Has anyone here taken performance enhancing drugs?
I don't want to advocate for drugs or doping in anyway but I would like to hear if anyone has taken them or been close enough to someone who has to have a good idea about what they actually do? Did you think it really gave you an advantage, etc.. I've never met anyone who says they have and I also don't know anyone who seems like they do. Anyone willing to fess up and give a good account?
Or at least pass on some anecdotal evidence? I'm really just wondering how I annoyed I should really be when athletes get caught, how much of an advantage did they really get. I know a lot of people say anyone who dopes could be an amazing athlete and I highly doubt that, so how much is drugs/doping and how much is the athlete? |
For my type of cycling, there's no need for performance enhancing drugs. Whether I finish a century in 6 hours or 8 hours or 10 hours doesn't make any difference to me.
But I'd hope that cyclists who compete in their little local (city/provincial/state) races wouldn't take their races so seriously to figure they need performance enhancing drugs. It's not like winning a little local race is going to put them on a team for the TDF. That said, when I was in bodybuilding years ago, performance enhancing drugs were available and quietly suggested. Depending on the drug, they can actually help build muscle, or give extra energy so that a person can do two workouts a day. And no, I never used any. |
i take glucosamine and calcium. are they banned yet?
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http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/Wo...st_2010_EN.pdf
I have dabbled in everything & I can say safely say there are supplements still within WADA regulation that Greg Lemond & his stance against doping simply ignores that produce better results than the likes of EPO & HGH etc. Hes going on about steroids now. lol. Pasta produces better results. |
These things enhance my performance:
I use B6 & B12 strategically timed with complex and simple carbohydrates. Caffeine tops the menu. Recovery includes liquid protein and some simple carbs. Significant rest is scheduled between intense training sessions. |
excellent article here
http://outside.away.com/outside/body...ug_test_1.html |
I have pituitary gland failure. All my hormone producing glands have failed. I take a number of medications that are considered doping agents. All prescribed by my endocrinologist. Still my levels are now at the lower end of normal after the pills and shots. Before a long ride or stressful event, I'll kick the dope up a notch just to hang in there.
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Thanks for the replies, both links were very interesting.
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SO...anyone who believes that Armstrong or any other top pro or even any top Cat 1 national level rider is clean simply lacks high level racing experince. Armstrong is an ******* for saying he is clean......Greg Lemond knows better. I do NOT wear the yellow wrist band!!! That is why I have written this article. |
When I was in the army a lot of the guys in more elite units took all sorts of stuff to help with mission performance and sleep/food deprivation. It does help, a lot, a whole lot. Keep in mind a day of combat is easily as physically demanding as an ironman triathlon. The effects on ones health from the drugs are pretty bad though. It is strange to see a 25 year old guy who looks 45 in the face, has the body of a 19 year old, can easily run 12 miles in full combat gear and smokes two packs a day with a raging hangover.
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very interesting about the blood transfusion thing too, cant see how that would be legal either, but havent memorized the rulebook either. be that as it may may slow Cat 5 ass wouldnt have a shot even on or off the juice; plus dont know how i would live with myself, ive always based my training and riding, and now racing on the level of suffering my body can take, thats the whole reason i do it. by juicing up i would be defrauding myself. id rather be OTB anyday. |
Originally Posted by gitarzan
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I have pituitary gland failure. All my hormone producing glands have failed. I take a number of medications that are considered doping agents. All prescribed by my endocrinologist. Still my levels are now at the lower end of normal after the pills and shots. Before a long ride or stressful event, I'll kick the dope up a notch just to hang in there.
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Originally Posted by Helms91
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That sucks. What happens when you don't go without your meds for awhile?
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Yeah, If I lay off the meds, I start getting tired all the time, my legs feel like logs, and I stop wanting to do anything. I'm real careful to stay on track. Most of the meds are cheap. $4 a month at the grocery store. One is $450 a month before insurance, and about $50 per month copay.
Meantime I am going to the gym, working out, and have signed up for a couple centuries. Big diff from this time last year. |
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