Re:Drug cheats in sport could benefit 'for decades', scienti...
by x0x0 on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @05:07AM
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And this is different than current practice how?
Are you aware, for example, that in the nba you are subject to 4 drug tests per year? And there is no reason you can be given a fifth? So the very second you get that fourth test, hopefully well before the tail end of the season and the grueling after season, these ultra competitive athletes have free reign to do as much hgh and steroids as they can get in their bodies.
And steroids will help you heal and deal with the effects on your body of competing at those levels. Low supplementation, particularly under a doctor's care, is probably all to the good.
I'd bet most of this is already going on.
An addendum: and we all know it.
Look at the muscle Barry Bonds put on in an off-season in his 30s.
Look at Kobe Bryant, going for surgeries (and what else) abroad, coming back from torn acls and a 3rd degree torn achilles, commonly a career-ending injury. At age 34 and the 14th highest minutes every played.
Look at Ray Lewis and his fucking miraculous recovery from a torn triceps.
Look at Adrian Peterson tearing his acl and mcl, then coming back within a year to break a 28 year old rushing record.
What do all these guys (and there are dozens more examples) have in common? Incredibly rapid recovery from horrific injuries. Late in life jump in muscle. You pretty much have to have your head buried up your arse not to be aware of what's going on.
Are you aware, for example, that in the nba you are subject to 4 drug tests per year? And there is no reason you can be given a fifth? So the very second you get that fourth test, hopefully well before the tail end of the season and the grueling after season, these ultra competitive athletes have free reign to do as much hgh and steroids as they can get in their bodies.
And steroids will help you heal and deal with the effects on your body of competing at those levels. Low supplementation, particularly under a doctor's care, is probably all to the good.
I'd bet most of this is already going on.
An addendum: and we all know it.
Look at the muscle Barry Bonds put on in an off-season in his 30s.
Look at Kobe Bryant, going for surgeries (and what else) abroad, coming back from torn acls and a 3rd degree torn achilles, commonly a career-ending injury. At age 34 and the 14th highest minutes every played.
Look at Ray Lewis and his fucking miraculous recovery from a torn triceps.
Look at Adrian Peterson tearing his acl and mcl, then coming back within a year to break a 28 year old rushing record.
What do all these guys (and there are dozens more examples) have in common? Incredibly rapid recovery from horrific injuries. Late in life jump in muscle. You pretty much have to have your head buried up your arse not to be aware of what's going on.