also the cycles they would use to get the maximum effect differ depending upon discipline and what your goals are. sprinters likely would inject EPO closer to competitions than would a distance runner and thus make them more likely to be caught by a test. sprinters i think also run more of a risk in general because they compete more and so it's harder to cycle things properly while still avoiding positive competition tests.
Eric B. wrote:
Tracer,
You have absolutley no idea what you are talking about. EPO does not thicken the blood.
Yes it does 'thicken' the blood. EPO stimulates red blood cell proliferation. RBCs are denser than other components of blood.
For the guy who said EPO allows you to go "hard, hard, hard" instead of "hard/easy/hard", this may be ok for sprinters like Marion Jones who relies moreso on the anaerobic system. However, for endurance athletes, the easy days are needed not only for recovery but also for aerobic development and metabolism.
whui wrote:
what does EPO do for sprinters? It is an endurance boosting drug, so why would a sprinter take it? They don't need it for workouts, because a bunch of strides and drills aren't maxing out the body.
Ask Kelly White. She's an elite sprinter who was banned for taking EPO. She claims it increased her performance by about 1%. That's the difference between a middle-of-the-pack sprinter and a winner.
If Aymgen created EPO for cyclist who wear testosterone patches on the tour to keep their testosterone levels up over 20 stages or more. This is how Landis was caught after being drunk and forgetting to take off his patch after stage 17.
Would it have been easier for Mr Jones to put a rice husk in her manhood to throw off the epo test? Pretty well known in Europe and on the cycling tour?