Doping

have always wanted to get a better edge over their competitors and will do anything necessary to do so. They go as far as to injecting themselves with drugs and taking supplements to make them bigger, faster, and stronger. A method otherwise known as doping; a process in which athletes use prohibited drugs or training methods to surpass their competitors. These athletes; steaming from all sports, have been misusing these drugs, not wanting to spend the crucial time and effort others are willing…

Is Roid Rage Worth It? Drug use is sports in not a topic that is even remotely secretive. The question of whether or not they should continue to be banned, however, is still disputed. There are obvious explanations as to why athletes use drugs, but none that are practical when put in the perspective of the larger picture. Banned drugs, specifically steroids, are banned for a reason. These drugs should not be legalized in sporting events. One of the most glaring rationalizations for the…

“The USADA bans sprinter Justin Gatlin for eight years after he tests positive for banned substances a second time. Gatlin is also forced to forfeit his 100-meter world record.” He had used performance-enhancing drugs. Student-athletes that start doing drugs at a young age, and get counseling, have a good chance of not becoming involved again. The athletes that are already getting help will not have to be worried about their teammates pressuring them to start using drugs again. There should be…

Drug tests should be required for all athletes. Students should have to take a drug test because if players don’t then the team will be more likely to fail. If everyone on the team passes the test then the coach won’t have to worry about the scores going downhill because of drugs. If school athletes really want to play sports they will not do drugs. Doing drugs will ruin the opportunity to earn scholarships, jobs, or even having a life in the future. Unfortunately, athletes may care about drugs…

gene doping were legal and safe, would professional athletes all look like this? Gene doping is the act of genetically modifying cells and injecting them into the human body and is an illegal strategy for improving athletic performance. It is a topic with a lot of controversy and debate around it when associated with athletics. Most people argue that it is illicit and should be viewed as unlawful. Though the question I want to know is, if it is ethical? Many sports prohibit gene doping for…

the muscles to increase stamina and performance. Aerobic capacity can be improved by doing aerobic capacity workouts frequently. Sadly, some chose to take the shortcut way to success by cheating with blood doping to achieve optimum aerobic capacity, thus gaining an unfair advantage. Blood doping is one of the illegal ways to improve athletic performance. In general, it aims to enhance an athlete’s performance by boosting the number of red blood cells in the circulatory system. The increase in…

The USADA has all authority for anti-doping for the Olympics in the United States. They are also in charge of all anti-doping programs in the U.S. the USADA was still having some trouble picking up new anabolic steroids. But in 2002 Dr. Catlin an instrumental scientist in drug testing in sports found how to identify designer anabolic…

The Olympics and Blood Doping The Olympics are not known to be a clean event to any degree. What would you expect when you have all of the world’s top athletes in one place? Athletes have been taught from a young age to win no matter the consequences. The Olympics provide an environment where performance enhancing drugs are everywhere you look. What do the Olympic officials do about this? Close to nothing. The tests seem to be very inconsistent and rarely reliable. The Olympics are full of…

gene doping, some athletes use this method to get stronger quicker. Gene doping is the younger sibling of gene editing, it does not focus on the removal and prevention of the disease, it focuses on furthering the athlete to repair the muscles quickly. The method of gene doping is that scientists inject the athletes with the modified genes, this can temporarily better them but the risks of this are massive, it can trigger an immune reaction or even jump start cancer. The risks with gene doping…

GNC is a company that helps support the idea of athletes, people in general, gaining the right enhancement in their overly physicality and health. During the last few years the controversy of “doping” and “drugging” in sports shot to an all-time high. The issues behind athletes being completely all natural in their athleticism has become critical due to the cases of outstanding athletes in certain sports. Athletes such as Lance Armstrong (Professional Cycling), Marion Jones (Olympic Track and…