What are the ramifications of this for athletics? Athletes out injured for weeks will be able to remain in the same shape? End of season lay offs to allow complete mental break but return in the same physical shape? Will it be made illegal straight away?
Sounds too healthy to be illegal.
Aren't things made illegal because they're dangerous? I mean potentially adverse to health... might be wrong (and this might be that, anyway).
not at all... the "deciders" are of the same ilk that pass rules along the lines of , you must have your stomach covered, in the US.
most 'illegal' PEDs are perfectly safe and in many cases useful to health IF USED UNDER A DRs SUPERVISION
It is simply a morality play, nothing more and nothing less
Bullshit and hype. Bet it doesn't actually work.
HGH when administred by a doctor is used to help deal with the problems associated with aging. It reduces body fat, helps with eye sight, increases energy levels, etc..
It just cost a lot to have a doctor give you a shot every week or so. It's also very safe.
LouSiffer wrote:
not at all... the "deciders" are of the same ilk that pass rules along the lines of , you must have your stomach covered, in the US.
most 'illegal' PEDs are perfectly safe and in many cases useful to health IF USED UNDER A DRs SUPERVISION
It is simply a morality play, nothing more and nothing less
Nothing is "perfectly" safe. Check out the stats on deaths from Tylenol and such. Most of the things on the prohibited list are reasonably safe when taken as intended (which is usually not the case in doping where one takes larger than therapeutic doses).
As for the drug in question, this could be an important medical breakthrough. It might not help runners much since there is no indication that it would maintain cardiovascular fitness.
A question does come to mind: An athlete gets injured, say something bad like a head or spinal injury that does not cause paralysis but causes a loss of training time. Would WADA/USADA allow a TUE for the muscle drug?
I want to be frozen, broght back out in 100 years and be able to take drugs that allow he to run 2.5 minute miles and 1 hour marathons without breeaking a sweat or needing recovery. Hell, life now sucks.
All PEDs were either originally intended for medical use or use in livestock:
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As with any drug there can be side effects and dangers.
Alan