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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John,
Funny you should bring this up as I have been thinking about it since I returned from the Worlds at Stanford.
At the Worlds, I was taking my IU sponsored bodycomp/vertical leap/hand strength/urine test and the guy next to me asked what they were checking the urine for. The lady said creatine amongst other things. They wanted us to be meat free for 48 hrs to get a better idea of our natural levels. The guy said "well what about all those Masters swimmers out there who are using creatine supplements. Isn't that going to mess up your levels?" She said "yeah, we've been hearing a lot of that here and we are going to have to figure something out."
Following my events, we trucked on up to Napa for some R and R. In the parking lot of my hotel, I ran into a fellow masters swimmer. We chatted for a while and we both were amazed at the times that were being put up. To my surprise, he mentioned that there is a rumor going around about Masters swimmers actively using HGH and Testosterone patches to improve their performance.
I have discussed this with some colleagues of mine. Our thoughts were surprisingly? similar.
Alan
John,
Funny you should bring this up as I have been thinking about it since I returned from the Worlds at Stanford.
At the Worlds, I was taking my IU sponsored bodycomp/vertical leap/hand strength/urine test and the guy next to me asked what they were checking the urine for. The lady said creatine amongst other things. They wanted us to be meat free for 48 hrs to get a better idea of our natural levels. The guy said "well what about all those Masters swimmers out there who are using creatine supplements. Isn't that going to mess up your levels?" She said "yeah, we've been hearing a lot of that here and we are going to have to figure something out."
Following my events, we trucked on up to Napa for some R and R. In the parking lot of my hotel, I ran into a fellow masters swimmer. We chatted for a while and we both were amazed at the times that were being put up. To my surprise, he mentioned that there is a rumor going around about Masters swimmers actively using HGH and Testosterone patches to improve their performance.
I have discussed this with some colleagues of mine. Our thoughts were surprisingly? similar.
Alan
