Marijuana : How it affects building muscle
Here is an abstract I found on PubMed :
Plasma LH are significantly depressed and cortisol significantly elevated after smoking marijuana. Nonsignificant depressions of prolactin, FSH, testosterone and free testosterone and elevation of GH also occurred.
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract)
The symptoms i experience after smoking closely resemble side effects of a cortisol spike (munchies, lethargy, slight anxiety). I noticed the relation when i was reading up on cortisol. It lead me to search about marijuana and hormone levels. Sure enough, cortisol, the muscle eating hormone, is elevated, and LH drops. Lowered LH results in lower sperm count. These are temporary effects, generally 24 hours. That means that daily use is catabolic and raises fat storage. Endurance drops. I beleive it will hinder gains. Any educated input is welcome to this thread, thread parrots and moralist please keep it to yourself. Thnx,
~DB~