Effect of cannabis in sports training

Abstract

Title: Effect of cannabis in sports training. Objectives: * Present the physiological and psychological effects of cannabis on human body. * Identify harmful and beneficial effects of cannabis consumption in people who partake in recreational sporting activities as well as competitive athletes. * Identify the perception of cannabis use in the sports world. Methods: * Detailed literature research on cannabis and its primary components. * Literature research on scientific requirements of sports training. * Systematic review of previous surveys and experiments regarding the effects of cannabis on sports exercise parameters. * Preparing a questionnaire for sportspeople (current and former Turkish and Czech American football players in general) and analyzing the results. Results: * There hasn't been many recent scientific research about the specific effects of cannabis ingestion in sports performance. * There are some beneficial attributes of cannabis in sport training as well as performance hindering attributes and potentially dangerous side effects. * Questionnaire participants generally do not think cannabis is a performance- enhancing substance. * There exists contrary opinions, beliefs and scientific evidence on almost all of the aspects of cannabis and its use in sport. Keywords: cannabis, sport,...