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And no, I don't mean Lance or Flandis or any of the others. I mean the chap who tried it to see what effect it had
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I read the article recently, hang on...
Edit: [url= http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/Drug-Test.html?page=all ]here[/url]. Interesting article.
Their most popular article ever!
Yup, great piece of writing.
Mines a pint of HGH
Nice one Njee, much appreciated
Nice one Njee, much appreciated
+1 - Very interesting read....
+1
very interesting, if a little long.
in summary, take growth hormone if you're getting on a bit and starting to creak and have a spare few thousand quid.
don't touch EPO or steroids unless you really want to win non-competitive events as your knob will fall off and you'll have a heart attack.
I was part of a trail at the AIS in the late 90's to develop the test for EPO. Sadly I got the placebo, the guys who got the good stuff indeed said it was like being turbo-charged. Interesting article.
in summary, take growth hormone if you're getting on a bit and starting to creak and have a spare few thousand quid.
Swings and roundabouts, growth hormone has been linked to age related diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer etc)
Reading that makes you wonder why on earth competitive riders wouldnt cheat.
Thanks - interesting article
@Trimix - almost all of them did
EDIT: as I was reading it it just became obvious to me that the market for HGH must be massive amongst the Hollywood set.
+1. would you do it?.
thanks for the link, enjoyed the article but also it reminded me of that magazine I bought in jfk 8 years ago, that was quite a good read but haven' seen since!
Very good.
Also, for a really unpleasant look into the world of organised doping, look into the East German State Plan 14.25. Frightening.
Im always the last up the hill with my riding mates - makes me want to pop a few pills for a month just to whip their arses and enjoy the look of shock on their faces.
Trouble is when do you stop and at what cost (£/Health). As well as the fact it cheating.
But reading that you can see the atraction and how competitive pressure would make you take it.
I also enjoyed this article about the cat 3 racer in the US who was recently caught:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/in-search-of-relevance-a-cat-3-turns-to-epo-and-hgh_232611
I'm off to Holland and Barratt...
I'm off to Holland and Barratt...
I'm sure they'll sell you some [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/apr/09/athletics.comment ]Ginseng tea[/url].
Wow...