Q: Do you think it’s a problem to continue smoking pot while on an AAS cycle? I am currently on D-Bol and Sustenon and I don’t want to lose the effects of these just for the sake of partying. But, it helps me to sleep at night and relax from being so keyed up. What are your thoughts on this?

A: Here’s my theory on it… I don’t think anything is a problem on AAS as long as it was not a problem prior to beginning an AAS cycle. So whether you are now smoking pot AND on an AAS cycle, is neither here nor there. If you weren’t a chronic pot smoker prior to going on a cycle, you probably are not now-it just stands to reason. But there are benefits and downsides to both chemical families, as anyone with half a brain could attest, and with those various chemical profiles come side effects. This must be a consideration. But the biggest problem I see with including marijuana while on a growth-oriented AAS cycle is motivation, more than anything else. I know a lot of people will expound upon the argument that THC, the chemical found in marijuana, will diminish testosterone stores within the body, but the truth is, when you’re supplementing with such ungodly amounts of exogenous testosterone, it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll experience any sort of diminished hormonal capacity where that is concerned.

Honestly, that would be the least of my worries. But lack of motivation is a worry, or should be, for most bodybuilders or other strength athletes because the motivation, hunger and discipline to train like an animal for your sport of choice hinges upon you having the “eye of the tiger” so to speak. Marijuana gives you anything but the eye of the tiger! More like “Eye of the Rasta”! However, I will concur that it does have it’s benefits, such as the ability to enhance sleep, relaxation and, to some extent, recuperation when the body would otherwise be pretty pent up and, as you put it, “keyed up”. Now back to those side effects… The other thing I’d be worried about is the fact that marijuana tends to settle in estrogen receptor sites and encourage fatty tissue to proliferate. That has been proven in chronic pot smokers. Those areas are, of course, behind the nipple and in the area of the testes. If you were predisposed in any way to developing gyno, I’d avoid combining the two for this reason alone. Other than that, if you’re injecting your backside with oil-based AAS, how can you have a moral or legal issue with it?

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