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Originally Posted by Southpaw
I completely disagree that the majority of players are juicing. Football players go through a ridiculous training schedule, that is far more intense than any other american sport, so obviously they're going to be bigger and stronger that 99% of the population. I'm sure many of them use legal supplements, but steroid use by NFL players is nowhere near the level it is for baseball players.
NFL substance abuse punishments are also far more harsh than other sports. To the league office, skipping a test is the same thing as a positive test, and the first strike is a quarter of a season suspension. The next strike is a full season, and a lifetime ban after that. You can't test positive twenty times and still have a career, like you can in baseball and basketball.
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You greatly misunderstand this issue, there is by far, more roids or should I say growth hormones in the NFL than in any other sport, you cannot maintain the body weight and muscle mass with what you have described as a ridiculous training regimin, the matabolism wont allow it especially at the young ages of most of these players, there is no way to maintain that weight through the season without illegal help.
As for drug testing? Do you understand what is going on in baseball? Most of these guy's are not being caught because no one know's how to test for these different muscle enhancers, what do you think this Balco case is all about? It's all word of mouth, these players can continue to do it because they will never test positive because the drug is undetectable.
The body puts out growth hormones naturally, but everyone puts out a different amount, so nobody can be judged on a standard level, so they raise the level so high that everyone comes in under the test level if it can be detected at all.
Bottom line if anyone thinks that the higharchey of MLB, or the NFL want's performance enhancing drugs out, I have a bridge over here in Jersey I would like to sell you. Higher performance means a higher quality product, which means more money in everyones pocket.
