Got some of those great, fake you out spring days last week, and I was able to ride the tail end out of the nice days. Besides gagging down your first insect, you know spring approaches when you get that first short-sleeve ride in. You know it's getting close when you see people cutting out of work to sit by the lakes and fish. Ah, spring, springing. Right up until it goes back to windy-ass March weather.
I seem to have succumbed to at least some of the Bike-Geek Social networking peer pressure. I've actually found myself using and even enjoying Strava. I know, I, know, it's either the best thing that ever happened to riding, the worst thing, causes people to go nuts, begets "stavassholes" all that. Turns out you can use it without going off the deep end, or really even think about it much. Not sure I'll keep uploading to it, but it is a reasonable, cloud-based training log/tool.
Course, the dark side of it is the online competition side, the whole King Of the Mountain and Strava Segment thing. Being for the most part basically slow and incapable of getting KOMs on Strava, I only see that side of the app as entertaining or just plain silly. That said, I can boast of at least one KOM myself. A bike path thru a neighborhood here in "not-Boulder", one I had no idea existed. One mid-week day, with a raging tailwind and no one out on the path, I snagged that coveted KOM. Who would intentionally make a Strava Segment on a slightly downhill, crowded neighborhood multi-use path? There is the entertainment value for me, or an example of what is "wrong" with Strava.
Course, if you want to get a "Real" Strava KOM, you either have to be fast, put a GPS on your scooter, or maybe just go here
Yep, EPO invades even the fake, virtual race world. Digitally Juice it up.
Course, you could always just really go out & dope, and do an actual race. Since USA Cycling is launching a new initiative to catch all the dopers, maybe you could get on Oprah too. Even BRAC seems to be throwing some money at this this year, since It takes $6000 to get USADA out to your local races, even under the new USAC Race Clean Local Association dope testing money matching program.
Course, no local guys or any of the old dudes would dope..... oh, wait, seems like that already happened. Course, no one could go out & GET EPO to use, would they? Gotta be pretty hard to get, right? Well, go put "EPO for Sale" into the Google & see what happens.
Wow. Wow is about all I can say. All the Chinese EPO you can subcutaneously inject available from a slew of sites. Would you REALLY want to inject Chinese Knock-off "Erythropoietin" into your body? For some local bike race glory? Well, maybe some would.
These sites are kind of insane, to put it mildly. Doping for sport instructions, Dosing, everything you could ask for obtaining & using the stuff.
SPORT usage
A common practice that may be used by performance sportsmen (runners, cyclists, swimmers etc.) in an attempt to increase performance is Erythropoietin. This substance is produced naturally in the body by the kidneys and is used to regulate red blood cell production. Patients suffering from anemia or chronic renal failure are legally allowed to use this form medically, however some athletes have decided to take advantage of this substance as well.
Due to medical advances, we can now inject EPO rather than blood doping, which was the common method in the past. EPO works by increasing the bloods ability to carry oxygen, thus serving as an ergogenic aid. Some studies have shown that athletes have had an 9% increase in VO2 max, 7% increase in power output, and a 5% decrease in max heart rate ((Juhn, M., 2003).
While the benefits of using erythropoeitin are unquestionable, there are serious side affects that an athlete needs to consider. After injection, the blood has a higher concentration of red blood cells and a thicker viscosity. This may lead to thromboembolic events that could be fatal. I.e. if you dope more than necessary, thrombs may stop the bloodstream during the exercises and sportsmen dies. There are serious suspicios agains EPO for the deaths of some top cyclists during 80s and 90s.
Seizures and hypertension are also demonstrated in those athletes who are blood doping. Most athletic federations have banned this practice and a haemoglobin limit of 18.5 g/dL has been implemented.
The injection of EPO in the body is a practice that would be very beneficial to any athletes involved in endurance activities. It would allow them to carry more oxygen per unit of blood than before thus improving their performance. This is not a sound technique however as there are strict regulations around it and there are many adverse health consequences that have been reported.
Due to medical advances, we can now inject EPO rather than blood doping, which was the common method in the past. EPO works by increasing the bloods ability to carry oxygen, thus serving as an ergogenic aid. Some studies have shown that athletes have had an 9% increase in VO2 max, 7% increase in power output, and a 5% decrease in max heart rate ((Juhn, M., 2003).
While the benefits of using erythropoeitin are unquestionable, there are serious side affects that an athlete needs to consider. After injection, the blood has a higher concentration of red blood cells and a thicker viscosity. This may lead to thromboembolic events that could be fatal. I.e. if you dope more than necessary, thrombs may stop the bloodstream during the exercises and sportsmen dies. There are serious suspicios agains EPO for the deaths of some top cyclists during 80s and 90s.
Seizures and hypertension are also demonstrated in those athletes who are blood doping. Most athletic federations have banned this practice and a haemoglobin limit of 18.5 g/dL has been implemented.
The injection of EPO in the body is a practice that would be very beneficial to any athletes involved in endurance activities. It would allow them to carry more oxygen per unit of blood than before thus improving their performance. This is not a sound technique however as there are strict regulations around it and there are many adverse health consequences that have been reported.
Dosage and Administration
Cancer Patients
Adults
Subcutaneous 3 times/wk dosing: 150 units/kg 3 times/wk. Reduce the dose by 25% when Hgb reaches a level needed to avoid transfusion or increases more than 1 g/dL in any 2-wk period. Withhold the dose when Hgb exceeds a level needed to avoid transfusion and restart at 25% below the previous dose when the Hgb approaches a level where transfusions may be required. Increase the dosage to 300 units/kg 3 times/wk if the response is not satisfactory after 4 wk to achieve and maintain the lowest Hgb levels sufficient to avoid the need for RBC transfusion and not to exceed the upper safety limit of 12 g/dL. Discontinue if after 8 wk there is no response as measured by Hgb levels or if transfusions are still required. Weekly dosing: 40,000 units/wk. Reduce the dose by 25% when the Hgb reaches a level needed to avoid transfusion or increases more than 1 g/dL in any 2-wk period. Withhold the dose if the Hgb exceeds a level needed to avoid transfusion and restart at 25% below the previous dose when the Hgb approaches a level where transfusion may be required. Increase the dosage to 60,000 units/wk if the response is not satisfactory (no increase in Hgb by at least 1 g/dL after 4 wk of therapy, in the absence of an RBC transfusion) to achieve and maintain the lowest Hgb levels sufficient to avoid the need for RBC transfusion and not to exceed the upper safety limit of 12 g/dL. Discontinue if after 8 wk there is no response as measured by Hgb levels or if transfusions are still required.
Cancer Patients
Adults
Subcutaneous 3 times/wk dosing: 150 units/kg 3 times/wk. Reduce the dose by 25% when Hgb reaches a level needed to avoid transfusion or increases more than 1 g/dL in any 2-wk period. Withhold the dose when Hgb exceeds a level needed to avoid transfusion and restart at 25% below the previous dose when the Hgb approaches a level where transfusions may be required. Increase the dosage to 300 units/kg 3 times/wk if the response is not satisfactory after 4 wk to achieve and maintain the lowest Hgb levels sufficient to avoid the need for RBC transfusion and not to exceed the upper safety limit of 12 g/dL. Discontinue if after 8 wk there is no response as measured by Hgb levels or if transfusions are still required. Weekly dosing: 40,000 units/wk. Reduce the dose by 25% when the Hgb reaches a level needed to avoid transfusion or increases more than 1 g/dL in any 2-wk period. Withhold the dose if the Hgb exceeds a level needed to avoid transfusion and restart at 25% below the previous dose when the Hgb approaches a level where transfusion may be required. Increase the dosage to 60,000 units/wk if the response is not satisfactory (no increase in Hgb by at least 1 g/dL after 4 wk of therapy, in the absence of an RBC transfusion) to achieve and maintain the lowest Hgb levels sufficient to avoid the need for RBC transfusion and not to exceed the upper safety limit of 12 g/dL. Discontinue if after 8 wk there is no response as measured by Hgb levels or if transfusions are still required.
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SO there you go. Everything you need to know to inject random Chinese liquids under your skin. What could POSSIBLY go wrong. Have at it, and look out for the dope cops at the local races. Let me know how it goes. Me? I think I'll just keep getting rejected by my Oncoloigist when I ask for EPO come cross season. Again, Wow, just Wow.
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What happened to just riding for the fun of it? It seems that social media and strava are bringing out our worst traits.