As teenagers, we all know that the decisions we make at this stage of life may amend or destroy our dreams. If you are reading this article, certainly your dream or ambition is to be the best possible bodybuilder, and perhaps one day become a pro.
We all know that a bunch of teenagers smoke. They begin to smoke thinking it would just last for a while, and when they start to distort a performance, shall cease. HA! Not so easy. Cigarettes cause addiction. Since there are many harmful effects on health, one of the worst possible decisions you can make, especially in this age, is to start to smoke. Detrimental effect on health is a permanent change in the structure of the functioning of organs and permanently increase the risk of health problems. A few, such as five years of smoking can have a lasting effect on the lungs, heart, eyes, throat, urinary flow, internal organs, bones and cells, and skin.
The nicotine contained in cigarettes cause addiction. Nicotine is a drug that causes dependence similar to cocaine and heroin. They all cause a decline in psychological symptoms which include nervousness, headaches, irritability, and insomnia. Because nicotine affects the chemistry of the brain and nervous system, can act on the mood of smokers. Cigarettes smoke also contains tar, which was made with 4.000 chemicals, including 43 for which is known to cause cancer. Some of these substances also cause heart and respiratory diseases. This means that each cigarette smoke, which contains a 4.000 drag chemicals. Why go to the gym at all? You slowly kill yourself and your progress in the gym.
Heart rate at rest in young smokers is increasing 2-3 times per minute, which means that the heart has to work a lot harder. It also lowers body temperature, reduces blood flow to the legs and feet, decreased levels of hormones and reduces the life of a person expect 10, 12 years?
Think about this. You are a young bodybuilder, and you start to smoke. Guaranteed, the day when you choose to smoke, you made a decision to never reach your full potential in the gym. Have you noticed how a smoker can’t do virtually anything when it comes to physical exercise? This is the reason:
For oxygen to enter the bloodstream, it has to cross large areas of the lungs. There has thousands tiny chambers with around 100 square meters site in the lungs. When emphysema occurs, the wall between the chambers collapses and create larger, less frequent chambers, reducing the amount of oxygen entering the blood. If this condition becomes frequent, you will constantly keep coughing for air and will must have oxygen bottle with oxygen tubes inserted to help you breathe. You are simply tired faster during various physical activities. Does this sounds like an advantage to you? I think not!
Every day, around 6.000 young people test cigarettes and approximately 3.000 to become a daily smokers. Do not become one of those 6.000 young people who try smoking on any given day, it will be the worst thing you ever did, I guarantee you that. Make yourself a service and listen to this advice.
Train carefully, effectively and most importantly, naturally. (Oh yeah, and do not smoke).