The claimed benefits of CBD for runners and other athletes include faster recovery from exercise, better performance, and stress relief. We take a look at whether these claims are supported by research, how much CBD to take if you’re going to go down that route, and also what the sports doping situation is.

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Ice Bath Benefits after Running or Other Exercise – Are the Claims True? https://youtu.be/_Qw54X4NE1M

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Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:05 Quick CBD overview
00:01:41 CBD for recovery and performance
00:04:03 Mental benefits of CBD
00:05:45 How CBD much to take
00:06:24 CBD and doping

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References:
1. Rojas-Valverde Daniel, Fallas-Campos Andrea. “Cannabidiol in sports: insights on how CBD could improve performance and recovery” Frontiers in Pharmacology 14, 2023.
2. World Anti-Doping Agency. “The Prohibited List – Cannabinoids” 2023.
3. UK Anti-Doping. “Supplement Warning – Cannabidiol (CBD)”