Originally Posted by
Bacciagalupe
Did you miss the Ravens-Broncos game this weekend?
Pro baseball teams will play almost every day from March to September.
Football players don't compete every day, but they do train almost every day.
Granted these aren't endurance sports, but there's no doubt that they are extremely demanding.
...and none of those guys do it because the game is "too hard." They do it to gain an advantage.
And again, there's plenty of insane endurance events that don't require PED's. Badwater Marathon, RAAM, Ironman tri's, running stage races come to mind.
These guys aren't doping to finish. They're doping because they believe it gives them an edge.
I would not say the Football Pros practice almost every day. No team I know of practices on Monday. And often not tuesday either.
BUT that is because the players are so beat up after each game that they can't really function until at least one and often several days to recover.
(Should we tell some of the posters here jsut what pro cyclists do on a rest day during a tour? I'm betting many have no idea).