sorry to bring this thread back alive. But when people say smoking is unhealthy, inhibits muscle growth etc. I've only found people ask this and respond for those who smoke daily. My question was would it be harmful for someone trying to cut, and bulk afterwords to smoke just one cigarette a week. I know people say just don't but will it hinder my progress if I just smoke one a week on a Friday. I just need it to release the weekly stress. I know people will say go to the gym that helps. It does , but I still wan't one smoke. But if it does hinder my ability to get to my goals I will stop, but I just want to know if I can at least smoke 1.
And I don't do any drinking or hard drugs. This is the only "unhealthy" thing I am doing.
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04-13-2012, 03:49 PM #1
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Smoking once a week.
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Thanks for the reply ErikTheElectric. And what other ways do you suggest. I haven't smoke in a year and when I did was able to control the amount I smoked. I'm away from home, and haven't found my "home" outside of home yet. I occasionally suffer "existential" depression you could say. I started cutting a month ago and I feel a lot better physically. When I free run I feel a lot stronger and faster ever since I started hitting the gymn. And I want to continue, but I still feel a lot of stress and suffer intermititant period of depression, which is say and I've been able to minimize the amount I smoke to just one a week before moving.
What are some alternatives, because drinking doesn't help, and the friends I have can actually induce more stress not because they are horrible but its just me.... But working out has helped I just want to make sure smoking does not take what has done well this month.
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04-13-2012, 04:12 PM #5
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just quit man honestly. right now you think 1 a week is cool, then it adds up soon you will be using it as a crutch for everything and a pack a day then you are stuck in it. quit now, look up the risk and black lungs online and ****, even though in moderation they arent that bad but you do not want to get addicted. im suprised people still choke those sticks down after all the research and damage has been seen to what it can do.
stay safe OP
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personal thing. some people get addicted, some don't. one cigarette a week is not going to do squat. as long as you do squats =P
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04-13-2012, 07:23 PM #17
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I quit 3 weeks ago after three years of 1-1&1/2 a pack a day and I'll be honest i feel alot better. that being said, I still made alot of progress while smoking, but would HIGHLY RECOMEND that you just refrain from smoking.
think of it this way, If you smoke, you're more likely to get sick. If you're sick, you can't lift very well. If you can't lift very well, you will have hindered your progress.My log:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=147520713
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04-13-2012, 07:36 PM #18
I smoke massive amounts of cigars every week. Plenty of things we do to ourselves screw with our workouts beyond puffing a little quality smoke. And smoking doesn't make you sick any more than going outside without a hat or getting your feet wet.
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04-13-2012, 07:39 PM #19
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04-13-2012, 07:44 PM #20
Wrong. Smoking causes damage by a cumulative effect based on quantity. In medicine this is quantified based on pack years. So a person who smoked a half pack a day for 2 years is said to have smoked for 1 pack year. Things like COPD and cancer typically are the consequence of >20 pack years. More commonly seen in the 30-50 pack year range. Smoking one cigarette per week, for even something like 30 years would be clinically equivalent to smoking a pack a day for a little over 2 months. In other words, zero negative long-term health consequences whatsoever.
Don't quit your day job.
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04-13-2012, 07:49 PM #21
These 'smoking' threads are all alike; the smokers all say how great they still feel.
See how that's working for you when/if you get to be my age.No brain, no gain.
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^^^
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04-13-2012, 08:06 PM #25No brain, no gain.
"The fitness and nutrition world is a breeding ground for obsessive-compulsive behavior. The irony is that many of the things people worry about have no impact on results either way, and therefore aren't worth an ounce of concern."--Alan Aragon
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i smoked from age 18 to 20.
I woke up one morning and said, "Hmm.. this is bad.."
Never touched one again. First 3 days sucked... after that, I was fine.
Your sense of smell gets better, you taste more, and you don't smell like crap all the time.
It's funny because I don't remember thinking I smelled bad... but now, I can smell cigarettes from like 100 feet away...
I literally never get cravings now."When I die, I hope it's early in the morning so I don't have to go to work that day for no reason"
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