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 spoke with an amatuer triathlete friend of mine yesterday. He stated that he knows several other triathletes in the 35-45 age groups who are deliberately trying to raise their Human Growth Hormone levels by working out the AM, then napping, then working out again in the afternoon. Human Growth hormone peaks when we sleep.
This technique seems very similar to the -sleeping in the hypoxic tent to get the hematocrit up without taking Epogen trick- doesn't it?
I just have to throw in the old "how do you make a hormone?" joke here.
Forget to pay her.
Alan
I spoke with an amatuer triathlete friend of mine yesterday. He stated that he knows several other triathletes in the 35-45 age groups who are deliberately trying to raise their Human Growth Hormone levels by working out the AM, then napping, then working out again in the afternoon. Human Growth hormone peaks when we sleep.
This technique seems very similar to the -sleeping in the hypoxic tent to get the hematocrit up without taking Epogen trick- doesn't it?
I just have to throw in the old "how do you make a hormone?" joke here.
Forget to pay her.
Alan
