Corticosteroids before competition

[bikeracer2012]

google "Effects of short-term prednisolone intake during submaximal exercise." Then get to NCBI's website and go from there....

 

[elite7777]

google "Effects of short-term prednisolone intake during submaximal exercise." Then get to NCBI's website and go from there....

Good info, thanks bro!

 

[stevesmi]

wow I can't believe what I'm hearing in this thread.

cortico's will fuck you up long term. if you want to be crippled for life then go ahead and use them so you can improve your time a few seconds

 

[elite7777]

wow I can't believe what I'm hearing in this thread.

cortico's will fuck you up long term. if you want to be crippled for life then go ahead and use them so you can improve your time a few seconds

I agree and we are not talking about using for a long term. The use of corticosteriods can be used for one day to improve endurance. Maybe use only once or twice per quarter for a day at a big event, that's it. As far as I know, this little bit of use will not f*ck you up.

 

[Jennybig]

I think Steves is right. And in all cases make a check up of your glycemia before using it. If you have a diabete you don't know it and you take those drugs you can go into a coma for hyperglicemia.
I have heard about some people who use corticosteroids some weeks before competitions and they said they take Testosterone to contrast the bad effects of cortisone such as "muscles burn"....

 

[stevesmi]

I agree and we are not talking about using for a long term. The use of corticosteriods can be used for one day to improve endurance. Maybe use only once or twice per quarter for a day at a big event, that's it. As far as I know, this little bit of use will not f*ck you up.

lets say u have an injury (even something minor) and take the cortico before an event and it tells ur brain there is no injury.. or during the event u get an injury.. you most certainly can cause more damage during the event and not even know it .. the power to feel pain is ur #1 thing as an athlete to keep from sustaining long term/chronic injuries.. taking that away is a huge risk

nfl athletes lineup before a game for PK's, but they r paid big bucks and if they dont get out there they will find someone else who will.. they r willing to be crippled later in life so they take of their families.. atleast some of them r

i've heard of guys who take ibuprofen before weight training or endurance sports.. absolutely crazy. you WANT inflammation, that is your body healing itself. you take that away and goodbye joints, tendons, etc.

 

[kitstreasure]

Some of the other side effects of repeated (not ongoing) use of corticosteroids can be a weakening of connective tissue, a loss of bone mass, and compromised internal organs. Just over two years ago a world renowned transplant surgeon had to do a bowl, liver, and kidney transplant on a patient because of systemic damage from repeated (but infrequent) use of corticosteroids in the treatment of an immune deficiency disorder. I know of another case where a man developed osteoporosis and connective tissue injuries from Prednisone use specifically. If you really are going to do this, be sure to keep an eye on your blood calcium levels. Prednisone chews up calcium like a kid in a candy store.

 

[elite7777]

Short-term glucocorticoid intake improves exercise endurance in healthy recreationally trained women - Springer

Here is one study... Check it out.

 

[fiets]

Prednisolone gives you a kick in ass, take 30 mg daily for two days, before an important event.

 

[Joost]

It does wonders, just ask Christopher Froome.

He won the Tour de Romandie using Prednisolone with a very suspicious therapeutic use exemption.

The downside is, like mentioned here, repeated or prolonged use basically destroys your body.