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Macknulty said:Why can't cyclists understand that taking dope damages your health, if you don't believe me then think about the number of young fit professional cyclists who suffer heart attacks or ailments every year!
gruppetto said:Why don't you ring up a mother whos son died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and tell her your theory that he died from taking dope.
Macknulty said:.... or ailments every year!
gruppetto said:Why don't you ring up a mother whos son died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and tell her your theory that he died from taking dope.
Macknulty said:Why can't cyclists understand that taking dope damages your health, if you don't believe me then think about the number of young fit professional cyclists who suffer heart attacks or ailments every year!
Megalodon said:Everyone dies of a heart attack. How many dead peoples' hearts are still beating?
gruppetto said:Why don't you ring up a mother whos son died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and tell her your theory that he died from taking dope.
Megalodon said:Everyone dies of a heart attack. How many dead peoples' hearts are still beating?
Realist said:People who have read my posts will know I am far from naive about doping, but there are other factors in play. For a start, a lot of cyclists think nothing of training with a moderate or even severe cold or flu, which significantly increases the risk of myocarditis. In autopsies of scandinavian xc skiiers they found infected heart muscle was a significant cause of sudden death in young athletes. There is also the possibility of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which may be exacerbated by PEDs but can exist without them. And there are those who are genetically unlucky. Vale Willo.
PED's have cost lives, but in individual cases it is neither fair nor rational to point the finger at any one cause without specific knowledge of the case.
The braindead ones. You should know.Megalodon said:Everyone dies of a heart attack. How many dead peoples' hearts are still beating?