Congress - HGH - & Professional Athletics

[digimon7068]

remember that congress are representatives of the people WITH AN ASSLOAD OF MONEY.. that is they are the voice of those WITH AN ASSLOAD OF MONEY that they listen to...

see why they care now??

fixed and, yes, it's crystal clear now...thanks!

 

[mrplunkey]

I just don't get why congress cares, if they really cared about who takes steroids why don't they crack down on the Mr. Olympia contest, the IFBB, or the NPC?

Next thing you know they will single out players by their "look" and want to see their test results, then question the legitimacy of the test results because "they look to good to be natural".

Bunch of fucking old men that never got anywhere in athletics, probably got picked on by all the jocks in high school, now have to ruin professional athletics for everyone.

Politicians: NFL players stalling on HGH test - NY Daily News

I agree they should stay out of it.

But I'm sure their argument involves protecting the public interest. They'd argue that enough Americans, particularly children, are effected by athletes acting as role models.

It's BS, but that's probably their argument.

 

[redsamurai]

true...and they do...but i don't want them policing the nfl, mlb, nba or any other sports organization...they (the gubmint) already made the laws and they are charged with enforcing them as well, but congressional investigations of steroid/gh use in the nfl is not enforcement.

I have a different take on the matter....professional sports should be policed because if not the drug usage gets out of control and anyone that wants to be a professional athlete has to play the synthetic hormone game or they don't put food on the table. We shouldn't allow a professional sport environment where people are forced to use drugs. Besids, professional athletes eat, sleep and train for a living so there is no reason for them to juice unless they want to be lazy and party like rockstars the night before games. For regular people who aren't taking food off anyone's table by juicing, who cares....people who sit in an office chair for 7 hours a day should almost be required to take exongenous hormones because that lifestyle is taking away their natural abilities to produce anythhing. But without them the athletes don't make money.

 

[digimon7068]

I have a different take on the matter....professional sports should be policed because if not the drug usage gets out of control and anyone that wants to be a professional athlete has to play the synthetic hormone game or they don't put food on the table. We shouldn't allow a professional sport environment where people are forced to use drugs. Besids, professional athletes eat, sleep and train for a living so there is no reason for them to juice unless they want to be lazy and party like rockstars the night before games. For regular people who aren't taking food off anyone's table by juicing, who cares....people who sit in an office chair for 7 hours a day should almost be required to take exongenous hormones because that lifestyle is taking away their natural abilities to produce anythhing. But without them the athletes don't make money.

i have no problem with policing (as i stated in a separate post)...however, congress is not the police...congress passes the laws...steroids/hgh/et al are controlled substances and have been for a long time...is there a need for additional laws on the matter? if so, let them evaluate and pass new laws. otherwise? let the police do the policing. the baseball witch hunt was a sad joke...especially with all the shit going on at the time, both domestically and internationally...marines are bleeding and dying on the sand in asscrackistan and iraq and congress is spending countless hours and billions of dollars trying to determine if mark mcgwire and sammy sosa and rafael palmeiro, etc were taking steroids (and we all knew they were)...fuck that shit. ask arlen specter (that fucking jackass) how he feels now about his participation in that fucking shit...he's got plenty of time to talk about it now, since he lost his job.

 

[mrplunkey]

I have a different take on the matter....professional sports should be policed because if not the drug usage gets out of control and anyone that wants to be a professional athlete has to play the synthetic hormone game or they don't put food on the table. We shouldn't allow a professional sport environment where people are forced to use drugs. Besids, professional athletes eat, sleep and train for a living so there is no reason for them to juice unless they want to be lazy and party like rockstars the night before games. For regular people who aren't taking food off anyone's table by juicing, who cares....people who sit in an office chair for 7 hours a day should almost be required to take exongenous hormones because that lifestyle is taking away their natural abilities to produce anythhing. But without them the athletes don't make money.

Drugs are only one of many tools athletes can employ to get an edge.

Many years ago, training for sports was considered unseemly because it detracted from the essence of the sport. Now, training for practically every professional sport is a given.

 

[redsamurai]

Drugs are only one of many tools athletes can employ to get an edge.

any "tool" that has the potential to damage one's health are the ones that should be controlled in professional sports. A tool, such as a new training aid apparatus, that's not the same thing.

Many years ago, training for sports was considered unseemly because it detracted from the essence of the sport. Now, training for practically every professional sport is a give

could you elaborate here....cause the ancient greeks "trained" for their sports.

 

[-SD-]

My tool definetely gives me the edge

 

[mrplunkey]

any "tool" that has the potential to damage one's health are the ones that should be controlled in professional sports. A tool, such as a new training aid apparatus, that's not the same thing.

Here's a tool that is damaging athletes' health on a routine basis:

Weight-Lifting Injuries on the Rise - NYTimes.com

Excerpt from article:

"People were most often injured by dropping weights on themselves, crushing a body part between weights or hitting themselves with the equipment. Overexertion, muscle pulls and loss of balance accounted for about 14 percent of emergency room visits. More than 90 percent of the injuries occurred while using free weights rather than weight machines. "

 

[-SD-]

Here's a tool that is damaging athletes' health on a routine basis:

Weight-Lifting Injuries on the Rise - NYTimes.com

Excerpt from article:

"People were most often injured by dropping weights on themselves, crushing a body part between weights or hitting themselves with the equipment. Overexertion, muscle pulls and loss of balance accounted for about 14 percent of emergency room visits. More than 90 percent of the injuries occurred while using free weights rather than weight machines. "

Sounds like a bunch of drunk monkeys working out, irregardless of experience

 

[mrplunkey]

Sounds like a bunch of drunk monkeys working out, irregardless of experience

I can't argue that.

But gear is a lot like weights in that it's a great tool for performance enhancement when used correctly and a huge disaster if abused.