- Jun 29, 2009
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I've noticed a few posters, notably BigBoat, claiming that some in the peleton could be using synthetic cow blood derivatives to boost performance. Just wondered if anyone else thinks there might be some truth to this.
Ignoring the shaky assumption that these products actually do as they claim, I don't, from a physiological perspective, see why any healthy individual would bother using them as a PED. As far as I can tell they play no role in oxygen transfer and, at best, might assist in glucose transfer in insulin-impaired individuals. For those with normal pancreatic insulin/glucagon production, they just seem like a complete waste of time. Who knows, maybe there is more to it and cow blood is the real deal if you're planning to scorch the climbs.
Ignoring the shaky assumption that these products actually do as they claim, I don't, from a physiological perspective, see why any healthy individual would bother using them as a PED. As far as I can tell they play no role in oxygen transfer and, at best, might assist in glucose transfer in insulin-impaired individuals. For those with normal pancreatic insulin/glucagon production, they just seem like a complete waste of time. Who knows, maybe there is more to it and cow blood is the real deal if you're planning to scorch the climbs.