Scottemojo":79a9y2k4 said:
That only explins why they would publicly claim Adderal. I still don't understand medically how it masks steroids, or why you would use it to do so.
I don't know the specifics of why or how amphetamines mask PEDs, but I do know it effectively masks HGH and a number of anabolic and other steroids.
And I can completely understand why a speed/stamina guy would use HGH. HGH doesn't "bulk you up", in fact, it causes the user to "lean down" by speeding up your metabolic rate, increases muscle glycogen uptake, etc. Even better is that it has very little impact on your growth plates unless abused heavily (see Barry Bonds' huge head for example).
The most important thing to a speed player like a CB is that it converts more glucose into glycogen and dramatically increases the effectiveness of stored glycogen during protein synthesis / muscle repair. You lose fat and increase lean muscle mass while simultaneously increasing muscle recovery. And the difference is dramatic.
There is a reason it is called the fountain of youth. Remember when you were 16 and you could eat 2 whole pizzas and all that happened was your arms and chest got bigger and stronger? Or how you could run all day long, then go do heavy squats, then do your all your house chores, and then go play football with your buddies for a few hours, and you'd never get sore? Imagine if you could have that at 40. Well, you can. Take HGH and that's what it will do for you.
Basically, your body is using all that glycogen directly for muscle repair. As you age, less and less glycogen is utilized and begins to be stored as "fat". HGH, in effect, turns you back into that 16 year old. Your muscles recover much faster, and your body uses food much more effectively (for repairing muscle tissue rather than storing it as fat).
When HGH was still legal, I tried it while working out (under the care and supervision of my PCP). The results were dramatic. Where I would previously struggle to get through 10-rep sets at a certain weight, I could now do 12. Where it previously took me 75-90 seconds between heavy sets to recover, I could be back on the bench in 50-60 seconds and feel fully rested. Any weight lifter can tell you the dramatic benefits of reduced rest times and increased rep count for stamina athletes (basically, increased muscle recovery). Issues like DOMS just disappear. A guy like Richard Sherman, who will spend much of his day doing sprints, would be able to come in the next day and run those sprints full-speed without any soreness or muscle exhaustion. HUGE benefits for speed players. I can easily see why the secondary would be using HGH to stay one step ahead of the competition.
And frankly, I believe HGH should be legal and do not see it as cheating. Many many doctors would tell you that HGH is the miracle drug discovery of the 20th Century. Amazing things can happen during proper use. HGH strengthens bones, increases muscle mass, reduces fat, lowers blood pressure, improves your skin and hair, and on and on. It was only banned because of ignorance and the bad press given it by Barry Bonds. I've personally witnessed fellow doctors in their 70s who have used HGH to deal with arthritis and degenerative muscular conditions (for which it is still legal), and even one doctor who used HGH to get himself into shape and compete in a triathlon against guys in their 30's. Fascinating stuff.
Even worse to me is that amphetamines are legal while beneficial drugs such as synthetic HGH are banned. Totally absurd.
Anyway, enough of my rambling.