News just broke today about pro triathlete Collin Chartier using EPO. He said he thought the top pros were doing it. This was his statement:
https://triathlonmagazine.ca/news/collin-chartier…
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Do you believe people are doping in a certain sport? (besides Mr. Olympia)
Sam Long, pro triathlete in response:
I find it so hard to believe that many of the top athletes in the tri world are not doping. I think all the reactions have been a little weird in my opinion. It feels like they are saying "this sport has integrity - Don't look here". Or the Superhero reference that Sam makes - feels like its trying to say that they are above being caught or something like that.
I am just saying that I would honestly appreciate a response like "F@#% that guy, I'm going to go train".
I think it's widespread in combat sports, especially boxing, which has proven itself to be more than useless when it comes to punishing dopers (see Oscar Valdez, Canelo, Conor Benn, Jarrell Miller, etc. Then think about all the fighters in the past that were caught doing something they shouldn't have been doing.) . The UFC have fixed up recently but I reckon it's still rife there. It kinda makes sense - if you have evidence to think your opponents are on it, then it puts you at a serious disadvantage to not be on some form of PEDs.
This shouldn’t be a question. Every professional athlete I know uses questionable methods for peak performance.
Every NFL player I personally know is on steroids. Baseball players on roids and other “banned” substances.
NBA not any I know on roids but lots of blood manipulation
Can confirm on the baseball side. When pro tennis players are getting popped for PEDs, you know it's gotten pretty widespread.
But, let's be real, the NFL and MLB love the enhanced product. The players are making money, the leagues are making money and the fans are loving it.
My favorite sporting event of the year is the Tour de France, I constantly look forward to those three weeks in July. It's a great race, and a goal of mine within the next couple of years is to see it live.
That being said, yeah - those guys are juicing like crazy. I get the testing, check-ups, protocol, etc., but I refuse to believe those dudes are natty when their thighs are the size of my entire body and they're averaging 180+ miles per day through some of the most brutal terrain possible, holding mid-30mph+ averages and 21 stages in a row. I just can't bring myself to believe it, although I wish I was wrong.
Side note - I'd love to see a 'doping Olympics', in which PEDs are permitted. Like, probably bad for the folks who do it, but I wonder what I'd see. Guys loaded the fuck up on gear, just absolutely pushing the limits of human strength. They'd probably die before 30 though, so can't ethically advocate for that. Would sure be great television though.
To this - would argue that as long as you included a natural weekend warrior type in the field for baseline reference, this would be some must watch TV.
rofl
At every major competitive sport at the highest level there are people doping. It might not be typical steroids, but other forms of performance/endurance enhancement, medications to control their nerves/help focus, etc. are all being used no question. If fucking figure skaters are on the sauce, no athlete would surprise me. Now we can debate the ethics and all, but quite frankly I'm pro-PEDs in sports and would love to see an "anything goes" league for every sport because I want my professional athletes to be like video game characters. They're there to entertain and in my opinion, it's way more entertaining to see them achieving otherwise near-inhuman feats.
Let them all do it, less combat, and full contact (hockey, and football)
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