ventolin^3 wrote:
i'd disagree
it's just the odd event where you need to take probably 2 drugs to get full doping effect : epo + steroids, hence double the chances of a +ve compared to taking just 1 drug
it's probably much riskier to do the doping in the 800 because of the cocktail needed compared to the 1 drug traditionally either used by sprinters or distance guys - doubling chance of a +ve
taking just epo or steroids for the 800 probably won't get the "full" doping advantage sprinters or distance guys get from their 1 drug
keeping it basic, sprinters upto 400 woud normally take steroids & 1500 & above, epo
there shoud certainly not be any reason 800 guys can't dope as well as sprinters or distance guys - it's just a riskier proposition
Short sprinters and throwers can get by on only anabolics (steroids + HGH + insulin, IGF-1, SARMs, etc.).
Endurance athletes take anabolics + EPO/blood doping, etc. EPO does nada, nothing, Jack Shit for recovery, injury prevention, gaining or retaining LBM during hard training, etc.