This is what is wrong with professional sports

[CoachB25]

McGwire used Androstenedione (Andro) back in the day and carries the tale tell results of acne from it. I know a member of his immediate family pretty well. At the time, it was not illegal and, in fact, there was the picture of the Andro in his locker during an interview. Still, that doesn't make it alright to use a supplement like this. A very close buddy of mine, so close my daughter calls him "Uncle ..." played in the NFL in the late 60s and early 70s. He said that no one would believe the options of steroids and medications laid out on training table. In both the NFL and MLB, they referred to certain medications as "greenies," ...

The latest research on Tommy John Surgery has demonstrated that while some may, and the term "may" is used lightly, increase velocity, there are a lot of players who never achieve their old velocity again. For a very long time, it was thought that a player could do Tommy John Surgery and get a 5 mph increase.

 

[FastBat]

Tiger Woods was a middle of the pack pro golfer before having lasik surgery. He ended up with 20/15 vision after surgery..

I've had lasik surgery and I still can't golf well. But, it might have something to do with my lack of patience.

 

[FastBat]

That is an interesting article you linked, and it made me think about something else that I saw recently.....

I don't post much on this forum, but I do like to visit other sports site forums quite a bit. I was on a motorcycle racing forum recently, and there was a discussion about the use Adderall as a performance enhancing drug vs. it's intended use to treat ADHD. What I got out of the whole discussion was that the younger generations dismiss the whole concept of performance enhancers in general. They feel that anything you take, in that particular case Adderall, simply gets you to your "baseline" that you should be at, regardless of any true medical need or not. The "older" generations (I am a Gen-X'er) feel that your natural state without any medical intervention is your true baseline, and taking any "PEDs" is therefore cheating. There definitely seems to be a shift in generational mindset.

I have always wondered about "Sports Induced Asthma". Never heard of it when I was growing up. I know more than a few parents (none of them were softball parents however) that were very eager to get their kids prescribed inhalers because they couldn't get up and down the soccer field or basketball court like the competition could. Is this really a thing, or are all these kids just our of shape and the "never at fault" parents can't accept it?

Even caffeine would cause a child, who isn't accustomed to drinking caffeinated beverages, to add a little pop in their step. Where does it end?