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Other/Mixed The Enhanced Games -- No Testing Olympics Competitor Announced

Other strength modalities (e.g., Clubs), mixed strength modalities (e.g., combined kettlebell and barbell), other goals (flexibility)
LukeV said:
It's going to be a freak show of formerly elite athletes past their prime and athletes who were never going to make it. And I expect the sporting bodies to up the ante, probably by deeming participation in Enhanced Games as a doping offence, with an automatic four year ban for the participants. So anyone with the potential to make a go of it in mainstream sport is going to think twice
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NGL, if Klokov comes out of retirement to lift in the Enhanced Games, I'll watch.
 
Hung said:
personally I think atlasshurg need to stfu about gear lifting or bodybuilding. Dude not even anticipate in those sport.
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I think we could use more voices giving reasons not to use PEDs. There are already plenty of fake-nattys out there. I’ve stated my reasons for my preferences already.
 
LukeV said:
It's going to be a freak show of formerly elite athletes past their prime and athletes who were never going to make it. And I expect the sporting bodies to up the ante, probably by deeming participation in Enhanced Games as a doping offence, with an automatic four year ban for the participants. So anyone with the potential to make a go of it in mainstream sport is going to think twice
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Probably be a reality show based around the prettier athletes and then of course OF
 
watchnerd said:
PEDs are just the tip of the ice berg.

Chip-enhanced / genetically enhanced / materials enhanced are coming.
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I was reading today about how they are now using a reinforcing tape on the repaired UCL in Tommy John surgery.

theathletic.com

What Tommy John surgery looks like today: Revision surgeries, internal brace procedures

Tommy John surgery is ubiquitous in MLB, and players now undergo variations based on what they need and how many times they've had it.
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watchnerd said:
PEDs are just the tip of the ice berg.

Chip-enhanced / genetically enhanced / materials enhanced are coming.
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Absolutely. And, to echo what you said a little earlier - everyone is already using them. I think people automatically think "steroids" when they hear "PEDs", but that's not even a bump on the tip of the iceberg...

I say this often, but (meth)amphetamine use is, in my humble opinion (admittedly based on very little actual hard evidence), probably rampant - I believe the number of "congenital" heart issues we see among young athletes is likely a symptom of this.
 
Boris Bachmann said:
I say this often, but (meth)amphetamine use is, in my humble opinion (admittedly based on very little actual hard evidence), probably rampant - I believe the number of "congenital" heart issues we see among young athletes is likely a symptom of this.
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It has a very long history too.

All those old tyme strongman people like to hold up as the "pre steroid" examples of what you can do, a significant number of them were peddling and taking cocaine, amphetamines, and opioids. They called them "Health Tonics".
 
watchnerd said:
PEDs are just the tip of the ice berg.

Chip-enhanced / genetically enhanced / materials enhanced are coming.
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I don't doubt it. I know that it's something that's coming no matter what. I still don't like it, especially because you know somewhere out there is military research around those things. I just feel like we are heading towards a cyberpunk dystopia more than a Star Trek uptopia.

Steve Freides said:
I have no more interest in PEDs than I do in wearing a belt when I squat.

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This reminds me of the idea of "anytime strength." That is, how strong someone is at any random time, vs how strong someone is if they ran a peaking program, wore a lifting suit or belt, etc. They might lift a PR for that competition, which is cool, but it's also pretty much a one-time thing, at least until the next competition. I'm not saying that competitions are worthless or anything like that; I admire the discipline and training people go through to compete. I guess I am just more interested in what I can do at any random time, than what I could do if I spent months preparing to do something that lasts under 10 seconds, that I also could not do more than a few times a year at most.

I'm sure that sounds like I'm salty towards competitions. To reiterate, I'm not; it's just not how I prefer to go about training.

I think all that relates to PEDs for the same reason I've already discussed.
 
bluejeff said:
I don't doubt it. I know that it's something that's coming no matter what. I still don't like it, especially because you know somewhere out there is military research around those things. I just feel like we are heading towards a cyberpunk dystopia more than a Star Trek uptopia.
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You need to brush up on your Trek history and what they went through before they got to the Utopia stage. ;)

Remember, Khan was a genetically engineered super human from the Eugenics Wars before The Federation.
 
bluejeff said:
his reminds me of the idea of "anytime strength." That is, how strong someone is at any random time, vs how strong someone is if they ran a peaking program, wore a lifting suit or belt, etc. They might lift a PR for that competition, which is cool, but it's also pretty much a one-time thing, at least until the next competition. I'm not saying that competitions are worthless or anything like that; I admire the discipline and training people go through to compete. I guess I am just more interested in what I can do at any random time, than what I could do if I spent months preparing to do something that lasts under 10 seconds, that I also could not do more than a few times a year at most.

I'm sure that sounds like I'm salty towards competitions. To reiterate, I'm not; it's just not how I prefer to go about training.
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The training for competitions is part of developing "anytime strength" for me. I'm 16 days out from a meet and I've never felt stronger. If I do everything right, the meet will go well, but the training has already gone well and my "anytime strength" has improved. I've added a little muscle and my form on all three lifts has improved. Can't ask for more than that.

JMO.

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watchnerd said:
You need to brush up on your Trek history and what they went through before they got to the Utopia stage. ;)

Remember, Khan was a genetically engineered super human from the Eugenics Wars before The Federation.
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So what you’re saying is that we should take the story of Khan to heart and not go through the clone wars, right?

Right?
 
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