Ending the sports war on doping

[element00]

Many of us knew this already, but an interesting read...

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-drugs-won-the-case-for-ending-the-sports-war-on-doping

 

[ergomaniac]

Many of us knew this already, but an interesting read...

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-drugs-won-the-case-for-ending-the-sports-war-on-doping

an outstanding article.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Good article - too long - I skimmed a lot of it.

Same as the failed "war on drugs" like marijuana and other recreational drugs - as well as the ongoing disaster known as the FDA (which economists have estimated as having caused more deaths than they have saved).

Get rid of all of it.

 

[ergomaniac]

Good article - too long - I skimmed a lot of it.

Same as the failed "war on drugs" like marijuana and other recreational drugs - as well as the ongoing disaster known as the FDA (which economists have estimated as having caused more deaths than they have saved).

Get rid of all of it.

but when you get a minute, read through it. and there's a lot of links.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

but when you get a minute, read through it. and there's a lot of links.

Nah - I'm already on board about it - it's too bloody wordy.

As Oscar Wilde said: "Be concise"

 

[ergomaniac]

Nah - I'm already on board about it - it's too bloody wordy.

As Oscar Wilde said: "Be concise"

fair enough. a lot of good and easy accessible info though. for anyone interested.

 

[jaymaximus]

Good read. Anyone who's seen me comment on here knowd I think they should be legal in sports. We all want to see the best athletes run faster, jump higher, and hit harder.

The problem is enough will never be enough. So if its monitered for players safety and Player A is taking 1 gram a week, player be will want 1.5 grams to be better.

Its definetely a waste of time to try and stop these people. No one gets caught and the ones who do are no bodies.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Good read. Anyone who's seen me comment on here knowd I think they should be legal in sports. We all want to see the best athletes run faster, jump higher, and hit harder.

The problem is enough will never be enough. So if its monitered for players safety and Player A is taking 1 gram a week, player be will want 1.5 grams to be better.

Its definetely a waste of time to try and stop these people. No one gets caught and the ones who do are no bodies.

If they disclose what gear and how much they actually run, then there will be some science to finding the sweetspot.

 

[jaymaximus]

If they disclose what gear and how much they actually run, then there will be some science to finding the sweetspot.

Yes. But if one athlete finds the sweet spot another will want to up his doses to be bigger, stronger, and faster.

 

[technik]

Pretty good read. Nothing really new or exciting in there but still interesting. Overall it just left me frustrated though.

Intolerance is something that really irritates me. I don't understand how some people are so black and white and unable to even consider something other than what they believe. And I'm sitting here stewing thinking about someone else being penalized for drinking too much coffee, I can't even imagine keeping my cool through something like that. I'd lose my mind

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Yes. But if one athlete finds the sweet spot another will want to up his doses to be bigger, stronger, and faster.

Well, then it wasn't the sweet spot, was it?

Sugar, do you really prefer the current cloak and dagger skullduggery over an open disclosure run what you want approach?

 

[jaymaximus]

Well, then it wasn't the sweet spot, was it?

Sugar, do you really prefer the current cloak and dagger skullduggery over an open disclosure run what you want approach?

I would love for it to be legal and open. But thats impossible. No matter what an athlete will lie about how much je's taking, even if legal. And from year to year the doses will keep going up.

Even athletes and BBers who admit to steroid use often lie about the amounts and duration.