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Stimulants Exercise and Amphetamine

GeeMeeUpp

GeeMeeUpp

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Sorry if this has been covered, but a quick search yielded no joy.

Is it particularly dangerous to do light cardiovascular stuff, and weight lighting 3 or so hours after taking a moderate dose of amphetamine? My BPM is quite elevated but not extremely so.
Thanks
 
I used to do this when I was 17 , with adderall and running/ lifting weights..... I think its ok for a little when your younger: but its dangerous.

I ran a half-marathon on 40mgs of adderall and when I finished I thought I was dying. Your body needs to utilize its own adrenal supports, and amphetamines will mess with that process. You will feel better if you get motivated to start working out and naturally "get-high" so to speak.


save the amphetamines for your off-days
 
You really shouldn't have problems. In college, I was in this weight lifting and cardio kinesiology class where you'd have to do 45 minutes of supervised heavy weight lifting and stationary biking/treadmill. We even had heart monitors and our BPM's had to be over 150 in order to pass the class for that day, the dick teacher went around and marked everyone's as it was displayed on a watch on our wrist (with a strap around our chest detecting the heart rate).

At any rate, I've rambled. I went to this class after blowing nearly half an ounce of cocaine with a friend from 12 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. (the class was at 9:00). I thought I was going to die in there, truly. [EDIT: I am not advocating using cocaine before exercise, and am in fact reproaching the very idea; it was silly and sophomoric of me at the time and I do not suggest anyone engage in similar behavior]. Cocaine works the cardiovascular system much more roughly in general than do amphetamines. I survived the workout that day, but that's not to say everyone's invincible. In fact, I do not suggest that you ever use stimulant drugs whilst working out. Plenty a good athlete has died in a similar manner. What I am merely suggesting is that with a moderate amount of amphetamines (i.e. the amount you say you have ingested), as well as the time lapse between ingesting the drug(s) and exercising, in a normal adult human body, you should be just fine.

My simple recommendation is that if you intend to use amphetamines during workouts, try not to over-work yourself. Pay attention to your body - it is loaded with signal pathways which tell your brain when and where you've over exerted yourself.

However, in the everlasting spirit of harm reduction, I agree with motiv311; it's probably better to try and achieve the "natural high" as would be the product of exercising of one's own will, without artificial stimulation.

Stay safe!

~ vaya
 
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I tried it out and didn't feel comfortable so avoided it. Thanks for all the replies. FYI I didn't take the amphetamine for the purpose of working out :P.
 
i would avoid it, if taken at more then RXed doses, especially Adderall, with the L-isomer and all, i can feel my heart coming out of my chest by just sitting down, or towards the end of my buzz, just getting off the couch i get real dizzy and faint like and my ears rings, wouldnt reccommend it
 
I used to go to the gym with my wife while I was taking 70-140 mg of Vyvanse daily. It made me lose weight very easily--if I skipped one meal it seemed as if my waist would shrink ever-so-slightly. Besides, two weeks into the Vyvanse / exercise regimen, my wife even asked me: "Honey, are you losing weight? Your face looks a bit gaunt." Losing weight is not good for me as I am very slim and my metabolism is ridiculously fast.
I don't know if this would be a problem for you, but it would still be hard on your heart and blood pressure. Stick to sex and dancing if you wish to be active while on speed.
 
motiv311 said:
save the amphetamines for your off-days
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If you are working out and are dedicated to your goals you should be using anything in the first place.

Vaya said:
You really shouldn't have problems. In college, I was in this weight lifting and cardio kinesiology class where you'd have to do 45 minutes of supervised heavy weight lifting and stationary biking/treadmill. We even had heart monitors and our BPM's had to be over 150 in order to pass the class for that day, the dick teacher went around and marked everyone's as it was displayed on a watch on our wrist (with a strap around our chest detecting the heart rate).

At any rate, I've rambled. I went to this class after blowing nearly half an ounce of cocaine with a friend from 12 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. (the class was at 9:00). I thought I was going to die in there, truly. Cocaine works the cardiovascular system much more roughly in general than do amphetamines. I survived the workout that day, but that's not to say everyone's invincible. what I'm saying is that, with the moderate amount of amphetamines you say you've ingested, as well as the time lapse between ingesting the drug and exercising, you should be just fine.

My simple recommendation if you intend to use amphetamines during workouts? Just try not to over-work yourself. Pay attention to your body - it's loaded with signal pathways that tell your brain when and where you've over exerted yourself.

However, in the everlasting spirit of harm reduction, I agree with motiv311; it's probably better to try and achieve the "natural high" as would be the product of exercising of one's own will, without artificial stimulation.

Stay safe!

~ vaya
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150 is not a high HR at all. Sack up. There was no need to use caine in order to pass that class.




OP, amphetamines are highly catabolic and defeat the entire purpose of weight training. You'd have to be an idiot to use them if you're serious about building muscle.
 
@Voxide
As I stated, I did not take them for working out. Get off my case.
 
GeeMeeUpp said:
@Voxide
As I stated, I did not take them for working out. Get off my case.
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But you did take them. The drug won't differentiate between intent.

Not only is it contradictory, it probably isn't safe. I wouldn't do that again. Like, ever.

The whole reason you made this thread is for people to "get on your case". If you didn't want anyone on your case, you wouldn't have made this thread and you'd continue to do serious damage to yourself. I'm posting this in YOUR best interest. Don't get the wrong idea.
 
It isn't great for you're body, but you should be fine as long as you do some light exercise. However afterwards I suspect this wouldn't be an enjoyable feeling. Light weight lifting is about the furthest I would go with amphetamines, I don't recommend running or intense exercise. Infact I would stay away from exercise in general unless it's dancing.
 
I'm curious why people are saying that dancing is okay on amphetamines? I posted about this a while ago, as this is my favorite thing to use amps for. But if I'm dancing to some fast music, it seems like this would be the equivalent to doing some cardio on a bike or treadmill. How is it any different?
 
GeeMeeUpp said:
Sorry if this has been covered, but a quick search yielded no joy.

Is it particularly dangerous to do light cardiovascular stuff, and weight lighting 3 or so hours after taking a moderate dose of amphetamine? My BPM is quite elevated but not extremely so.
Thanks
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I think the main danger is overexertion, rhabdomyolysis, things like that. Amphetamine will make you not realize how tired you are.
 
Legerity said:
I'm curious why people are saying that dancing is okay on amphetamines? I posted about this a while ago, as this is my favorite thing to use amps for. But if I'm dancing to some fast music, it seems like this would be the equivalent to doing some cardio on a bike or treadmill. How is it any different?
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My personal opinion of this is simply that people who use "club drugs" or stimulants for raving/dancing tend to be less directly conscious, or at least less immediately concerned with the potential implications of these drugs on their health and well-being than people who use stimulants for more utility-focused reasons.
 
Voxide said:
But you did take them. The drug won't differentiate between intent.

Not only is it contradictory, it probably isn't safe. I wouldn't do that again. Like, ever.

The whole reason you made this thread is for people to "get on your case". If you didn't want anyone on your case, you wouldn't have made this thread and you'd continue to do serious damage to yourself. I'm posting this in YOUR best interest. Don't get the wrong idea.
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I'm fully aware that psychoactive substances aren't able to read my mind and then act accordingly. I'm also fully aware that I made this thread to receive advice, funnily enough. I did not make this thread however so you could insinuate that I am an 'idiot'. If that were true this thread would not exist, as you yourself said.

Thank you for your help.
 
allalong said:
My personal opinion of this is simply that people who use "club drugs" or stimulants for raving/dancing tend to be less directly conscious, or at least less immediately concerned with the potential implications of these drugs on their health and well-being than people who use stimulants for more utility-focused reasons.
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Could be. It wasn't very often that I would do this...but I remember the feeling of speed dancing and was thinking about trying it again. Back then I didn't give a shit, but now the thought of combining physical activity with amphetamines makes me cringe a bit...
 
Legerity said:
I'm curious why people are saying that dancing is okay on amphetamines? I posted about this a while ago, as this is my favorite thing to use amps for. But if I'm dancing to some fast music, it seems like this would be the equivalent to doing some cardio on a bike or treadmill. How is it any different?
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Moderate doses and plenty of fluid intake is the key. Powerade, Gatorade, or any other drink that offers electrolytes + hydration is ideal. Multivitamins would be a good idea too.
 
Voxide said:
150 is not a high HR at all. Sack up. There was no need to use caine in order to pass that class.
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My simple assumption, based strictly off of this simple post of yours, Voxide, is that you are either negligent or illiterate. Perhaps both.

A normal resting heartrate for an average adult is 60-100bpm.
Google it if you'd like.
To double (perhaps moreso) that rate, whilst heavily under the influence of cocaine, is/would be irresponsible and dangerous, at the very best.

Neither did I suggest that I used cocaine for the purpose of enduring this class (rather, doing so was a gross absence of negligence on my part, as I have already stated), nor did I suggest the OP do the same.

In fact, I rather think my post insinuated the opposite of the latter. Or, can you understand that?

~ vaya
 
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