going to affect someone training that much?

Also, to answer your question, yes I do train. I wrestled fairly competitively through High School and University, and was a daily smoker when I wasn’t being tested. I also train MMA in my spare time and have a purple bet in BJJ, and I can say from experience, and many grapplers agree, that rolling while high can actually give you an advantage.

If what you are saying is true about being able feel the effects of smoking 1 joint a week later, you might want to see a doctor, there may be an underling problem with your lungs. Personally, I have more endurance after just smoking, I can lift weights longer and run further, probably due to the bronchial dilator
effect of marijuana.

 

[#1cheesebuds]

lol. if you haven't trained since then and you smoke pot regularly i'd say it may be better to aim for something else, but if it's your dream then go for it . . . but I wouldn't wait even one more minute, literally, start training tomorrow. Get a coach, talk to your old high school coach, they can usually recommend someone . . . but step one is getting back into a routine of proper nutrition and light training. The road to the Olympics is long and hard . . . if I may ask, what makes you want to run of all things (after years of smoking)?



I won't include Nick Diaz as MMA isn't the Olympics (regardless of how competitive or difficult it is, it simply doesn't fit in this thread) . . . but Ross tested just over the 15 nanogram threshold, so I don't know (nor does anyone) how regularly he smokes, but I stand behind what I said, which was that smoking puts athletes at a competitive disadvantage 100% of the time . . . vaping to a lesser extent. This isn't my opinion, I'm speaking from personal experience, years of it . . .
Do you disagree? Do you believe regular pot "smoking" won't effect an athletes performance?

I've been into athletics all my life, baseball, football, skateboarding, snowboarding (even competitively when Atlantic was in business), as well as weight lifting, biking, climbing, jogging, running. I'm in better shape than anyone I know, and it affects me. I can smoke 1 joint and I can tell even a week later in the gym or in my climbs . . .

Do you train?

cuz I can still run very fast. also I workout 5x times a week. also I am an avid downhill mtb rider and an avid road biker.
also I eat super healthy. also I do longboarding too and rock climbing.
and I have gone snowboarding befor too but I don't live close to any snow.
and on the weekends I play baseball with ppl from my hieghborhood.

so yah I think I could do it if I really trained very hard.
but I wonder what the age limit is.28 old.