The last few years has seen a huge increase in products with CBD or cannabidiol. So much that now, you can even get top cbd gummies for kids and pets! But is the research there to prove CBD provides an advantage to athletes? And more importantly is it safe for athletes to use CBD? CBD is one of the active ingredients in cannabis and comes from the hemp plant. Due to all the claims as to how CBD can help with anxiety, pain, cognition and more we're seeing more and more companies looking for ways to add this to their ingredients. But what about sports performance? Does CBD lend any benefits? The short answer is no. Despite the claims made by the tokin' athlete there isn't any research that proves it is effective and will enhance performance. TSN did a special in the fall and interviewed a number of athletes that talked about how they use CBD and how it helps them. And I believe this. Yes people are using CBD. And people believe that it works. They will take it for anxiety, pain-relief to treat inflammation and more. The problem is that none of these things will enhance performance. In fact, you could argue that taking CBD will impair performance. And here's why. When you train you want there to be an inflammatory response. This is necessary to trigger certain pathways i.e. m-TOR, that lead to protein synthesis. Taking a product with anti-inflammatory properties will blunt the natural growth response that should occur. But besides CBD working against your efforts to get stronger in the gym there is also the risk of a positive drug test during competition. If you are looking to get stronger without the use of any drugs Legacy Healing Miami can help. While taking CBD may...

Athletes are always looking for ways to gain an advantage. And good sportsmanship requires that we play by the rules and avoid known short cuts or cheats. When it comes to sports supplements we've got to be really careful. An athlete can be putting in the time training for their sport. They can work in the gym. The will get their rest, eat their vegetables and make sure everything to ensure performance has been checked off the list. And then they hear there is something that will give them an edge. It will help them go harder, recover more quickly or heal faster. Whatever the promise they are keen to give it a try. They are already doing everything it takes and are so close to a podium, scholarship or a championship. What do they have to lose? Well, it could a ban from sports. It could be the loss of a scholarship or contract offer. Maybe it's the termination of an endorsement deal. And the inclusion of your name alongside other dopers. How awful would it be to have your name forever alongside the likes of Ben Johnson? Unfortunately there was a local supplement store selling a banned product during their Black Friday sale. On Black Friday you get could get yourself to a positive drug test twice as fast with the buy one get one free. Allmax Impact Igniter contains higenamine and is listed on the label below. The Word Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has a list of all banned substances. Higenamine is in a class of substances known as beta-2-agonists and are banned at all times. From the WADA list of banned substance we see higenamine included on this list. So what is an athlete to do that wants do everything possible to achieve the best result in sport...