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...and PEDs of course. It's interesting to wonder if government special ops teams are encouraged or even required to follow doctor-prescribed PED cycles these
by cubano 9y ago
...and PEDs of course.
It's interesting to wonder if government special ops teams are encouraged or even required to follow doctor-prescribed PED cycles these days.
- rjeli 9y agoYep, testosterone dramatically increases strength, almost eliminates recovery time, reduces the need for sleep and food to maintain muscle mass... the downside, you die at 50
- cubano 9y agoI seriously doubt that assertion as testosterone is liberally prescribed to people my age (50s) to help with a wide variety of issues.
- rjeli 9y agoThat's because natural test levels drop in old age, so TRT restores them to the former, youthful levels, between 200 and 1000 ng/dl. For noticeable benefits, enhanced athletes are generally blasting at 3000-4000 ng/dl, and that's just as a base for a complex and crazy strong cocktail of androgenic anabolic compounds. My point is that PEDs really do take you to a different world physically, and there is zero - zilch competition between natural and enhanced athletes. When you are at that level, it's difficult to come off, go back to fatigue and weakness and small size, so you end up blasting for a decade and at that point your heart is the size of your head.
- nradov 9y agoYes the military is investigating performance enhancing drugs. http://www.defensenews.com/articles/special-operations-command-wants-to-develop-super-soldiers http://www.defensenews.com/articles/special-operations-comma...
- jonwachob91 9y agoPED use in the military is rampant, even in support units that'll never see the outside of the US. For no particular reason than to be "macho". HOWEVER, some teams will go the extra mile and take Amphetamines during deployment's to help with performance during ops.
- alistairSH 9y agoMaybe not currently, but the administration of "Pep pills" were not uncommon during Vietnam. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/the-drugs-that-built-a-super-soldier/477183/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/the-drugs...
- smelterdemon 9y agoThey still give (pilots at least) speed.
- matt4077 9y agoThat's no longer true, at least in the US and at least officially. The only remaining "official" boost is Modafinil, which is much weaker (and none of the fun).
- gadders 9y agoI always wondered that. It's not like they don't work.