https://www.mmaweekly.com/news/nate-diaz-explains-why-smoking-weed-is-a-benefit-for-fighters
Since the beginning of combat sports, there has been a stigma against those who smoke marijuana. Despite the negative look some have placed on smoking, Nate Diaz believes weed may have beneficial uses for fighters.
Throughout the 30-year history of the UFC, there has arguably been no more predominant smokers than the Diaz brothers’. The two have been open about their usage, so much so that they used their popularity to start their own CBD company, GAME UP Nutrition.
While discussing marijuana during a recent interview, fan-favorite Nate Diaz claimed that smoking has helped him with cardio — something he is known for having an abundance of.
“I think weed is good for you, honestly,” Diaz told Demetruous Johnson. “For one, it helps your lungs because they got to be in shape to be smoking weed all day.”
“For two, I think it keeps me aware and conscious of, like, let’s say I’m out of shape, right? And then I go and do five, five-minute rounds of grappling with you. If I go in there and go hard [as if] I’m in shape, and I’m not in shape, I think I’m going to be — if I’m smoking weed especially — I’m going to be conscious of how hard I should be going.”
“And how I’m treating the level of intensity that I’m attacking with off the type of shape I’m in… It keeps me aware of a lot of sh*t.”
“I’ve been in good shape for fights and not as good shape for fights, and training.”
“I’ve been in horrible shape for training and came in, smoked, and done five, five-minute rounds of MMA and f***ing grappled a bunch of rounds, shadow boxed afterwards, and did my thing. But, I attacked him like I was in the shape I was in because I smoked smoke weed and kept conscious of it the whole time.”
Nate Diaz explains why he thinks smoking weed helps his cardio. #DiazMasvidal “I think weed’s good for you, honestly. For one it helps your lungs because they gotta be in shape to be smoking weed all day, and for two, I think it keeps me aware and conscious of like, let’s say I’m out of shape, and I go to do five five-minute rounds grappling. “If I go in there and go hard like I’m in shape, and I’m not in shape, I think I’m gonna be- if I’m smoking weed especially, I’m gonna be conscious of how hard I should be going, and how I’m treating the level of intensity that I’m attacking with off the type of shape I’m in.”
Yeah but ufc star CM punk is strait edge. Who shall I believe?
It can help you zone in sometimes, especially in sparring. It can give you a sort of hyper awareness or focus (while also remaining calm af lol) which Nate seems to be getting at.
Many stoners will you tell you how getting high makes them play Call of Duty much better and shit like that. If you’ve experienced that…it can do similar for fighting lol.
It can also prevent adrenaline dumps for better or worse.
I think he may have been high while saying that
It may have some benefits, but I’m not sure Diaz is putting the best arguments forward here… lol
It definitely has it’s downsides too lol.
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It is fun, but as someone who has certainly abused it and stopped I don’t see anything good about being a stoner.
- it’s not healthy
- you might pass out but it prevents good sleep
- whatever you think it motivates you to do and you do good with it, you’d be way better at without it
- it’s expensive if used enough
- it causes dependency
- it lends itself to accepted abuse because it’s not as optically bad as being a raging alcoholic, but a crutch is a crutch…(“I have to smoke because it eases my anxiety, especially with a fight coming up” motherfucker, you have anxiety because you smoke too much fucking weed and need it to operate normally!)
- it easily can become your identity, which is fucking lame as shit…how many alcoholics always talk about alcohol and wear alcohol clothes and jewellery and get alcohol tattoos compared to potheads and weed?
Weed should be like drinking. Use it once in a while for extra fun and relaxation.
It’s embarrassing that Nate Diaz is like 40 years old and talking about weed smoking like some excited teenager that just discovered it. This dude needs to grow the fuck up.
Weed destroyed his brother’s promising career, so it’s not all good.
was it the weed or the alcohol that sent Nick spiraling?
Absolutely.
Weed absolutely cannot be good for your lungs. Think it hurts some more than others tho. I smoked almost daily for almost 15 years. Had to stop because I’d wake up the next day with airway restriction and difficulty breathing. Killed my ability to go do cardio effectively. I also get asthma attacks occasionally when I run.
But not everyone deals with these kinds of issues or has asthma, so I could see the impact of weed being much less noticeable in people who don’t have genetic predispositions to irritation/inflammation in their respiratory system. I used to get high and ball out for an hour+ straight when I was in my late teens and early to mid 20’s. Now, there is clear a risk of irritation that comes with smoking anything so I pretty much avoid weed + tobacco all together.
I thinks it’s benefits are more for recovery, and possibly for loosening you up a bit if training, etc. I think it harms cardio for sure. Nate just has amazing cardio despite the weed, not because of it.
Precisely. People should consider eating their thc/weed, but I’ve noticed the onset and effects can be a little different comparatively.
aint that a fact