Who would be opposed to drug testing in Masters Swimming? What would be the cost to implement such a program to test winners at US Masters Nationals? and finally, What drugs do you think would potentially be found?..... HGH?.... Testosterone?..... THG?....... IGF-1?..... designer steroids?
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So you don't see acromegaly, but you do see tightened faces?
I think the "tightened faces" reference was alluding to cosmetic surgery.
Let's make drug testing voluntary, get Dove to sponsor it, and award a tee shirt that says you're "clean" if you pass.
Thinking about it some more...at the last meet I attended, testing would have been a good idea. Cause if anyone were taking them..they sure were not working! We could get the list out of non effective treatments...hehehe
Hahaha very funny.
As for the tightened faces...I thought that was s side effect of continual exposure to cholorine...
There must be some late bloomers among the Top Ten that were not stars as kids. (Eek symbol)
I can't decide whether it would be inspiring or depressing to have a list of such people... :confused:
Actually masters stars who didn't swim at all as kids would be the interesting list. I suspect it is a short list.
With Jim Clemmons admitted abuse of Red Bull,Coffee and Ibuprophen I move he be stripped of his First Place at Worlds in the 200 BR and the Gold awarded to WHO EVER was second.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: .Seriously that was a great race and one of my most memorable Worlds experiences. But since now I know your secret I'll have all Red Bull recalled in a 300 mi. radius of the meet.:rofl:
Hi Allen,
Actually, I took preemptive action and stashed a "sample" away in case word got out about this whole process. It's actually fairly rare that I resort to the "method". For that particular swim I was clean but, dang it, for the life of me I can't seem to locate that sample.
Please remember the topic of this thread is Drug Testing in Masters Swimming.
If you wish to swap recipes and drinks, we have a lovely new forum for non-swimming related threads.
But what about Conchitas, Rosalitas, Carlitas, Juanitas, Carmencitas, Evitas, Adelitas and all the other señoritas?
Met lots of those but Chuckie says OK to look but don't touch.
Met lots of those but Chuckie says OK to look but don't touch.
I love the avatar, but your glass reminds me of my martini glasses.:drink:
In my house its: Just because your on a diet, doesn't mean you can't read the menu!:groovy:
Jim Clemmons, do you get good results swimming with iboprofen? Reason I'm asking, one time many years ago I woke up with a knocker of a headache, who knows why. I took 2 ibuprofen and stumbled across the college campus to 6:30 am practice. Then proceeded to have one of the worst practices of my life. I was numb. Couldn't sprint. Couldn't do anything. Later I remembered the ibuprofen and realized it dulled my nervous system. Since then as a rule I will not take anything prior to swimming, no matter how much pain I'm in. Sprained ankle, sore knee, whatever... I save the ibuprofen until after swimming.
The problem you had was probably from whatever gave you the headache. Ibuprofen and other NSAIDS do not work by affecting the nervous system. They work by stopping inflamation by inhibiting the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes.
Leo
