You thing taking either adderall or ritalin before a track race...1500m races and up would have any benefit...My thinking is that it might help you be more focused during the race and be more aware of your positioning and pace.
You thing taking either adderall or ritalin before a track race...1500m races and up would have any benefit...My thinking is that it might help you be more focused during the race and be more aware of your positioning and pace.
*think
How "aware" do you need to be to count the number of jerseys in front of you?
If you would like to have a massive heart attack, then go ahead. Maybe you could add some cocaine to your pre-race ritual as well.
no - if you cant be focused in a high energy race which lasts < 5 min. adderall or ritalin will not help you. i have taken both, will not help.
Your thinking is wrong. Most ADD meds are stimulants. If you do not have a stimulation seeking brain (dopamine regulation issues), these meds will not help you focus.
Yes, I know. I have a prescription for generic Ritalin though. I just got prescribed it 2 months ago. One of the other kids I used to run in HS with says he takes it before his race and he thought it helped. Just wondering if other people have done it before.
Take some books to the meet so you can study after
It probably wouldn't help, though it is quite likely you would feel faster. You just wouldn't be any faster. Taking any sort of amphetamines before exercise is a bad idea anyway.
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/performanceenhancingdrugs/a/Amphetamines.htm
i was in class with a girl who said that heroine helped her when she had a cold.
... so, who cares what dumb asses have to say?
ADD meds make you slower.
Every kid with ADD I've ever known has been wicked fast, then they get on some meds and can't break 6 anymore.
ran my season best on 10mg of generic ritalin today...20mg next weekend
i love all the hypocrites on this board who shit on pros caught doping, but will do anything possible to get an unnatural advantage during their races
first off i dont shit on them at all, you dont know me chump...secondly, im prescribed this shit
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first off i dont shit on them at all, you dont know me chump...secondly, im prescribed this shit
You may have a script for it, but if you have a legitimate use for it then you need to be taking it EVERY DAY, at set intervals unless you have the sustained release form (which it sounds like you do not).
Taking Ritalin to boost performance in races is indeed taking performance enhancing drugs. If you have a legit need for it, you should take it 3x a day (like the script says) and see if it helps you with what it was prescribed for. If you can't be troubled to take it every day, then all you are doing is doping and taking advantage of its performance boost.
It is banned for a reason. You are a douche and what is wrong with America.