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Athletic Hypocrisy
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There are two types of blood doping. One method consists of using EPO or some other drug to increase the rate of red blood cell production. RBCs are the body's means of transporting oxygen and for aerobic events (non-sprinting), this is KEY. As I understand it, this is not nearly as common nowadays. Mainly because synthetic EPO is made in such a way that it can be distinguished from normal EPO through testing AND EPO levels are normally quite low so any increase is definitely a red flag.
The other method of blood doping is that some athletes basically basically bank their own blood and hold onto it until shortly before race time. Then they transfuse their blood back in and all of a sudden, they have a MUCH higher hemoglobin level and a correspondingly higher ability to do aerobic exercise. There are really only two ways to catch people who are doing this. One is by finding the blood or catching them in the act of transfusing. The only way to detect it after the fact is through this passport program some anti-doping agencies are trying out. A series of blood tests over a year or so establishes levels that are "normal." Then, any significant deviation from these levels can be a tipoff to blood doping.
The other method of blood doping is that some athletes basically basically bank their own blood and hold onto it until shortly before race time. Then they transfuse their blood back in and all of a sudden, they have a MUCH higher hemoglobin level and a correspondingly higher ability to do aerobic exercise. There are really only two ways to catch people who are doing this. One is by finding the blood or catching them in the act of transfusing. The only way to detect it after the fact is through this passport program some anti-doping agencies are trying out. A series of blood tests over a year or so establishes levels that are "normal." Then, any significant deviation from these levels can be a tipoff to blood doping.
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BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Thanx Golden. I have been "enlightened".
Huge difference. China imported a lot of "sports technology" from the old soviet block countries. They select potential athletes at a young age and develop them in government run sports academies where everything is controlled by the people in charge.
There is a growing body of evidence that in a number of sports the Chinese have been systematicly "enhancing" the growth and development of their athletes without concern for the athletes wishes or opinion. Over the past 8-10 years China has had a number of athletes disqualified from international competition when there test have come up hot. Remember that this is in a system where the coaches/trainers/dieticians control 100% of what goes into the athletes body and there training.
In the US and most of the rest of the world if an athlete is trying to get an edge it is a personal decision. He or she may choose to have people around that facilitate this but it is not a systematic decision, with the Chinese it is systematic.