Since there hasn't been any controversy in the the forums lately, perhaps we should smack the hornet's nest a bit...
What are your thoughts regarding the following hypothetical situation as it relates to competition:
Suppose that tomorrow morning we wake up to find that medical researchers have discovered that a mixture of various substances (e.g. human growth hormone, testosterone, etc) can be taken with little or no bad side effects. Furthermore, it offers the following benefits on average:
1) A longer life span.
2) Improved general health, both mental and physical.
3) Greater resistance to some of the more common severe health problems such as heart disease, cancers, alzheimer's, etc.
Suppose that it also has a strong positive affect on one's swimming performance.
Suppose further that this treatment is expensive and not covered by most health insurers.
Question: Are the people who take it for the health benefits welcome to compete in master's swimming? Would your answer be different if the treatment were available inexpensively/free to everyone?
-LBJ
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Originally posted by Fishgrrl
Connie...I don't need a boob job, but if someone offered me a foot enlargement (and even a hand enlargement), I'd take it.
Isn't that sick though??! :)
Maybe I should post this under "You know you're a swimmer when...." discussion!!
Sick? heh!
I've been thinking this junk lately, especially as I stand next to a car as someone is driving off... "Would running over my foot it 'flatten' my toes and ankles more?
or, maybe they can snip off couple of the tighter ligaments, Lot of people when they twist their foot tear a few ligaments, and it makes their feet flop around more.
I was never enough of a klutz to tear any ankle ligaments, I'm thinking, I have some to spare.
I mentioned this in the workout last night when we had to do 12x50 sprint kick with no fins, the girl I've been going ahead of, I let her go first... She's like, oh, you're faster, you go first... I go, not when kicking without fins, I have size-7-feet trying to push around the size-12-bum, I'm not going to be going anywhere fast!
(moral of the story: It's not good to laugh really hard before sprint sets )
I'm lucky to have pretty big and wide hands.
As for boobs, bigger boobs=more drag... of course, now they have the kind where you can change the size with a little pump...
We could be an "A" at the 5AM workout, and a "C" by the cocktail party :p
Originally posted by Fishgrrl
Connie...I don't need a boob job, but if someone offered me a foot enlargement (and even a hand enlargement), I'd take it.
Isn't that sick though??! :)
Maybe I should post this under "You know you're a swimmer when...." discussion!!
Sick? heh!
I've been thinking this junk lately, especially as I stand next to a car as someone is driving off... "Would running over my foot it 'flatten' my toes and ankles more?
or, maybe they can snip off couple of the tighter ligaments, Lot of people when they twist their foot tear a few ligaments, and it makes their feet flop around more.
I was never enough of a klutz to tear any ankle ligaments, I'm thinking, I have some to spare.
I mentioned this in the workout last night when we had to do 12x50 sprint kick with no fins, the girl I've been going ahead of, I let her go first... She's like, oh, you're faster, you go first... I go, not when kicking without fins, I have size-7-feet trying to push around the size-12-bum, I'm not going to be going anywhere fast!
(moral of the story: It's not good to laugh really hard before sprint sets )
I'm lucky to have pretty big and wide hands.
As for boobs, bigger boobs=more drag... of course, now they have the kind where you can change the size with a little pump...
We could be an "A" at the 5AM workout, and a "C" by the cocktail party :p
