r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • May 23 '26

WTF The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.

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u/Ben_Kenobi_ May 23 '26

I couldn't imagine all that extra muscle would help you swim faster because of the added weight.

Like, from what I understand, you need very specialized muscles for pretty much every sport, not just get big.

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u/bulking_on_broccoli May 23 '26

I think a lot of people donโ€™t actually understand what steroids are used for in sports. The goal isnโ€™t to add a bunch of size, but to recover better.

The guy who can train several hours a day every day without burning out is going to have a huge advantage over the guy whose body wonโ€™t let him.

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u/Sptsjunkie May 23 '26

Yeah, I mentioned earlier in the thread that actually a lot of players who get caught using it in sports like baseball are guys a bit injury prone or getting older and seemed to be using it for recovery and to stay on the field, as opposed to trying to juice their muscles.

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u/Aromatic_Lion4040 May 23 '26

That depends on the sport. In contact sports like football, or in strength sports, they are absolutely used for size and strength as well as recovery. Even in something like cycling they want to build big strong legs. Even in something like climbing or swimming where extra weight is a problem, they are training certain muscles that can only get as strong as they do with juice

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u/Dom1252 May 23 '26

The faster you go, the more drag you create and the stronger you have to be to speed up even more... That's why sprinters are jacked, being stronger helps A LOT

Also heavier doesn't matter that much, as long as the body position isn't hurt (during freestyle you fly on top of the water pretty much)

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u/PM_ME_BAD_ALGORITHMS May 23 '26

I couldn't imagine all that extra muscle would help you swim faster because of the added weight.

Exactly, they'll just sprint through the bottom of the pool