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It's swimming, I would've thought the drugs would help (memes.memedroid.com)
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[–] 152 points 5 months ago (28 children)

The only enhancement he used (but everyone else on the pool was using it too) was a swimming suit so efficient, that it got eventually banned by the IOC for being deemed an unfair advantage. Also, most of the "enhanced" competitors were just returning from retirement, there's only so much you can compensate with steroids.

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  • [–] 92 points 5 months ago (23 children)

    Oh, and furthermore: jacking up a la Broly is actually a terrible idea for swimming specifically, because the extra bulging muscle is actually inefficient for hydrodynamic drag.

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 5 months ago (14 children)

    But aren't we talking about so little time that a little boost of energy could help you win?

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  • [–] 36 points 5 months ago (13 children)

    Yes, generally, but at a certain point, the amount of energy gained from sheer muscle is unfortunately negated by the amount of drag from the muscle's additional volume. That's why most swimmers are relatively lean, with good core muscles.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    I'm talking more of a speed type substance, not muscle gain.

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  • [–] 23 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    Its ok to just write meth you know

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    I'm not sure if they allow actually illegal substances in the Enhanced Games, though

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Steroids are illegal in America, I'm sure meth is legal somewhere

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

    I'm sure meth is legal somewhere

    America, believe it or not.

    https://www.drugs.com/mtm/desoxyn.html

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I was assuming otc. I have a meth prescription

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    You have a prescription for desoxyn? That's incredibly rare

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, an energy boosting substance should be more apt for quick sprints. Again, as I mentioned above, most of the "enhanced" athletes are coming back from retirement - giving 120% from a degraded muscle can (and here, did) give less of a payback than giving 100% from a muscle in its prime.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, an energy boosting substance should be more apt for quick sprints.

    The opposite I think, meth doesn't magically make you stronger or faster (it just feels like it does) but it keeps you going for longer.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    but it keeps you going for longer.

    Specifically, mentally going. The majority of olympic level athletes are not 'flagging' due to not being able to keep their mental focus while pushing through pain/fatigue, it's due to actual physiological reasons as your energy stores deplete and muscles suffer damage.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I read an article a little while ago about one of the swimmers who was training for these games and it talked about exactly this, how the changes to his body shape and composition were bigger drawbacks than the added strength from the enhancements.

    If this event ends up going for a while and has enough interest I would expect people to figure out an optimal way to dope to find the balance.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Steroids that make you bigger are the main public understanding of PEDs, but there are plenty of other types that increase stamina or speed recovery from individual races. 10% more blood flow would be huge for a long swimming event than more muscle mass.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    That's just them taking the wrong performance enhancing drugs. I would imagine that something that would lead to huge swelling of the hands and feet might be good for increasing how much water they can push against.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    i would have thought there's be like a blood oxygen thingy. or blood something else re- like... what's it called. sorry, can't remember the word. too much weed. 4:, uh, 4:57 if you want to be precise 4:20 was a bit ago. when you give platelets. they take the blood out and pull out the platelets, put the blood back in. i'd think there'd be something you could do with iv bullshit, something more intense with APHERESIS HAHA THATS THE WORD. i think that's the word.

    juice up right before the meet so you can voom. not even with anything that illegal, just with, idunno, making sure your electrolytes are the right balance.

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