the placebo effect! of course! that's it! so when ben johnson stopped using, lost a bunch of muscle, and slowed down by three tenths of a second, it was because he no longer had the placebo effect of being on the juice? you guys crack me up. we are now arguing about whether or not drugs aid performance. the letsrun message boards are priceless!
osifjadj wrote:
fsdfsfd wrote:Is your point that you don't believe PEDs aid performance? Because that's a ridiculous assertion. Here's some reading. Get back to me with your ridiculous arguments to the contrary.
http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/Drug-Test.htmlhttp://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/05/04/first-hard-evidence-human-growth-hormone-gives-sprinters-a-winning-edge/http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/05/how-sprinter-takes-drugs.htmlPlacebo effect. Research that.