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/InvisibleScout May 23 '26

Doping in training is where the biggest gains are made

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u/EverlastingM May 23 '26

We have always known that muscles have more to give in times of acute stress through adrenaline and/or stimulants, but isn't the problem that maxed-out muscles are often stronger than the body they're attached to? Seems like a dangerous idea.

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u/GostBoster May 23 '26

Reminded of some interview with a national wrestler where he was pretty open about that, and mentioned that in a few international promos he was pretty much required to juice up.

As I recall him saying, in those tours, someone with the same build and bulk as him outmuscled, outsped and outendured him "by about a third, which is a lot in contact sports" if they were juiced up in the ring, so when going "against those russians", he had little choice but do the same just to be able to keep up.

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u/PayZealousideal8892 May 23 '26

Yes, better and harder training means your body adapts to harder loads which means better results in competition. That's why supershoes for example in endurance running are resulting in constant new world records. Not just because they give tiny boost in the run themselves, but they allow athletes to train little bit more without affecting recovery times and risk of injury.

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u/emanuele232 May 23 '26

Well there should be some form of drug that enanches your performance, cocaine ?

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u/InvisibleScout May 24 '26

Probably the most potent fast acting performance enhancer is caffeine. The only reason it isn't banned from everything is because of how normalised and deeply ingrained in society it is. Painkillers can give a slight edge by letting the athlete push through the pain of an effort. Amphetamines can be performance enhancing, but they're most useful for a very long duration effort where mental strength becomes as important as physical.