Athletes and drugs

I was witness to another debate on drugs and Athletes.

The 2 major drugs are variations of Steroids or HGH, for Strength athletes, and variations of EPO for endurance athletes.

Certainly there are athletes that use both of these.

In the debate there was a discussion of how much different athletes are physically now that they were 30 years ago.

As an Athlete,but more of a Weekend warrior athlete, I feel I need to point out in the past 30 years our understanding of Science and nutrition.

30 years ago an armature athlete managed to choke down 3 raw eggs as a protein and vitamin supplement to help build muscle. Well, we are hell and gone from those days. Now an informed athlete regulates about every ounce of food that they eat, in regular portions to provide exactly the nutrients they need. We have supplements that make it possible to eat almost 80% protein every day, without trying to eat Steak or chicken for every meal, and having dinner twice, and sucking down thousands of calories of unneeded fat. Vitamins and the ability to add Vitamin B,D, and A. to ones diet, as well as other supplements allow an athlete to Very much push their bodies to Extreme Shape and Form. Both Steroids and EPO, just provide a shortcut, a sort of Hyper drive which is extremely unhealthy, Either supplement would be nearly useless without proper nutrition. It's our understanding of nutrition that has helped to push our athletes to these extremes.