Athletes who know they will be tested who are on PEDs will often try to down-cycle before being tested. If PEDs are allowed, no such down-cycling would occur. T

Athletes who know they will be tested who are on PEDs will often try to down-cycle before being tested. If PEDs are allowed, no such down-cycling would occur. This is maggit's point: even if people are still on PEDs with restrictions, they are more likely to be on even more PEDs with no restrictions. It's like the speed limit. Just about everyone goes 10 - 15 mph over the posted limit as a matter of course. One reason some people don't go faster is the threat of getting caught, and the resulting consequences. (And one reason some others don't go faster is they don't feel safe at faster speeds.) But if we removed the posted speed limits, it's likely people would go even faster. And for the record, I don't think the possibility of getting caught is remote. In professional MMA, fighters are getting caught every month.