{"id":26625,"date":"2023-05-10T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T09:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/cbd-and-competitive-sports-part-1-whats-behind-it\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:10:52","slug":"cbd-and-competitive-sports-part-1-whats-behind-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/blog\/cbd-and-competitive-sports-part-1-whats-behind-it\/","title":{"rendered":"CBD and competitive sports (part 1): What’s behind it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the 1st post in our two-part series on CBD and competitive sports. In the second part, we asked trail runner Michael about his experiences: CBD and competitive sports: Experiences of an extreme athlete<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

CBD oil is on everyone’s lips and is used as a “miracle cure” for almost any ailment.<\/p>\n\n

And what about sports? There, too, it is increasingly used as a natural doping. It helps many athletes recover, but has also led to the suspension of top athletes.<\/p>\n\n

Amateur athletes, top athletes and also ambitious hobby athletes already take CBD.<\/p>\n\n

What many do not know: The body has its own endogenous cannabinoid system,\n [1]<\/a>\n<\/sup> thus produces its own cannabinoid. This system is involved in brain development, motor control, immunological regulation, and pain perception, among others.<\/p>\n

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Enduringly active in competitive sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

CBD as an anti-inflammatory<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

CBD oil is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. It can also help speed up the healing process and even have a preventive effect – in fact, the anti-inflammatory properties act like cell protection.<\/p>\n\n

Helpful against sore muscles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Muscle soreness is actually tiny, harmless muscle fiber tears. The muscle fiber tears also inflammation. Therefore, CBD has a healing effect here as well.<\/p>\n\n

Against performance pressure and for better sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

In addition, CBD oil can improve sleep quality and lower stress levels, both of which are important for athletes who need to perform at peak levels.<\/p>\n\n

Be on the safe side<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

For athletes looking for an edge over the competition, or looking for a natural way to improve health, CBD oil might be worth considering. It’s best to talk to your doctor about whether CBD is right for you. It is important to use a broad spectrum, THC-free oil. Then you also have no problems with possible doping controls in professional sports, because CBD products are already for years no longer on the list of banned substances.<\/p>\n\n

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Broad Spectrum CBD oil in the store<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
CBD and competitive sports (part 2): Experiences of an extreme athlete<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Sources and scientific reports:<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Cannabidiol in sport: Ergogenic or else? – PubMed<\/a>Cannabis and Athletic Performance | Sports Medicine<\/a>Cannabidiol and Sports Performance: a Narrative Review of Relevant Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research | Sports Medicine – Open<\/a><\/p>\n\n

CBD and muscle regeneration: a powerful duo!<\/a>New study: Effects of CBD on physical fitness<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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This is the 1st post in our two-part series on CBD and competitive sports. In the second part, we asked trail runner Michael about his experiences: CBD and competitive sports: Experiences of an extreme athlete. CBD oil is on everyone’s lips and is used as a “miracle cure” for almost any ailment. And what about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":26610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[322,830,815],"class_list":["post-26625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge","tag-cbd-oil","tag-ecs-en","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26625"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65164,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26625\/revisions\/65164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.herbadiberna.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}