I consider myself an athlete. I aim to train about 5 days a week: running, biking, swimming, and lifting heavy weights or doing CrossFit conditioning. I generally prefer to workout in the morning, and that means I go without snus until after my morning session.
Therefore I'm working out when my nicotine levels are at their lowest. Does anyone else follow a similar schedule and find the low nic levels have a negative or positive effect on their physical abilities?
I don't think I want to pop in a portion at 6am and then hit a hard workout, but I know I've seen at least one study where they demonstrated better cycling performance when guys are wearing a nic patch vs. no nic patch.
I race the SF Triathlon (sprint) this coming Sunday and my start time is 7:25am, so I'm also trying to decide if I go with a portion on my way to the race or not. I feel like it would calm the nerves and wake me up, but I also know that after I snus I feel like I'm exerting myself more when I do physical activity (eg walking up a hill).
PS - I saw this related thread: http://www.snuson.com/forum/showthre...ining-and-snus
Therefore I'm working out when my nicotine levels are at their lowest. Does anyone else follow a similar schedule and find the low nic levels have a negative or positive effect on their physical abilities?
I don't think I want to pop in a portion at 6am and then hit a hard workout, but I know I've seen at least one study where they demonstrated better cycling performance when guys are wearing a nic patch vs. no nic patch.
I race the SF Triathlon (sprint) this coming Sunday and my start time is 7:25am, so I'm also trying to decide if I go with a portion on my way to the race or not. I feel like it would calm the nerves and wake me up, but I also know that after I snus I feel like I'm exerting myself more when I do physical activity (eg walking up a hill).
PS - I saw this related thread: http://www.snuson.com/forum/showthre...ining-and-snus
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