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The problem there is that you are then encouraging people to use substances which are potentially detrimental to their long term health. In fact, they'd have to
by EpicEng 9y ago
The problem there is that you are then encouraging people to use substances which are potentially detrimental to their long term health. In fact, they'd have to use them to be competitive.
Of course, it's perfectly valid to say that we're already at that point, but I don't know that sanctioning their use is the right thing to do for the governing bodies. I don't know what the answer is, but I agree completely that they should be illegal in the eyes of the law.
- autarch 9y agoAs opposed to playing football or hockey, which is super good for your long term health! Admittedly, those two are at an extreme in terms of destroying your body, but they're not alone. Gymnastics leaves people in rough shape in their later years. I'd imagine figure skating and tennis are also pretty hard on you too.
- ceejayoz 9y agoSounds like an argument for better safety measures in those sports, not fewer.
- maxerickson 9y agoWith American football there is a paradox; modern safety equipment makes the big hits possible.
- eru 9y agoRugby and Australian rules football are good controls.
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- Bjartr 9y agoBoxing too, was made to be more harmful long term by the introduction of safety measures (the gloves). Previously headshots were less frequent to avoid damage to the hands.
- skufuor 9y agoSports like football and hockey would be even more dangerous if "everyone" was able to use PED's. You're just going to raise the physicality that much more.
- reese_john 9y agoUnless football and hockey leagues are randomly testing their athletes year-round, like the UFC does with USADA, it is very safe to assume that everybody is on steroids.
- taneq 9y agoBasically everything about professional sports is detrimental to long-term (or even mid-term) health, yet no-one seems to have a problem with it unless it involves "chemicals".
- bo1024 9y agoSome sports.
- addicted 9y agoIs there any evidence for this? Other than possible joint pains, which are likely no worse than doing a regular factory job, and sports like NFL and fighting where hitting each other is the point, and are probably more comparable to gladiator sports than something like basketball or baseball. I suspect the better fitnes that sports persons have in most other sports, combined with the above average income, means they almost certainly have better health than the average person, even after adjusting for the fact that they likely have better physical health genes.