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Regarding #5, the main reason why these substances are banned is that they have long-term health consequences beyond what normal performance in the sport might
by kmeisthax 3y ago
Regarding #5, the main reason why these substances are banned is that they have long-term health consequences beyond what normal performance in the sport might do to the athletes. It's not just a matter of "ok maybe we just have separate clean and doped leagues so we can have literal supermen running around the sportsball field".
That being said, the NFL already chews through athletes anyway so maybe they've already silently decided "football[0] is just inherently doped now".
[0] American football
- whoiscroberts 3y agoIs Euro football different when we talk about doping? I catch the odd Euro soccer match once in a while, all those dudes have amazing stamina…
- maxerickson 3y agoYou could probably baseline in it by watching a university club game.
- ImprovedSilence 3y agooh for sure. every big money sport is loaded with doping and most hardly test. NFL, soccer, hockey, baseball (still), even golf I’d bet on.
- jamiek88 3y agoAvid recreational golfers steal their grand/parents beta blockers to help with putting and swing smoothness as well as nerves. There is a lot of prestige and a lot of wealthy people who play golf. The same type of person who are obsessed with cycling instead will dope at a crazy level. So no doubt the pros for whom millions are on the line, have their little helpers.
- hoseja 3y agoI don't care the gladiators die eventually. They don't much either. "But isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?", says the longhouse.