In 1988, after Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal in the 100M dash when Ben Johnson tested positive for steroids, (I believe it was) Lewis stated that he was not really that surprised because he just didn't think that it was humanly possible to run the 100m in 9.79 (Johnson's winning time).
In the past 3 years, 2 american’s have euqaled or surpassed that time.
In today’s Houston Chronicle there is a tiny article (which is a true disappointment considering the magnitude of the accusations) that reads as follows:
According to Terry Madden, the chief executive of the US anti-doping agency: "What we have unconverted appears to be intentional doping of the worst sort (...) this is a conspiracy involving chemists, coaches and certain athletes using what they developed to be undetectable designer steroids to defraud their fellow competitors and the American and world public"
The drug in question is known as THG and though no athletes were named, it appears that several prominent athletes are a party to this.
I also know for a FACT, that some elite swimmers know of the drug, and believe it is undetectable.
*** This is in no way intimating that any specific athlete has or is using the substance.
I'm not sure how cosmetic surgery has crept into a discussion of Masters and steroid but since it has, I'll dive in (hopefully better than the dive I exhibited at Nationals in Tempe this year).
So far, this is what I have heard from gull - I am a doctor, I know better. I have ethics that are beyond repute because I am a doctor. Because I am a doctor, I can dictate to you what to do to your body and what to take.
I have a totally different take on this. Doctors are there for the patients, paid by the patients and exist solely for the benefit of patients. If I want to cosmetically alter my body, that is called demand. If a doctor will do it, that is called supply. Neat thing about America is the intersection of the two. I'm sure there are tons of cases of plastic surgery done for all the wrong reasons but WHO CARES? If a person wants it and can pay for it, let them go for it. Gull, you seem to have an extremely narror definition of medicine. Time to change with the times.
Hippocrates could never have foreseen even a fraction of the advancements of medicine and might be fully supportive of doctors contributing to patient health (mental or otherwise) using cosmetic surgery. I would guess those plastic surgeons also take the same oath. There's not a separate oath for them, is there?
I'm not sure how cosmetic surgery has crept into a discussion of Masters and steroid but since it has, I'll dive in (hopefully better than the dive I exhibited at Nationals in Tempe this year).
So far, this is what I have heard from gull - I am a doctor, I know better. I have ethics that are beyond repute because I am a doctor. Because I am a doctor, I can dictate to you what to do to your body and what to take.
I have a totally different take on this. Doctors are there for the patients, paid by the patients and exist solely for the benefit of patients. If I want to cosmetically alter my body, that is called demand. If a doctor will do it, that is called supply. Neat thing about America is the intersection of the two. I'm sure there are tons of cases of plastic surgery done for all the wrong reasons but WHO CARES? If a person wants it and can pay for it, let them go for it. Gull, you seem to have an extremely narror definition of medicine. Time to change with the times.
Hippocrates could never have foreseen even a fraction of the advancements of medicine and might be fully supportive of doctors contributing to patient health (mental or otherwise) using cosmetic surgery. I would guess those plastic surgeons also take the same oath. There's not a separate oath for them, is there?
