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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Racer X,
At worlds sitting in the clerk of course for the sprint events, I felt like I needed an extra 15 lbs of upper body muscle to qualify to sit down next to some of those guys in the final heats. Rich Saeger and I were a surprised at how may guys over 40 looked bulked up, in shape and dangerous. I felt like I should probably take my size 10.5 feet and string bean arms over to the girls tent to sit down. There were some big ass dudes there. I think the Evil Paul Smith and I were one of the few people with soft under bellies in the final heat.
John Smith
Racer X,
At worlds sitting in the clerk of course for the sprint events, I felt like I needed an extra 15 lbs of upper body muscle to qualify to sit down next to some of those guys in the final heats. Rich Saeger and I were a surprised at how may guys over 40 looked bulked up, in shape and dangerous. I felt like I should probably take my size 10.5 feet and string bean arms over to the girls tent to sit down. There were some big ass dudes there. I think the Evil Paul Smith and I were one of the few people with soft under bellies in the final heat.
John Smith
