At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
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Asthma medications are all quite strong performance enhancers (especially if used over the long term). They are thought to change the body composition to be more muscle and less fat ... plus the immediate pre race benefits of expanding airways etc. Do people really think it is a coincidence that so many olympic athletes 'have asthma'??
Asthma medications are all quite strong performance enhancers (especially if used over the long term). They are thought to change the body composition to be more muscle and less fat ... plus the immediate pre race benefits of expanding airways etc. Do people really think it is a coincidence that so many olympic athletes 'have asthma'??
