I remember years ago when Angel Martino couldn't go to the 1988 olympics? Now, a swimmer name Vencill has been accused of taking steriods who was going to the Pan-American games.Americans always point to the East German system in the 1970's and 1980's and the Chinese in the 1990's. So, do some of you think its more widespread in the US than has been previous thought?
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Originally posted by Phil M.
And, if you are good enough to be on the drug test hit-list, don't you think that you should study the list of what you can and can't take? After the Rick Demont debacle in 1972, I can't imagine any world class athlete who wouldn't be completely in control of everything going into his/her body.
Part of the problem is that the labeling of dietary supplements is unregulated and often inaccurate. The amounts of some ingredients may be wrong or certain ingredients be omitted from the labels entirely. (This seems to be at least part of the excuse offered here.)
But, harsh as it may sound, this isn't an excuse. The unreliability of supplement labels is hardly a secret and athletes should know that. It's the difference between an excusable "mistake" and negligence. An athlete who doesn't anticipate mislabeling of supplements is, at best, negligent and takes the risk of the consequences of ingesting a banned substance.
Originally posted by Phil M.
And, if you are good enough to be on the drug test hit-list, don't you think that you should study the list of what you can and can't take? After the Rick Demont debacle in 1972, I can't imagine any world class athlete who wouldn't be completely in control of everything going into his/her body.
Part of the problem is that the labeling of dietary supplements is unregulated and often inaccurate. The amounts of some ingredients may be wrong or certain ingredients be omitted from the labels entirely. (This seems to be at least part of the excuse offered here.)
But, harsh as it may sound, this isn't an excuse. The unreliability of supplement labels is hardly a secret and athletes should know that. It's the difference between an excusable "mistake" and negligence. An athlete who doesn't anticipate mislabeling of supplements is, at best, negligent and takes the risk of the consequences of ingesting a banned substance.
