Well I wanted to post this in the members forum but because I hate paypal and I don't have longevity here I'll drop this here.
I smoked analogs for about 10 years, socially but consistently.
I've been strength training and/or body building for about 12 years, before I played lots of sports.
I quit smoking analogs and started e-cigs about a 6 months ago. Since that time, I've noticed some interesting changes to my body.
After quitting smoking, the first two weeks came with the usual sickness and throat cookies like when you quit cold turkey, maybe a little bit milder.
After the adjustment period, I started to think about vaping as part of my daily dose of performance enhancers, being that nicotine is a mild stimulant.
I first noticed this effect while vaping that kept me up later than I was used to, while doing work on the computer. Being slightly ADHD, I found I had better concentration while constantly puffing on the ecigs. This naturally lead me to thinking about nicotine vs. caffeine.
Now, I take caffeine as a pre-workout in the amounts of ~400mg 15-30 minutes before heavy sets. Usually mixed with some forms of vitamin b and other (possibly innefective) supplements. I also never smoked 1-2 hours before working out, due to obvious negative impact.
Now here's where I did some testing:
For this experiment we can consider: 400mg of caffeine and 4-5 drops of 24mg nicotine (somewhat heavy vaping over a short period of time).
The test is based on squats, which I have found to be a reasonably good device to measure lifestyle changes including diet, supplements and sleep patterns.
I tried this over a 6 week period, going from 315lbs 10x10 reps, and increasing in 10lbs increments every 3 days over 6 weeks, ending at 455lbs. .Keep in mind there are so many factors that this experiment is WAY oversimplified. .But over a 6 week period, I feel that I can rule out some inconsistencies.
The test:
400mg of caffeine only: I consistently broke or met previous lifts or 5% progression, or 5% endurance.
vaping 5 drops 24mg nicotine only: I often met previous lifts or 5% in progression and endurance.
400mg caffeine + 5 drops nicotine: I ALWAYS broke 5%.
Neither: I would rarely meet previous lifts.
This all leads me to the seeminly obvious conclusion that ...... an upper is an upper.
BUT! it also let me understand that because heavy (for my size of 160lbs) endurance (10x10) squatting was increased, the drug delivery system that is known as vaping was not negatively effecting my lung capacity. Believe me, if you've ever done a 20Rep squat routine you'll know what I mean.
Is Vaping-nicotine good for you? No. It's addictive and stimulates the body in ways similar to other uppers which can be bad for long term health.
Is it detrimental to bodybuilding or strength training? Not from my experience.
Overall I feel that I just have another tool to use in the gym/library.
I smoked analogs for about 10 years, socially but consistently.
I've been strength training and/or body building for about 12 years, before I played lots of sports.
I quit smoking analogs and started e-cigs about a 6 months ago. Since that time, I've noticed some interesting changes to my body.
After quitting smoking, the first two weeks came with the usual sickness and throat cookies like when you quit cold turkey, maybe a little bit milder.
After the adjustment period, I started to think about vaping as part of my daily dose of performance enhancers, being that nicotine is a mild stimulant.
I first noticed this effect while vaping that kept me up later than I was used to, while doing work on the computer. Being slightly ADHD, I found I had better concentration while constantly puffing on the ecigs. This naturally lead me to thinking about nicotine vs. caffeine.
Now, I take caffeine as a pre-workout in the amounts of ~400mg 15-30 minutes before heavy sets. Usually mixed with some forms of vitamin b and other (possibly innefective) supplements. I also never smoked 1-2 hours before working out, due to obvious negative impact.
Now here's where I did some testing:
For this experiment we can consider: 400mg of caffeine and 4-5 drops of 24mg nicotine (somewhat heavy vaping over a short period of time).
The test is based on squats, which I have found to be a reasonably good device to measure lifestyle changes including diet, supplements and sleep patterns.
I tried this over a 6 week period, going from 315lbs 10x10 reps, and increasing in 10lbs increments every 3 days over 6 weeks, ending at 455lbs. .Keep in mind there are so many factors that this experiment is WAY oversimplified. .But over a 6 week period, I feel that I can rule out some inconsistencies.
The test:
400mg of caffeine only: I consistently broke or met previous lifts or 5% progression, or 5% endurance.
vaping 5 drops 24mg nicotine only: I often met previous lifts or 5% in progression and endurance.
400mg caffeine + 5 drops nicotine: I ALWAYS broke 5%.
Neither: I would rarely meet previous lifts.
This all leads me to the seeminly obvious conclusion that ...... an upper is an upper.
BUT! it also let me understand that because heavy (for my size of 160lbs) endurance (10x10) squatting was increased, the drug delivery system that is known as vaping was not negatively effecting my lung capacity. Believe me, if you've ever done a 20Rep squat routine you'll know what I mean.
Is Vaping-nicotine good for you? No. It's addictive and stimulates the body in ways similar to other uppers which can be bad for long term health.
Is it detrimental to bodybuilding or strength training? Not from my experience.
Overall I feel that I just have another tool to use in the gym/library.
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