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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: October 19, 2012, 02:02:14 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaV_JoGB3qE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaV_JoGB3qE</a>

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: doping in sport -- interesting post
« on: October 18, 2012, 07:46:52 pm »
http://www.muscleweek.com/is-usain-bolt-on-steroids
Some of the article is poorly researched/worded but you get the gist. Even though the article is referring to Bolt it applies to everybody else to.

This part of the article stood out to me.

A typical PED cycle would begin 12 weeks out from competition with the target date being the day prior to or of the competition. Along with the use of undetectable steroids and daily growth hormone injections, the athlete would also have his blood drawn on a daily basis to monitor his testosterone and rhGH ratios in an effort to keep them within Olympic World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) testing limits. Close monitoring of these ratios allow an Olympic sprinter such as Bolt to both use PEDs up to the day of competition while still comfortably submitting to multiple drug tests.
 
This isn’t evidence particular to Usain Bolt, as it could just as easily describe the protocol that every Olympic sprinter is using to pass the drug tests. However, it is mentioned simply to point out how easily Olympic athletes are able to pass an Olympic-level drug test, even with the highest levels of scrutiny. The bottom line is that if an athlete is within the permissible testosterone and rhGH ratios, he is deemed clean. The reality is that any athlete who doesn’t maximize his testosterone and rhGH levels to the maximum permissible level has no chance of breaking a world record.
 
For example, let’s assume that a talented NCAA sprinter has a testosterone ratio (testosterone: epitestosterone) of 1:1 which is considered normal, or average. The current WADA guidelines permit a ratio of up to 4:1. Given the fact that the only way for an NCAA sprinter to make any money sprinting is to win international competitions and garner endorsements, what reason could that NCAA sprinter possibly have for NOT quadrupling his testosterone ratio up to the maximum of 4:1? Using a number of undetectable steroid compounds, that same athlete would presumably see a major improvement in his sprint times without ever ‘testing positive’.
more info on test:epi ratio- http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/chemical-enhancement/2325-understanding-the-testosterone-to-epitestosterone-ratio-drug-test.html
 
And this is the folly of drug testing: It gives ‘dirty’ athletes all the ammunition they need to proclaim themselves ‘clean’ — replete with Olympic level testing results.

The worst argument that anyone can make for Usain Bolt being a clean athlete is that he has yet to fail a steroid or other drug test, despite being subjected to rigorous drug testing protocols.
 
The reality is that most Olympic athletes have their blood levels so closely monitored that only an egregious miscalculation in the timing of a steroid injection or use of a masking agent (i.e. diuretics) to dilute the levels of a steroid within the blood would result in a positive test. This is the only reason why we rarely see positive tests for Olympic level athletes.
 
International steroid expert Anthony Roberts told Muscleweek: “With regards to fooling the Olympic drug tests, many of the same loopholes that existed ten to twenty years ago still exist today. Until those loopholes are closed, there will always be a shadow of doubt falling on the Olympics.”
 
Roberts continued, “Testosterone, hGH and most of the other highly potent anabolics are virtually undetectable — when we see a positive test and a tearfully apologetic athlete, he or she probably represents less than 1% of those who are actually using banned substances.”


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: October 18, 2012, 02:49:53 am »
I'd go for the 4x102.5 just think it's only a 500 gram difference from the 102. Plus it'll give you the confidence to knock off the heavier triples and single you want to do.

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You'll get those numbers. You're a beast at squatting!

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400m Sprinting or Shorter / Re: Sprint Videos
« on: October 17, 2012, 12:40:07 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ0U0rzgKSA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ0U0rzgKSA</a>

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Some of my rugby achievements this year.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QNuPJIKzIA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QNuPJIKzIA</a>
I got a couple of my try's shown.
Watch 2:05-2:30 and 4:10-4:33

Premier Grade Most Improved-

Premier Grade Players' Player


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: October 16, 2012, 07:54:32 am »
Yeh i like running as well coz it's more goal orientated for my sport (rugby). That's a cool chart showing the splits. It's interesting to contrast the differences between the sprinters. Even though Carl Lewis came last in that chart you can see from the chart how good his top speed is.
60-100m
Linford Christie 3.42
Carl Lewis 3.43
Andre Carson 3.49
Dennis Mitchell 3.53

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http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/2010-11-30/how-many-men-ran-11-sec-or-faster-100m-year

Can you guess how many athletes ran 11.00 seconds or faster on 100m in the World in 2010?
 
We can tell you: 3778!
 
And in the different Areas? And what about the 200m?
 
All-Athletics.com publishes some interesting statistical summaries from its incredibly deep 2010 Top Lists:
 
Men’s 100m
 
10.50 sec or faster:  528 athletes
 
Africa: 42
 Asia: 85
 Europe: 122
 North and Central America: 245
 Oceania: 13
 South America: 21
 
11.00 sec or faster: 3778 athletes
 
Africa: 225
 Asia: 380
 Europe: 1178
 North and Central America: 1726
 Oceania: 106
 South America: 163
 
Men’s 200m
 
21.00 sec or faster: 302 athletes
 
Africa: 30
 Asia: 21
 Europe: 72
 North and Central America: 161
 Oceania: 8
 South America: 10
 
22.00 sec or faster: 2625 athletes
 
Africa: 171
 Asia: 265
 Europe: 744
 North and Central America: 1268
 Oceania: 74
 South America: 103
 
Notes:
 - The 200m All-Athletics.com 2010 Top Lists are published until 22.40 sec – 3925 athletes.
 - The analysis is based on results received and processed until 29 November. The Top Lists are permanently updated.
 - To view the full lists subscribe for an All-Access Pass.

Pretty cool stats just thought I'd share.

Edit- Of course these stats underestimate exactly how many people are capable of those times because in a lot of regions there is no access to track and field. Also there's a lot of elite athletes that play other sports that could run sub 11 or maybe even sub 10.5 (mainly NFL sub 10.5) but yeh it still gives a good indication of times. If that list was expanded to sub 11.5 than there would probably be 30,000+ athletes under that time.

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400m Sprinting or Shorter / Re: Sprint Videos
« on: October 14, 2012, 10:03:55 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lltJqltPCzs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lltJqltPCzs</a>

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84kg you're starting to get big ;D

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400m Sprinting or Shorter / Re: Sprint Videos
« on: October 10, 2012, 11:53:24 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSjpMxRZtZI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSjpMxRZtZI</a>
Wish I was fast enough to do that haha

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400m Sprinting or Shorter / Sprint Videos
« on: October 10, 2012, 11:46:37 am »
Post any sprint related videos in this thread!
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF2CJONmUOc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF2CJONmUOc</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqhxWHdLWFY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqhxWHdLWFY</a>

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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: October 10, 2012, 11:27:21 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Zc-jYYRxU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Zc-jYYRxU</a>

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Bios / Re: Animals
« on: October 09, 2012, 06:21:42 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zcA_mOa94" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zcA_mOa94</a>
Pretty cool explanation on how the cheetah is built for speed.
"A massive chest holding huge heart and lungs to pump fuel to the muscles. Legs long and light with an extended achilles tendon for superior shock absorption...but the cheetah's legs are long and fragile so how do they achieve long strides? Most people assume that cheetah's speed is generated from their legs. They must have very powerful legs. It's actually on their spine. About 60% of a cheetah's muscle mass is packed onto its spine so if you combine that with its long legs you get an animal which has an average of a 23 foot stride length".

Also says a cheetah can cover a football field in 3 seconds. Crazy!!!

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Yeh fkn hell seifullaah stop being a fkn pussy/troll and actually do some work instead of just making a million posts talking about it :pissed:

*sorry for the hijack acole

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