In defense of Gatlin - no drug can explain what he is accomplishing at age 34

Is this about Gatlin or you?

A little of both. Just noting that perhaps I would have a hair-trigger negative reaction to him if I were still in my 20s, but age has definitely made me a little more forgiving and lot more amazed.

999tse999 wrote:

A little of both. Just noting that perhaps I would have a hair-trigger negative reaction to him if I were still in my 20s, but age has definitely made me a little more forgiving and lot more amazed.

He still creeps me but I get your angle too...

Can we stop acting like 34 is old? If you have good genetics, avoid major injury, and are doped to the gills there is no reason you can't perform near the level that you would in your mid 20's.

Ah, youth... Or worse, the comments of a distance runner. One day you'll understand. Or not.

999tse999 wrote:

No amount of drugs and doping can reverse the deterioration that normally accompanies reaching your mid-30s.

That is EXACTLY what drugs will do!

Testosterone, EPO, HGH, Insulin, cortisone, stanzanol, ephedrine,terbutaline, Methylhexanamine, Phentermine, oxilofrine, IGF-1 (and any number of peptides),

First four aren't regularly screened for in testing, next two are legal OOC and up to certain dosages, the next few stimulants probably, IGF-1 and other peptides very possible with the resources and network of a world-class athlete, and are not reliably revealed through testing (advanced peptides not at all).

999tse999 wrote:

Ah, youth... Or worse, the comments of a distance runner. One day you'll understand. Or not.

I'm 38 so I understand exactly what being 34 is like. And as best I can tell its fresher in my mind than yours. Never been a distance runner either. Probably wasting my time here as this is looking more and more like a troll job.

Clerk wrote:

the next few stimulants probably

*Meant to say probably not.

The guy was caught with steroids at 25 and now running faster at 34. There is no precedent that someone at 34 is faster than at 25. Add to that he was on roids at 25.

Why wouldn't Gatlin dope now? His reputation is already tainted. He's got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Chrome autofill settings wrote:

Can we stop acting like 34 is old? If you have good genetics, avoid major injury, and are doped to the gills there is no reason you can't perform near the level that you would in your mid 20's.

I'm 31 and set prs in the 100m and 60m this year. I also came darned close to setting a pr in the lj too this year, but only jumped in 3 meets, so didn't quite get there. I guess I'll see how I feel in 3 years before I decide it is too amazing.

I have a friend who set a 100m pr this year at age 37. We both sprinted in college and then took a few years off. We're not at Gatlin's level though (obviously), more like walk-on at a mid major DI level athletes (or small partial scholarship on d2 teams).

Gatlin is the U.S Goat! All star niqqa

Except that you basically admit you don't know anything about designer steroids. Even HGH slows down the physical aging process tremendously. And these athletes and their teams (see Jama Aden as a recent example) are found with everything from liquid, pill, and injection based drugs, not including the use of blood doping. So no, please, of all the people you could choose to revere for their lasting accomplishments, don't choose this man. He is a mockery of our sport and his arrogance and willingness to throw anyone under the bus is just another icing on the cake. You choose poor heroes my friend

". Gatlin's past and history are irrelevant to this discussion. I am simply pointing out that we are witnessing transcendent performances for a 34 year old"

Yep, transcend your old self with gene doping.

You are probably doped yourself.

lolololol Gatlin probably wrote this!! narc

narc.narc jelly kek

I'm 31 and back/nerve pains have taken me out. I wonder how these 30 something sprinters do it.

first world problems wrote:

I'm 31 and back/nerve pains have taken me out. I wonder how these 30 something sprinters do it.

They take special nerve pills