I’m wondering if this would help with mental issues like ruminating, ADHD, etc. when you need to focus but can’t get your brain to cooperate. It is not fun having a runaway mind when you need to focus. Update: I got ahold of some, it isn’t super fresh ie. potent. It does help. I’m sure a new batch would work much better. It’s not as bad as you would think, or at least you don’t have to take a huge whiff. Granted the bigger the whiff the better it works. It will bring tears to your eyes and almost take your breath if you hit it hard.
Update: I got ahold of some, it isn’t super fresh ie. potent. It does help. I’m sure a new batch would work much better. It’s not as bad as you would think, or at least you don’t have to take a huge whiff. Granted the bigger the whiff the better it works. It will bring tears to your eyes and almost take your breath if you hit it hard.
I had the same thought when researching what adderall does to the brain realeasing adrenaline to intensify focus and thought an extreme smelling salt may have the same effect to some extent
Think Im Going to get this to help me wake up and get after my morning routine in hopes of building an autopilot healthy morning routine without the salts... (having issues with getting up and doing what needs to be done instead of pressing snooze button
So I grew up working chicken houses and now smelling salts really doesn’t effect me very much. I’ve tried 2-3 different kinds that really hit others hard and I get a small effect but not on the level others say they feel it.
A couple months ago I bought a box of smelling salts to put in my first aid kit. Out of curiosity I tried one - not trying to exercise or anything, was just curious. It doesn't seem to do very much as in having any lasting effect, even for more than a couple seconds after sniffing. But something about it is fun - kind of refreshing. I went through the box pretty quick lol. First I could barely take a tiny sniff of a fresh one. Now, about ten ampules later, I can pop it beneath my nose and rip in a full breath, from empty lungs to full, all through my nose. It's almost addictive in a way haha. These probably aren't very healthy, though - it's pure ammonia vapor after all.
I would imagine that, long term, a lifter using smelling salts almost every session would eventually adapt to it. Either their nose won’t be able to take the effect the same way as before, or the lifter won’t be able to use smelling salt as a strong stimulant anymore
I have very bad anxiety so i don’t take pre workout or anything high in caffeine since that’ll make my heart beat fast and will trigger my anxiety, will smelling salts trigger my anxiety? I’ve been stuck at the same weight for about 6 months and I’m really taking smelling salts into consideration.
Dunno if it triggers anxiety but if your stuck at the same weight for 6 months you got to look at your calorie/protien intake and your training regimen first. Not being able to go up in weight in a months time is usually a clear sign something is wrong somewhere. Salts aint the answer
Take your preworkout 30-45 minutes b4 you workout. You’ll chill out and have the focused effect without the am I about to stroke out feeling in the back of your mind
Well I've never used those and my current pr is 170kgx2 conventional.. Never tried 180 yet..maybe i can bt what if i get a smelling salt ..like could it make me do 185-190?
I think smelling salts are better for making you at 100%strength for a minute or so. In other words, if you're having a perfect day in the gym, and you're fresh, not tired, you're focused etc. You probably dont need it then. But if you go into the gym and you wanna have the best shot at a 1rm pr, and you're not perfectly dialed in, then smelling salts will help for like 1 minute
they won't really make you stronger, they just help you focus on the lift. If im anxious or having a bad day, they allow me to do my best on a lift, and lock something out I may not have otherwise, or get an extra rep or 2, but only because it allows me to focus on the lift, and shields me from nervousness for a short time. It won't do anything extra for muscle growth, or muscle usage, so it doesn't really make you stronger in the way you would normally think about it. Its useful to train, but I wouldn't add too much extra weight on a lift thinking that it will help you lift it.
Best way to explain it is. Imagine your in a pool with chlorine. You go underwater and the chlorine and water gets into your nose and it burns. That's the best way but much worse. Same same but different
@@dx-dragon4399 not seen it used much in current years, but it was almost a trope on TV to use smelling salts on someone knocked out. It wasn’t overly used but it was seen in movies. They would wave some magic capsule under the unconscious person’s nose and BAM they are awake and ready to get back in the action.
@@OldDirtyDrake it's not a placebo. What it does is it triggers aggression, ups adrenal release and allows for greater singular focus. All of these are physiologic and therefore not a placebo.
