Re: Surprise! Yet another EPO user busted.

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:48:40 +0200, Donald Munro <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

dupedcyclist said:

Olympic champion Marion Jones tested positive for the banned
blood-boosting drug erythropoietin at the 2006 U.S. Track and Field
Championships in June, according to Tribune sources.

Why would a sprinter take EPO ? Anyway I thought sprinters didn't dope.

Same reason everyone else does, to train enough to win.

Ron

Donald Munro said:

Quoted message said:

Why would a sprinter take EPO ? Anyway I thought sprinters didn't dope.

RonSonic said:

Same reason everyone else does, to train enough to win.

Taking EPO helps one do more anaerobic training ?

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Donald Munro said:

Donald Munro said:

Quoted message said:

Why would a sprinter take EPO ? Anyway I thought sprinters didn't dope.

RonSonic said:

Same reason everyone else does, to train enough to win.

Taking EPO helps one do more anaerobic training ?

EPO raises the O2 carrying capacity of the blood. Now the
sprinter sprints, then must rebalance the O2 depletion.
Increased O2 carrying capacity reduces the time interval
to recover. Result: more sprints in a given training
session, or shorter sessions.

Of course, my only experience is with performance
impairing drugs.

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Michael Press