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Muscle Pain and Long-Term Injuries: How CBD Affects Workouts and Workout Results

Since its legalization in the USA, Republic of Ireland and the UK, cannabidiol, or CBD, products have become mainstream. Sold at health stores and on wellness websites such as the webshop from Nordic Oil, CBD oils, salves, and tinctures offer numerous health benefits, including better fitness results and muscle recovery.

When vaping CBD it’s important to know the correct temperatures that can be found at Zamnesia, which is a great CBD resource. Whether you are a professional athlete, an amateur trying to get the most out of your fitness regime, or recovering from an injury, here are just some of the benefits of adding CBD to your wellness routine.

 

Better Muscle Recovery

 

Exercise can take a toll on our bodies. After all, who hasn’t felt sore after a game of football or a session at the gym. This is because exercise – especially high intensity workouts – causes tiny tears in the muscles. This, in turn, triggers inflammation, causing your muscles to feel sore and fatigued. While this is perfectly normal, and is a way of building stronger muscle tissue, there are times when it can work against us.

 

Pushing things too far at the gym or the sports field can lead to an injury or muscle damage that can actually reduce your fitness gains. Excessive exercise also increases your levels of cortisol, a hormone that can inhibit muscle growth. 

 

This is when taking CBD can be useful. As CBD has anti-inflammatory properties, it can help your muscles heal faster following a rigorous workout session or an injury. CBD is also an anti-catabolic, which means that it can reduce your level of cortisol to promote protein synthesis and muscle recovery.

 

Lower Muscle Tension

 

Muscle pain and stiffness caused by strenuous exercise or an injury can be intensified by muscle tension. This is why many people recovering from injuries take muscle relaxants, such as Valium, which work though the GABA receptors that induce relaxation. CBD is a great alternative to prescription muscle relaxants, which can come with their share of side effects, such as depression, confusion, and dizziness. This is because CBD has a similar effect on GABA as muscle relaxant medication without the annoying side effects. 

 

Less Pain

 

Pain caused by an injury or strenuous exercise can be debilitating. Instead of taking potentially harmful pain-killers, why not try CBD to feel more comfortable as you heal. CBD alleviates pain by inhibiting pain transmission in the brain and spinal column. It also reduces sensitivity to pain via vanilloid receptors.

 

Better Sleep Quality 

 

Sleep is the best time for our bodies to heal itself. Lack of sleep, on the other hand, can have negative effects on recovery by increasing cortisol levels and reducing testosterone. Taking CBD not only alleviates stress, but improves the quality and duration of sleep by interacting with receptors in the brain. And it is when we are asleep that the largest portion of muscle recovery takes place. Some of the processes that take place while we sleep include the removal of cellular debris from the damaged area and restoration of damaged proteins, such as myosin, actin, and troponin.

 

Al Wasmiyah Stud to sponsor the Pretty Polly Stakes at The Curragh for 3 years

The Curragh has announced that Al Wasmiyah Stud have agreed to sponsor the Pretty Polly Stakes from the next three years. The Group 1 contest takes place as the feature race on Sunday June 28 and will be titled The Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes.

Al Wasmiyah Stud is owned by Hamad Bin Ali Al Attiya and family and is managed by his sons Ali and Mohammed along with Director Olven Esmaeel. The stud is one of the leading owners and breeders based in Qatar with breeding and racing interests in Ireland, England and France. They already have close links with Ireland having horses trained by Joseph O’Brien and they also have a number of mares in Ireland which reside at Kiltinan Castle Stud in Co. Tipperary.

Ali and Mohammed Al Attiya, commented on the decision to sponsor the Pretty Polly Stakes:

“It is our pleasure to sponsor the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh and we look forward to establishing a long-lasting partnership between the Curragh and our Stud. The sport has been a passion of ours for many years, from show jumping at an early age to involvement with racing/breeding across Europe and the Middle East. We aim to expand our passion with the main goal of breeding and owning Classic winners around the world. We are, therefore proud to sponsor such an important race in a country renowned for its racing history.”

The Pretty Polly Stakes, which was first run in 1948, is named to honour the legendary racehorse who won 22 races during her career including the Fillies Triple Crown in 1904, and is buried at Eyrefield Lodge Stud close to The Curragh.

Previous winners of the Pretty Polly Stakes include many of Europe’s top race mares including Minding, Misty For Me, Alexander Goldrun, Alborada, Flame Of Tara and Dance Design, while multiple Group One winner Iridessa won the race in 2019.

The announcement by The Curragh comes of the back of confirmation in recent days that Juddmonte will sponsor the Irish Oaks for the next three years.

Juddmonte to sponsor the Irish Oaks at The Curragh for the next three years

Juddmonte, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, will sponsor the Irish Oaks, the country’s premier race for fillies, for the next three years.

Juddmonte have enjoyed a long and successful association with The Curragh since 1988 when they first sponsored the Group 2 Beresford Stakes and in 2018 they became a Group 1 sponsor with the Pretty Polly Stakes.

The famous Juddmonte colours have seen much success in Ireland, having won the Irish Oaks on three occasions with Enable in 2017, Bolas in 1994 and Wemyss Bight in 1993.

Many of The Curragh’s other top races have seen the Abdullah racing silks triumph, most notably this year’s Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas with the Ger Lyons-trained Siskin, while Khalid Abdullah landed the same race with Kingman in 2014 and Commander In Chief won the Irish Derby in 1993.

Notable previous winners of the Irish Oaks include Sariska, Snow Fairy, Blue Bunting, Ouija Board, Sea Of Class and Seventh Heaven, while the John Gosden trained Star Catcher gave Frankie Dettori victory last year.

The 2020 Juddmonte Irish Oaks will be run at The Curragh on Saturday, 18th July.

Royal Ascot timetable and Irish-trained runners on Thursday, 18th June

Today’s highlight is the Ascot Gold Cup, but unfortunately this year there isn’t any Irish runner in the day’s main race. Kew Gardens was being prepared for the contest but Aidan O’Brien wasn’t fully happy with him last week so the decision was taken not to travel to Royal Ascot with him.

Sky Sports Racing will again have every one of today’s races live, going on air at 12.30pm. Virgin Media One and UTV/ITV 1 will be live from 1.30pm and will broadcast six of the day’s races.

The number of Irish-trained runners on day three is just four, all coming from Ballydoyle (as below).

Thursday 18th June 2020

1.15 The Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 3 £35,000 One mile, two furlongs

 

1.50 The Wolferton Stakes (Listed) 4+ £50,000 One mile, two furlongs

Sir Dragonet (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien

 

2.25 The Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 3 £60,000 Seven furlongs

King Of Athens (Seán Levey) for Aidan O’Brien.
Monarch Of Egypt (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien.

 

3.00 The Chesham Stakes (Listed) 2 £40,000 Seven furlongs

Battleground (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien.

 

3.35 The Gold Cup (Group 1) 4+ £250,000 Two miles, four furlongs

 

4.10 The Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 3 colts & geldings £60,000 One mile

 

4.40 The Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 3 fillies £60,000 One mile.

Murtagh, Carroll, Whelan and Colgan claim doubles on Wednesday

It was a case of doubles all round today as jockeys Ronan Whelan, Robbie Colgan and Gary Carroll had two winners each, while Johnny Murtagh, whose horses have been in very good form recently, also claimed a double.

Racing began at Gowran Park with Beauchamp Bagenal (12/1) providing trainer Barry Fitzgerald and jockey Luke McAteer with their first win of the season when taking the opening Mansion Bet’s Beaten By A Head Handicap, beating Trueba at the death.

Johnny Murtagh, who trained the runner-up in the opener, soon gained consolation as So Suave (13/2) swooped late under Danny Sheehy to win the MansionBet Proud To Support Racing Handicap from Feminista.

Murtagh’s good form continued when winning his fourth race of the week in Division 1 of the Mansion Bet’s Paid As A Winner Handicap. The former Aga Khan horse Mirann (9/1) won by a half-length on his first run for Murtagh’s yard.

Gary Carroll also rolled off at double at the Co. Kilkenny venue, with wins on board Joe Murphy’s Collaborating (12/1) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for three-year-old colts and geldings, and Ideal Pal for Mick Mulvany, who prevailed by a short head, in division 2 of the handicap at 5.05pm.

Aidan O’Brien unveiled Roderic O’Connor’s sister, Laburnum (2/1), as she took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for three-year-old fillies on debut for Séamie Heffernan.

Maiden hurdle winner Takes Itall (15/8) made his first appearance on the flat in two years a triumphant one when winning Division 1 of the It’s Not Rocket Science MansionBet Maiden for Joseph O’Brien and Shane Crosse, while in-form rider Billy Lee teamed up with Co. Waterford handler Henry de Bromhead to land the second division on Hurricane Cliff (100/30).

At Limerick, Oriental Eagle (18/1), twice a Group winner in Germany, produced an excellent performance when giving Rachael Blackmore her biggest career success on the flat, in winning the Listed Martin Molony Stakes.

Blackmore edged the five-year-old into the lead as the field turned into the straight before the Tipperary-native kept the eventual winner running straight, as he won by a length from the late-closing Pondus.

The Ado McGuinness-trained Laugh A Minute (11/2), a runner-up in a Group 3 when trained in Britain by Roger Varian, was the opening winner of jockey Ronan Whelan’s double at the Munster track.

Whelan then produced a brave ride on Global Pass (9/2) to claim the It’s Good To Be Back At Limerick Handicap for trainer Richard O’Brien. The rider moved his mount onto the rail at the two-furlong marker before squeezing up inside Kinch to win.

Half Nutz (4/1) was a length winner of the Well Done To All Frontline Staff Handicap for Robbie Colgan and Sheila Lavery, with the Meath rider also winning on Shanroe (11/1) in the Patrickswell Maiden for older horses for Karl Thornton.

Russian Emperor wins Hampton Court Stakes

With one Irish-trained winner at Royal Ascot on Day One, Aidan O’Brien doubled his tally on Wednesday as a strong run in the final furlong saw Russian Emperor (100/30) get up and deny First Receiver (9/4f) by half a length in the Group 3 Hampton Court Stakes over a mile and a quarter.

The winner, ridden by Ryan Moore, for whom it was a 60th Royal Ascot winner, is a son of Galileo, with his dam, Atlantic Jewel, a four time Group 1 winner in Australia.

Moore said of the Coolmore partners-owned three-year-old:

“He is a lovely colt, straightforward and with a good attitude. He was very professional; he has had the benefit of a couple of runs this year and let us see if he will keep progressing. He has a very good pedigree – his dam was exceptional in Australia. I think he will be a nice horse going forward for the rest of the year.”

The other Irish-trained horse in the race, 50/1 shot New World Tapestry (Adam Kirby), was fifth.

1:50pm Group 3 Hampton Court Stakes

1 Russian Emperor Aidan O’Brien 3-9-00 Ryan Moore 100/30
2 First Receiver Sir Michael Stoute 3-9-00 Frankie Dettori 9/4
3 Berlin Tango Andrew Balding 3-9-04 Oisín Murphy 4/1

8 ran
Time: 2m 5.86s
Distances: ½, 1 ¼

The Aidan O’Brien-trained favourite, Japan, disappointed in the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes, when finishing fourth, having missed the break. Lord North (5/1), a Dubawi gelding, running in his first contest at the highest level, was a surprise winner under James Doyle. The John Gosden-trained victor, who won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket in October, showed an impressive turn of foot inside the final furlong to take the 1m 2 f race.

3.00pm Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (British Champions Series)

1 Lord North John Gosden 4-9-00 James Doyle 5/1
2 Addeybb William Haggas 6-9-00 Tom Marquand 7/2
3 Barney Roy Charlie Appleby 6-9-00 William Buick 8/1

7 ran
6/4 Fav Japan (4th)
Time: 2m 5.63s
Distances: 3¾, 1¼

James Doyle completed a raceday 26/1 double when Tactical (7/2f) took the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes for trainer Andrew Balding. Tactical, a son of Toronado, staying on well for a length and a quarter victory over Yazaman (20/1). Neither of the Ballydoyle-based runners, Chief Little Hawk (Ryan Moore) or Hyde Park Barracks (Seán Levey) featured at the business end of the two-year-old contest.

4.10pm Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed)

1 Tactical Andrew Balding 2-9-03 James Doyle 7/2f
2 Yazaman William Haggas 2-9-03 Tom Marquand 20/1
3 Muker Phillip Makin 2-9-03 Paul Mulrennan 40/1

18 ran
Non-Runners: 7 Macho Pride (Going), 13 Steadman (Self Certificate, not eaten up)
Time: 1m 0.04s
Distances: 1¼, shd

Dark Vision (15/2), winner of the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood in 2018, bounced back to form today when landing the ultra-competitive Royal Hunt Cup in the blue silks of Godolphin. Dark Vision, who delivered a challenge entering the final furlong of the mile contest and went on to score by a length and a quarter from Montatham (8/1), was a 46th Royal Ascot win for trainer Mark Johnston and a 24th for jockey William Buick.

Airtricity League sides to play European games in August

Airtricity League sides Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Derry will play their European games in August it has been revealed.

Dundalk, will be playing the Champions League and they will enter at the first round of qualifying on the 18th/19th of August. Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Bohemians will play in the first round of Europa League qualifying on the 27th of August. RTE Sport report that the qualifying rounds will be one off games (no home and away). This is because football governing body UEFA are trying to make space to conclude the 2019/20 season. The first round qualifying draw will be made a week before games, following the preliminary round games.

The four teams have resumed training since last week and will be now of course eager to get back into competitive on the field play. However, RTE state that the clubs remain in discussions with the FAI on whether or how to finish the domestic season. Peamount United will begin their European campaign on the 7th of October. UEFA have also revealed the remainder of the 2019/20 Champions League will be played in Lisbon, Portugal.

The 8 teams in the competition will take part in a straight knockout tournament between the 12th and 23rd of August. The games will take place in two venues which are home to Sporting Lisbon and Benfica. The four remaining last 16 games will take place on the 7th/8th of August, these games are Man City v Real Madrid, Chelsea v Bayern Munich, Juventus v Lyon and Napoli v Barcelona. Four teams have already found passage to the last 8 these are PSG, Atalanta, RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid. Regarding these games venues have yet to be decided on.

The Europa League from the last 8 onwards will take place across 4 venues in Germany. These been Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen. These games will take place between the 10 and 21st of August. The final will be held in Cologne. President of UEFA Alex Ceferin said, fans may be allowed at the games but a decision has not yet been reached. He said, “If I would answer today, we don’t think we could have spectators at the Champions League or Europa League finals, but things are changing rapidly. “We will assess the situation at the beginning of July and we will see what the situation will be. It would be incompetent from us if we were to decide in advance about the situation.”

To Summarise: 

UEFA Champions League 2020/21
Preliminary round: 8 and 11 August
First qualifying round: 18/19 August
Second qualifying round: 25/26 August
Third qualifying round: 15/16 September
Play-offs: 22/23 and 29/30 September
Group stage: 20/21 and 27/28 October, 3/4 and 24/25 November, 1/2 and 8/9 December

UEFA Europa League 2020/21
Preliminary round: 20 August
First qualifying round: 27 August
Second qualifying round: 17 September
Third qualifying round: 24 September
Play-offs: 1 October
Group stage: 22 and 29 October, 5 and 26 November, 3 and 10 December

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2020/21
Qualifying round mini-tournament: 7 and 13 October

 

Aston Villa encourage fans to stay away

Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow has encouraged fans not to congregate and stay away from Villa Park ahead of the restart of the Premier League on Wednesday.

Villa play Sheffield United in the first fixture in England in the Premier League since the coronavirus outbreak which put a stop to all sporting activity. All of the remaining 92 fixtures will be shown live on tv behind closed doors, with BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon all showing games.

Purslow said in a video on Aston Villa’s Twitter account, “I pledge to Aston Villa fans I will be doing my utmost in the coming weeks and months to drive the debate that gets fans back in the stadia as soon as possible, obviously when it is safe to do so and consistent with Governmental policy and consistent with treatment of citizens, generally, around the British economy”.

He continued, “We were amongst a number of clubs who made clear that we didn’t approve of that policy because although none of you will be here, it is recognisably our home and I know the players feel really strongly about having six games here in our home. “But one way to assure we complete this season, in those six games at Villa Park, is for none of our fans to show up”.

Purslow said to the fans “recognise the policies and negotiations that went on with government”. He continued, “If we have fans congregating, they will reverse those policies immediately”. He concluded by saying to supporters enjoy watching the games on television and as soon as it’s same and legal to do so we will have fans back at Villa Park.

Royal Ascot timetable and Irish-trained runners on Wednesday, 17th June

Wednesday is Day 2 of Royal Ascot 2020. Here is the running order of races, with Irish-trained horses shown. There will be live coverage of all races on Sky Sports Racing, with Raceday Live starting at 12.30pm.  Virgin Media One and ITV 1 with also show Royal Ascot and their live coverage will begin at 1.30pm.

Wednesday 17th June 2020

1.15 The Silver Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap) (A consolation race for the Royal Hunt Cup) (Class 2) (Open) 3+ £35,000 One mile

 

1.50 The Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) 3 £60,000 One mile, two furlongs

New World Tapestry (Adam Kirby) for Aidan O’Brien
Russian Emperor (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien

 

2.25 The King George V Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 3 £60,000 One mile, four furlongs

 

3.00 The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) 4+ £250,000 One mile, two furlongs

Japan (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien

 

3.35 The Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (Open) 3+ £75,000 One mile

 

4.10 The Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) 2 £40,000 Five furlongs

Chief Little Hawk (Ryan Moore) for Aidan O’Brien
Hyde Park Barracks (Seán Levey) for Aidan O’Brien

 

4.40 The Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (0-105) 4+ £35,000 One mile, six furlongs

Circus Maximus wins Queen Anne Stakes for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore

Aidan O’Brien’s Circus Maximus (4/1f) recorded a second Group 1 success at Royal Ascot when winning the Queen Anne Stakes.

The son of Galileo battled hard in the final furlong, coming out on top by a head from Terebellum (5/1), to add this race to the St James’s Palace Stakes he won at the Berkshire venue in 2019.

In a sustained duel inside the final furlong, Circus Maximus and Terebellum pulled clear of the rest of the field, with Marie’s Diamond, the early pace-setter, three lengths back in third.

Aidan O’Brien, recording his 71st Royal Ascot success, said of the winner:

“We were delighted with that performance. Circus Maximus is very tough, he travels with a lot of speed, then quickens and then toughs it out. It was unbelievable, really. Ryan gave him an unbelievable ride and we are delighted. Circus Maximus is a very good horse. He is a Galileo from a good family and has a great pedigree. He is tough, has pace and is brave – he is a trademark Galileo.”

The winning handler, who nominated the Sussex Stakes as the next probable target for Circus Maximus, continued:

“I think a mile is his trip. The problem is he is lazy and that is why he wears blinkers. It is only when the tempo is really high that he actually races so I think a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half trips don’t allow him to focus. So, I would imagine he would stay at a mile. Like a fighter, if you don’t get his blood up, he doesn’t really bother. The pace of the mile races allows him to get his blood up.”

Jockey Ryan Moore, who was having his 59th Royal Ascot victory said:

“He is a very straightforward horse. He won the St James’s Palace here last year and won the Moulin at Longchamp. He has been a really good horse and this is his third Group 1. They had their chance to come and beat him, but he battled away and fought all the way. I am delighted with what he has done today.”

1.50pm Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

1 Circus Maximus Aidan O’Brien 4-9-00 Ryan Moore 4/1 Fav

2 Terebellum John Gosden 4-8-11 Frankie Dettori 5/1

3 Marie’s Diamond Mark Johnston 4-9-00 Joe Fanning 40/1

Winner owned by Flaxman Stables/Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith

15 ran
Non-Runner: 2 Bless Him (Going)
Time: 1m 40.05s
Distances: hd, 3

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