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2/10/2013 7:38pm
2/10/2013 7:38pm
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2/13/2013 8:28am
Its time for PED's testing to step up its game in AMA. With so many capable race winners this is not the same as the previous decade with mainly 2 dominent riders at any one time that could be scruitinised
Now more than ever we need to be pro-active in prevention rather than a future fallout and major disgraces to fix
AMA and FIM please jump on it now and keep our sport clean or clean up if needed
Now more than ever we need to be pro-active in prevention rather than a future fallout and major disgraces to fix
AMA and FIM please jump on it now and keep our sport clean or clean up if needed
But they say that 10 foot fences just makes a market for 11 foot ladders, and that's the way PEDS testing goes. No matter what kind of testing you do, trainers will come up with ways to beat the tests. And with the preponderance of cycling trainers in MX, you can bet that the only guys who'll get caught are the ones who are self medicating. Nobody knows more about human chemical warfare than cycling trainers.
I have no confidence that a sanctioning body that can't test gasoline for tetra ethyl lead can test blood and urine for traces of HGH and deteriorated red cells. Yes, the rules should outlaw really egregious PEDs. But don't get your hopes up that we're going to clean up the sport. We won't.
The Shop
These guys are risking their bodies and their lives every time they line up. Why should anyone care if someone uses some hgh to help recover or some cyp in the off season?
wow i was able to say that without abuse and it had meaning maybe take that lesson too
That's not to accuse anyone of using them. I have no idea about that. But from a pure training standpoint, they'd provide an advantage for sure. And the top trainers come from a sport that is the leading practitioner of PED use.
Pit Row
Could ignorance be the best policy here?
Why shouldn't an adult pro use illegal substances? Don't say "because they are banned / illegal".
What is the ratio of people who want to ban peds to those who feel one should be left to make his or her own decisions?
Is it immoral to use them? If so, why?
What would nudge a minor toward using peds? If they new for "certain" that a pro was using (as evidenced by a positive test result) would they say "So and so did it and so will I! I KNOW he uses because he was tested and failed! They must work!" If there was no test, there would be no proof, and little Johnny would never know what a top pro might be up to.
Why do we make big deal out of what sports stars "use" to improve their results? Perhaps we should condemn them for drinking alcohol, which (as far as I know) will impede their results. Maybe we should ban and test for alcohol.
Not looking for a fight, just some food for thought.
improve the bodies ability to remove chemical bi product. ( decrease arm pump). This is why they are called performance enhancing drugs. Can they give a rider skill and co-ordination, no they can't. However if you had 8 capable winners and 2 took PED's do you think they would improve their performance or chance to win.
I think public perception however is that PED's are cheating and cheating is not acceptable. I don't have any stats to back that up, but I do look at what sponsors, who are acutely aware of their public image, do when an athlete is caught using PED's. You can't see them for dust.
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