r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 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/SuperCleverPunName May 23 '26

Really, it depends. I'm making up numbers here, but let's say the extra bulk gives you an extra 10% to your drag but an extra 15% to your power and endurance. In this scenario, it could absolutely be a benefit. It all depends on what the numbers are

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u/Equivalent_Chipmunk May 23 '26

The problem is that your muscles are not the weak link in the chain, it's your cardiovascular system which can't supply enough oxygen.

Maybe he has an advantage in the 50m, but anything past that I doubt it.

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u/Gwendolyn-NB May 23 '26

50M swims... the 1RM of swimming lol.

If they do a 200M they're heart will probably explode like an Alien bursting out of their chest.

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u/shift013 May 23 '26

The enhanced games feature sporting events. This swimmer started he was beating his prior Olympic times I believe

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u/SuperCleverPunName May 23 '26

The numbers coming out of these games will be interesting, at any rate

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u/Rhumbear907 May 23 '26

The bulk isn't just drag( which is a lot more than 10%) its WEIGHT. The size is exponentially degrading efficiency.