Jointhem wrote:
Can we just let everyone juice up and see how fast the human body can go? I want to see 80 hr's. I want to see 9.28. I want to see 18.9. Just accept it...these people are entertainers and not role models.
Bodybuilding is such a sport.
As the athletes have gotten ever-larger, however, the paying audiences have gotten ever smaller. Long gone are the days when pro bodybuilding shows were covered by network TV.
Part of this may have to do with the ugliness of the current crop of physiques--a problem which would not affect male track and field athletes*, but certainly would affect women (Jarmila, anyone?).
A bigger issue is the massive degree of discomfort "society" has in accepting an open arms race in PEDs among athletes.
*A few events, such as the shot put, might favor bodybuilder-like drug consumption; most would not.