With the apparent increase in use of supplements as human growth hormone, testosterone, HGH, EPO and IGF-1 in sports (particularly cycling) during the last decade, I wonder if their use has managed to leak over to masters events...... including swimming. Seems silly to me that anyone would use hardcore muscle building agents as these in a setting such as masters so late in life. Is it worth implementing drug testing, or does it really matter in the end....... after all its just masters.
John Smith
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i think if there were big financial rewards to be had from perfomance at masters level competitions, drug testing would be a required safeguard to ensure a fair level of competition.... i hope that day dosen't come.
this may be off topic a bit buti heard a snip on the radio about a triathlete who sleeps in a hypoxic tent to simulate altitude training, and there are certain governing bodies that would like to see this "outlawed" as it produces conditioning results without the athlete being an active participant. any thoughtson this?
i think if there were big financial rewards to be had from perfomance at masters level competitions, drug testing would be a required safeguard to ensure a fair level of competition.... i hope that day dosen't come.
this may be off topic a bit buti heard a snip on the radio about a triathlete who sleeps in a hypoxic tent to simulate altitude training, and there are certain governing bodies that would like to see this "outlawed" as it produces conditioning results without the athlete being an active participant. any thoughtson this?
