"Anyone remember the study from England where the "habitual stoner" drivers each smoked one joint, and then proceed to *BEAT* the sober drivers in the electronic driving competition...?
The stoners were then made to smoke a second joint each, at which point the sober drivers started winning"
i whoop ass at anything high, so long as im fresh baked on my first smoke of the day, and only until it wears off (about 45 mins at my tolerance level now. it goes up the longer i abstain). any weed after that just has a negative effect. i've known this for a couple years now. i learned half of my skateboarding tricks high as shit. then kept smoking through out the day and got tired=hurt... videogames works for sure. in online play (xbox360) they have a ranking system that matches you with players based on your past experience, so your all about on the same level. after i warm up for a game or two then smoke, i will beat the shit out of nearly anybody that they match me with (sober about 50/50), until i lose my high, then i usually level back out, or if i smoked alot, i will get worse :?
the thing about that is that the skills you learn in that state dont transfer back 100% when you are sober again, meaning, you have to be in that mindstate again to perform that way again. you dont just get better and better each time. unless you smoke each time = chemical dependancy...
i've noticed this in my kickboxing training too. the anti-nausea properties of weed let me push alot harder, and i dont notice the lactic acid burn as much, the euphoria kind of pushes it out. training after cutting weed out for a while? i feel like i can physically push myself harder, but my stomache says FAAACK YOUUUUU! i feel like vomiting.
this is why i now preach moderation, as i can see clearly now by my own experience as well as from others, that this is the best way to maximize ones performance (aka stay balanced and healthy), as well as get the most out of whatever your substance of choice is.