Let’s be real, the regular Olympics are already doped. Their entire careers are on the line with the pride (and eyes) of the nation bearing down on them and demanding results… and we think they and their teams aren’t taking every edge they think they can possibly get away with? All the time famous athletes of yesteryear are being revealed to have been up to shenanigans when science catches up to retest their samples more effectively or some investigation gets a co-conspirator to spill the beans.
There’s microdosing below what tests can detect, novel designer drugs that can’t yet be detected, therapeutic use exemptions for drugs that would normally be banned, setting up situations to evade tests unless you are prepared to take them, tampering with the sample, good old fashioned corruption… probably tons of things that would never occur to me but that would to highly motivated teams with vast amounts of money on the line.
I explicitly said they are searching for EVERY edge they think they can get. That includes insane hard work and practice. The hard-training Olympian who is doped will easily crush someone who is doped but just sitting around eating bon bons. Actually many agents people dope with are used because they allow people to train harder for longer and recover more quickly which is invaluable as an athlete. Saying that many athletes are doping is saying many don’t have integrity, not that they don’t work hard - that couldn’t be further from the truth at the Olympic level.
Exactly, there’s tons of dudes who hop on gear and think it’s instantly gonna solve all their problems. However, they never optimized their training or reached their natural potential in the first place. They either end up spinning their wheels, burning out and growing man boobs or gaining a little and thinking they’re Superman (and probably growing man boobs too).
You actually see it spread even broader - people thinking they can cheese the hard grind. If i get this equipment i can run longer / ride faster / play better and now we’re at the point where people think feeding gibberish into a plageurism machine means they can now Art without effort.
Nope. Stuff can help and it can elevate, sure…but there’s gotta be the skill underneath. And you need to work for that.
Let’s be real, the regular Olympics are already doped. Their entire careers are on the line with the pride (and eyes) of the nation bearing down on them and demanding results… and we think they and their teams aren’t taking every edge they think they can possibly get away with? All the time famous athletes of yesteryear are being revealed to have been up to shenanigans when science catches up to retest their samples more effectively or some investigation gets a co-conspirator to spill the beans.
There’s microdosing below what tests can detect, novel designer drugs that can’t yet be detected, therapeutic use exemptions for drugs that would normally be banned, setting up situations to evade tests unless you are prepared to take them, tampering with the sample, good old fashioned corruption… probably tons of things that would never occur to me but that would to highly motivated teams with vast amounts of money on the line.
You just demonstrated why Hunter won.
Your comment indicates its all drugsdrugs drugs. Nope. It’s years of training and dedication, sacrifice and absolute laser guided focus.
You cant dope your way to a skillset and discipline you don’t have.
I explicitly said they are searching for EVERY edge they think they can get. That includes insane hard work and practice. The hard-training Olympian who is doped will easily crush someone who is doped but just sitting around eating bon bons. Actually many agents people dope with are used because they allow people to train harder for longer and recover more quickly which is invaluable as an athlete. Saying that many athletes are doping is saying many don’t have integrity, not that they don’t work hard - that couldn’t be further from the truth at the Olympic level.
Exactly, there’s tons of dudes who hop on gear and think it’s instantly gonna solve all their problems. However, they never optimized their training or reached their natural potential in the first place. They either end up spinning their wheels, burning out and growing man boobs or gaining a little and thinking they’re Superman (and probably growing man boobs too).
You actually see it spread even broader - people thinking they can cheese the hard grind. If i get this equipment i can run longer / ride faster / play better and now we’re at the point where people think feeding gibberish into a plageurism machine means they can now Art without effort.
Nope. Stuff can help and it can elevate, sure…but there’s gotta be the skill underneath. And you need to work for that.