CBD For Athletic Recovery

CBD use for athletic recovery is growing in popularity amongst professional athletes and fitness enthusiasts for aiding in post-workout recovery.

Every time you do strenuous physical activity, your body breaks itself down to build itself back up again…even stronger. This is because when you run, cycle, lift weights, swim or even stretch, you create microscopic tears in your muscle fibres. While your body repairs these tears you may experience inflammation, stiffness and, unfortunately, even pain.

This is where CBD comes into the game it aids the body’s ability to recover and may even relieve some of the muscle soreness. This can go a long way in assisting athletes and serious gym junkies, especially those who need (or want) to continue training regardless of ongoing stiffness and pain.

As you put extra stress on your muscles during exercise, it is inevitable that you will experience inflammation and pain from time to time. This is what often causes the aches and pains you feel after a particularly intensive workout.

Due to the way that CBD interacts with your endocannabinoid system, you may find that incorporating CBD into your lifestyle helps with inflammation. This is because the CBD compound can suppress inflammation, which in turn could help your overworked muscles recover more quickly.

If you are looking for sustained relief from your post workout injuries or pain, your best option would be a daily sublingual. Sublingual administration via a CBD oil  is one of the  quickest ways for CBD to enter your blood stream – around 10-15 minutes – just a few minutes longer than vaping/smoking which is almost immediate.

Edibles CBD Gummies are another great option but they typically take 1-2 hours to kick in and lose a bit of potency as they are digested in the body. Whichever route you choose, you should begin with a small dose of CBD to test how the body will respond. Continue to increase the does according to how much you need, but keep in mind that your body does not need a large amount of CBD to activate the ECS. It’s best to stick with a lower dose and up your frequency if you’re feeling like you need more throughout the day. For more localized relief, CBD Balm is another option when applied topically, CBD works to reduce inflammation and pain in a more specific area and does not enter your blood stream like internal administration does.

CBD For Athletic Recovery

CBD and muscle/joint inflammation

A common issue people mostly complain about is inflammation in the joints after exercise.  This can occur because of some kind of injury in tendons or muscles of joints.  Taking  CBD oil will help you to reduce any inflammation in the joints and muscles and improve the flow of blood in the body. Any toxins accumulated in the inflamed joints will be removed with the flow of blood. You will notice that redness and inflammation will vanish.

CBD for pain relief

CBD is very effective against pain.  It works with the CB1 and CB2 receptors in the body within your endocannibinod system  (The human body has an endocannabinoid system (ECS) that receives and translates signals from cannabinoids. It produces some cannabinoids of its own, which are called endocannabinoids.) and pain.to reduce any pain and inflammation in your muscle and joints.

Cannabinoids can relieve pain—better than opioids, according to many users. During exercise, activation of cannabinoid receptors in the brain and tissues can help athletes to push past the pain or not feel it at all. During recovery, too, cannabis products of all kinds can help reduce inflammation in muscles and tissues, and help manage pain from sports-related injuries.

Is it legal for me to use CBD as an Athlete? 

The Olympic Committee set a new precedent when they decided to remove CBD from their list of banned substances, and The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) implemented its new regulations on January 1, 2018 which completely removed CBD from the list and allows athletes to use CBD.