It seems a lot of the pros use enhalers which they have TUEs for.taiwan said:Seems to me it would be quite instructive to compile a list of known TUEs for cyclists or whoever, as their use among athletes will surely be at the maximum that WADA will validate or whatever. I would start, but none actually spring to mind.
How is that not interesting? Those guys are getting TUEs for TRT doses of testosterone which could be as high as 250mg/wk.taiwan said:Google says a couple of UFC fighters are getting TUEs for testosterone, which is no doubt playing the system, but is not that interesting.
Well the medication contains corticosteriods which can be part of a doping program. The TUE means that if you test positive for a drug which is part of a medication you have a TUE for then basically it doesn't count. The nefarious application of the TUE is not to allow for an abuse for asthma medication on its own, it's to provide an alibi for one of the components.Pazuzu said:Speaking of asthma, Justyna Kowalczyk's fans go apoplectic at Marit Bjørgen's exemption to use an asthma drug. Bjørgen got the exemption at the begining of the 2009-2010 season and has been damn near unbeatable since. I honestly don't know if it gives her an unfair advantage or merely lets her realize her potential, i.e., her natural performance level without asthma. Anyone know anything about asthma drugs?
I'm hope that's not the case with Bjørgen. I'd hate to think that her extraordinary achievements over the past few seasons were obtained through nefarious application.Caruut said:Well the medication contains corticosteriods which can be part of a doping program. The TUE means that if you test positive for a drug which is part of a medication you have a TUE for then basically it doesn't count. The nefarious application of the TUE is not to allow for an abuse for asthma medication on its own, it's to provide an alibi for one of the components.
There are different types of asthma - exercise induced asthma is different from sensitivity to changes in temperature. I didn't realise I had anything wrong with my lungs until I started cycling. One ride with a couple of friends I could barely breath - my lungs had about one sixth of the capacity they normally do. Usually that doesn't happen but occasionally it can. Looking back I realise this had happened before, though far less severely, and I had just chalked it down as lack of fitness.Rockets160 said:Has anyone ever noticed that for an elite athlete to be able to perform at such a high level, they require an inhaler????![]()
To me that indicates a problem. If you have asthma, statistics indicate you probably won't reach the "elite" level. I remember kids growing up with asthma...they couldn't go outside and run if it was to hot for christ sake! Somehow that doesn't seem right.
The extreme schedule of training and travelling absolutely destroys immune systems. Teams are really really careful about infections.Also, for being fit, healthy athletes, they always have stomach issues or a cold...totally incapacitates them. Hell, I get up everyday with the bubble guts or a stuffy nose or sore back or whatever. I still ride my bike after work 4 times a week. Maybe its my lack of TUE's that holding me from making CAT 4 LOL!![]()