Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Fitness Stuff for Normal People podcast. I'm Tony. This is

Mariana over here. And it's no secret. The fitness industry sucks, period. Whether it's the

corrupt multi-billion dollar supplement in wheat loss industry or the endless supply of influencers

promoting anything to drive pay views. The bottom line is we're not trying to provide just

another fitness podcast, but completely

change the fitness industry for the better by providing you with the knowledge and tools

to cut out the BS once and for all, where today we are talking about another highly anticipated

topic, how marijuana, cannabis, impacts our fitness.

More specifically, its effect on training when it comes to strength, muscle growth, fat loss, and aerobic performance, and its effects outside

of training in factors such as sleep, pain management, recovery, and more. The reason we're talking

about it today is because an estimated 158 million people around the world use marijuana.

That's almost 4% of the global population.

We're still learning a lot about it.

Here in the United States, 18 states have legalized use for recreational cannabis, while 39 have passed medical marijuana.

So now 44% of Americans have access to legal recreational cannabis use in 2022. So it's a big and growing topic. Now, before we get

started, friendly reminder, easiest way to support us is by dropping a little five-star review.

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Mariana is telling you about some cool new stuff going on. Yeah. And if you really like the

research aspect that we bring into each episode, we took the time to build out a premium membership

in the Fitness Stuff Research Review, where we dive even deeper into the latest

research addressing individual nuances, showing you how to apply each aspect into your own

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