Have we now reached the point where we are simply looking for PED issues? Yes, Viagra will have an enhanced blood flow effect on, well everything attached to the circulatory system. So will a number of othe substances one can purchase legally. But given the plethora of real drug issues we face, is this something we want to take on?
How anyone can deny it's a performance enhancing drug I don't know. The type of performance is up for debate though! Might be a disadvantage in the pole vault ...
AthleticsInBritain wrote:How anyone can deny it's a performance enhancing drug I don't know. The type of performance is up for debate though! Might be a disadvantage in the pole vault ...
Yes, having to manage two poles at the same time may be a big challenge for some.
Kevin Richardson wrote:I really should have known better. I thought I was being at least a little serious, but it was like throwing raw meat into a bear cage. This could bring back the old gender testing issue, given the sleek suits ladies wear these days.
I tried to warn you! I read the article and found this to be at the heart of the matter:
Studies conducted two years ago on a group of elite cyclists showed that Viagra taken at altitude produced a marked improvement - up to 15 per cent faster time trials - by 45 per cent of those who took the drug. But at sea level the drug shows no benefit. Still, athletes desperate to find the smallest advantage, don't take notice of the fine print.
So I what I take from this is - Viagra makes you 'quicker' (as it were) at altitude, but when you go down, you slow down again, ergo, it sounds like we all need to do altitude training with it and then back to sea level to achieve a 'slowdown' in the performance. Yes? I hope I have kept this devoid of any double entendre!
Kevin Richardson wrote:Have we now reached the point where we are simply looking for PED issues? Yes, Viagra will have an enhanced blood flow effect on, well everything attached to the circulatory system. So will a number of othe substances one can purchase legally. But given the plethora of real drug issues we face, is this something we want to take on?
I have heard some women of firm opinions insert that they do NOT want any traffic with men who need artificial stimulants in pl;ace of natural ardor... or words to that effect. I am unsure of the politics of this position.
Robin Parisotto helped develop the test to detect the illegal EPO and he'd like to see the use of Viagra by athletes banned. . . . "Beijing will probably be remembered for the abuse of legal drugs like Viagra," Mr Parisotto warns. . . . "Any physical activity that goes for longer than say two minutes would be a beneficiary of something like Viagra just like the normal blood doping drugs are," he said.
