If you subscribe to an active lifestyle, you’ve probably heard of CBD for athletes and how this organic extract is helping the pros optimize both performance and recovery. Silicon Valley’s workout lovers are just beginning to discover the multifaceted application of cannabidiol. With so many therapeutic benefits, CBD’s reputation is expanding beyond alternative medicine and wellness into fitness culture. This natural remedy is shocking the industry, proving itself as a legitimate tool for managing post-workout inflammation, chronic joint pain, and ultimately enhancing athletic performance.
Cloud City Supply has been Silicon Valley’s top-rated CBD store for four consecutive years. In that time, we’ve watched the fitness community embrace CBD as a natural alternative to traditional pain management.
Why the best athletes are using CBD
Professional athletes and daily gym-goers who are committed to regimented workout routines understand that training hard comes with physical consequences. Most commonly, these consequences include muscle inflammation and joint pain, which delay recovery and cause sleep disturbances.
CBD offers a science-backed solution that actually works. What’s more, it doesn’t come with any of the health risks or complications that pharmaceutical meds present. Over-the-counter pain meds often come with unwanted baggage, such as indigestion, addiction, and other side effects that can derail both your workout schedule and your long-term health.
How CBD optimizes athletic performance
Your endocannabinoid system (ECS) regulates physiological functions that determine your pain perception, inflammation responses, and sleep quality. Think of your ECS as the internal regulatory system that manages the impact of external factors (e.g., environmental pollution, emotional stress, muscle tissue damage, etc.) on your health. Considering this, it makes sense that when you push your body to its limits during an intense workout, your body goes into repair mode. CBD interacts with your ECS to help mitigate the cascading effects of physical stress.
Here’s how CBD supports your workout routine:
Controls the inflammatory response
Exercise-induced inflammation is your body’s natural response to muscle stress. However, if not properly tended to, it can turn into chronic inflammation, delaying your recovery and throwing you off your routine altogether. CBD is known for its amazing anti-inflammatory properties, which help your muscles recover faster without blocking your natural inflammatory response (which you need to build muscle).
Organic pain management
Athletes who shop at Cloud City report significant relief from muscle soreness, joint pain, and post-workout headaches. Whether you’re dealing with acute pain from an aggressive lifting session or a chronic condition like tendonitis or arthritis, CBD offers an organic pain management solution.
Supports restorative functions
Recovery doesn’t just mean healing sore muscles between workouts. Another long-term benefit CBD offers is optimizing your ECS’s function. In time, your body’s repair regimen becomes more balanced and responsive after each gym session. Importantly, CBD is known as a highly effective agent for sleep support, which is when your body performs its most critical recovery work.
In short, better sleep = bigger gains.
Reduces stress & anxiety
Performance anxiety, pre-competition jitters, and the mental grind of consistent training take a toll not just on your body but also on your mind. Another effect of CBD’s interaction with your ECS is its role in mood regulation. Cannabidiol balances cortisol production to keep you emotionally stable, sharp, and consequently, physically primed.
These four tenets of CBD for athletes explain how you can maximize your gym performance with CBD. Managing inflammation leads to improved consistency. Better sleep quality translates to enhanced daily recovery. Reduced anxiety and stress management helps you show up mentally prepared for whatever your next training session throws at you. As such, CBD presents a natural, holistic approach for athletes looking to optimize their performance.
Best CBD topical for post-workout recovery
One of the best things about CBD is that it comes in so many different formats: Edibles, tinctures, and topicals are among Cloud City’s fitness guru’s favorites. Because post-workout recovery necessitates targeted relief for specific areas of the body, we always recommend this best-selling Intensive Relief Rub.
We love this product, not only for its efficacy, but also for its convenience. It comes in a jar you can keep in your medicine cabinet at home, as well as a roll-on stick you can store in your workout bag for on-the-go relief. Unlike tinctures and edibles, which work systemically and have a blanket effect throughout the body, topical CBD delivers concentrated relief exactly where you need it.. And fast!
This one-of-a-kind topical combines CBD with emu oil, which penetrates deeper into the skin than other brands’ products. To that end, emu oil serves as a vehicle for delivering CBD to the sore, inflamed muscle tissue you just exercised.
Once applied, you’ll feel relief in minutes so you can keep moving through the rest of your routine. Though emu oil and broad-spectrum CBD are the two primary ingredients responsible for palpable pain relief, this relief rub also contains other supporting compounds that enhance its effectiveness, including:
- Menthol for immediate cooling
- Arnica for heightened anti-inflammatory properties
- Essential fatty acids that enhance absorption
Together, this ingredient cocktail provides real pain relief without any undesirable side effects. Unlike other topicals, this formula glides on easily, leaving no grease or residue post-application. Say goodbye (and good riddance) to messy applications and stained workout clothes!
User Guide: Intensive Relief Rub
Ready to experience what thousands of athletes and active gym-goers already know? The Cloud City Intensive Relief Rub (2000mg CBD) is specifically formulated for people who demand more from their bodies—and need effective recovery to support those demands.
Here’s why this product is an absolute game-changer:
Concentrated potency: Packed with 2000mg of broad-spectrum CBD for maximum therapeutic benefit
Advanced delivery system: Formulated with emu oil that penetrates skin 2-4 times deeper than conventional oils, ensuring CBD reaches inflamed muscles and joints where you need it most
Non-greasy formula: Absorbs quickly without residue, so you can apply before workouts, after training, or anytime during your day
Airless pump packaging: Convenient, mess-free application whether you’re at the gym, on the trail, or at home
Organic ingredients: Enhanced with cooling menthol and anti-inflammatory arnica for comprehensive, long-lasting relief
Versatile application: Perfect for post-workout muscle soreness, chronic pain conditions, acute injuries, stress-induced tension, or general self-care
How to use it:
Apply a small amount to sore muscles or joints and massage thoroughly into the skin. Use up to four times daily as needed. For best results, apply after workouts while muscles are still warm, or before bed to support overnight recovery.
Upgrade your workout routine today
CBD, as a natural pain reliever, doesn’t just mask pain; It supports and enhances your body’s natural inflammatory response and healing process. Whether you’re recovering from surgery, managing chronic conditions like arthritis or persistent joint pain, or simply dealing with the daily demands of an active lifestyle, CBD offers a sustainable approach to pain management. Cloud City only sources products from organic, non-GMO, pesticide-free brands made from hemp grown under natural sunlight. Our products use best-in-class extraction methods to deliver pure, potent CBD that actually performs.
When you’re ready, visit us in-store or give us a call to speak with one of our budtenders, who can help guide you with expert recommendations based on your specific needs. Can’t make it in? Don’t fret- With our cannabis delivery service throughout Silicon Valley and nationwide shipping capabilities, you can get premium CBD products delivered right to your door—no interruption to your training schedule required.
FDA Disclaimer: The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from health care practitioners. Please consult your health care professional about potential interactions or other possible complications before using any product.
