We’ve already seen cannabis breaking through the fitness realm with The 420 Games, and now it looks like the crew behind those games is taking their love for fitness and cannabis one step further with the world’s first-ever cannabis-friendly gym. Yes, that’s right, there’s now a gym that doesn’t just allow you to get high while working out, but actually encourages it!
Co-founded by 420 Games co-founder Jim McAlpine and retired NFL all-pro running back Ricky Williams, Power Plant Fitness, as it’s so aptly called, is looking to put the cliched stoner stereotype to bed once and for all by creating a space (and lifestyle) that merges both fitness and cannabis together to simultaneously fuel both the body and the mind. And they probably couldn’t have picked a better partner or spokesperson than former Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, whose on-field success made headlines just as much as his love for cannabis did, eventually leading to several league suspensions and an early retirement for the extremely talented former NFL star.
As McAlpine told Complex in a recent interview, “Having Ricky Williams as a partner is fucking awesome because he exemplifies a successful and very athletic person who also uses cannabis. Ricky is as smart as he is a talented athlete. And that is a big statement.”
Yes, it is big, and having a former NFL star in your corner even bigger. After all, who wouldn’t want to hit the weights alongside the likes of Ricky Williams, not to mention hit a joint with him afterwards?
But Ricky Williams isn’t the only thing Power Plant Fitness has going for it. For starters, the gym will focus on “integrative full body and mind training,” although we’re still not quite sure exactly what that means or how they plan on accomplishing it. However, we do know that unlike any other gym or fitness facility in the world, Power Plant’s members will be able to consume cannabis both before, during, and after their workout throughout the facility.
In fact, the gym is even creating their own line of cannabis-infused “athletic” edibles designed specifically for pre-workout focus and post-workout recovery. We’re talking gels, energy bars, and concentrates with just the right amount of THC to maximize your athletic potential. They even come vegan and gluten-free! And while we could personally care less either way, one thing’s for sure—edibles or no edibles, any gym that encourages cannabis to get your mind right while getting your body right is definitely a gym for us. Sign us the fuck up.
