dingle wrote:
This thread should be deleted due to the misuse of colons.
Why did you have to go and bring anal sex into it?
dingle wrote:
This thread should be deleted due to the misuse of colons.
Why did you have to go and bring anal sex into it?
You seem to do rather a lot of that.
I believe in the Tour de France, and most other major cycling events, the riders are tested and cannot have a specific blood level at 50. Amazingly, most race at 49.6 give or take a .2 or .3!! Now how does this happen? Do all cyclist have keen body awareness and know when they need a good steak and eggs breakfast, and a a glass of orange juice to help with iron absorbtion when they drop out of the 49. range?
Don't get caught in Italy with an altitude tent or you'll serve a doping suspension.
wejo wrote:
outside looking in wrote:Don't altitude tents have the same effect as EPO? If so, why don't more athletes just use altitude tents? Granted, they are more of a hassle, but it is a clean, legal way to get the same blood-boosting effect.
You've got a good point.
I think a lot of people aren't taking advantage of the science and that's where the living at altitude/altitude tents/altitude rooms come in.
For example do the Hanson's do nothing with altitude? That means they are leaving something on the table.
I don't know why more athletes don't do Hi/Lo Training. It's what I did in Flagstaff. I lived in Flagstaff and twice a week I either drove 2 hours roundtrip or 4 hours roundtrip to workout.
With a pro team, a driver and a big SUV, it would be a lot easier. With me, I often drove myself or I would have one other guy going with me and we'd split the driving. The 2 hour drive I'd usually stop and take a break.
Thread Follower wrote:
I believe in the Tour de France, and most other major cycling events, the riders are tested and cannot have a specific blood level at 50. Amazingly, most race at 49.6 give or take a .2 or .3!! Now how does this happen? Do all cyclist have keen body awareness and know when they need a good steak and eggs breakfast, and a a glass of orange juice to help with iron absorbtion when they drop out of the 49. range?
Show me where it states that all riders in the TDF race at just under 50? You didn't just make that up did you?
Surely you didn't.
trollism wrote:
Thread Follower wrote:I believe in the Tour de France, and most other major cycling events, the riders are tested and cannot have a specific blood level at 50. Amazingly, most race at 49.6 give or take a .2 or .3!! Now how does this happen? Do all cyclist have keen body awareness and know when they need a good steak and eggs breakfast, and a a glass of orange juice to help with iron absorbtion when they drop out of the 49. range?
Show me where it states that all riders in the TDF race at just under 50? You didn't just make that up did you?
Surely you didn't.
I actually read it years ago in Outside magazine. The magic number was put in place to try and manage the EPO/other blood boosting protocols that were causing an extreme numberof rider's blood to become way too thick! The number is still in place according to my cycling friends, and you even get a warning and two week "time off" period if you test over 50 to get your numbers in line.
J.R. wrote:
Anyone who thinks you need drugs to perform your best is a brainwashed fool.
Still the best post ever on the subject of so-called 'Performance Enhancing Drugs' in the entire history of the letsrun message board.
Just so true. People are so brainwashed by the drug obsession.
In a nutshell:
EPO? Oxygen transport is controlled in both supply and demand by the brain. Why does almost everyone ignore the neuroscience? Because they know next to nothing about real physiology.
Steroids? Extra muscle mass slows a sprinter, due to a decrease in mass specific force. Why does only one major U.S. sprint coach get this? Because most sprint coaches don't understand basic physics, although they think they do.
Better recovery? Better recovery comes from better fitness.
Stimulants? The production of adrenaline/noradrenaline is controlled by the adrenal gland in response to our emotions. Too much and you get too anxious, which is most definitely not a performance enhancer.
Real physiology anyone?
J.R. wrote:
Anyone who thinks you need drugs to perform your best is a brainwashed fool.
Still the best post ever on the subject of so-called 'Performance Enhancing Drugs' in the entire history of the letsrun message board.
Just so true. People are so brainwashed by the drug obsession.
In a nutshell:
EPO? Oxygen transport is controlled in both supply and demand by the brain. Why does almost everyone ignore the neuroscience? Because they know next to nothing about real physiology.
Steroids? Extra muscle mass slows a sprinter, due to a decrease in mass specific force. Why does only one major U.S. sprint coach get this? Because most sprint coaches don't understand basic physics, although they think they do.
Better recovery? Better recovery comes from better fitness.
Stimulants? The production of adrenaline/noradrenaline is controlled by the adrenal gland in response to our emotions. Too much and you get too anxious, which is most definitely not a performance enhancer.
Real physiology anyone?