[mquetel]

Just thought I would share a link to an article entitled Drug Test that Outside Magazine ran back in late 2003. The author connects with an "anti-aging" specialist to see what actually taking performance enhancing drugs feels like. Fascinating stuff...

 

[cthomas]

Thanks for sharing

Great article. A little long, but I found I had to read the whole thing. Sad to see a Bob Breedlove reference, though.

 

[terzo rene]

That article is a joke. He may have "tested" what the drugs "feel" like to him but his results are drastically at variance with what they can actually do. Based on what he reported I strongly suspect his results would have been just as good with placebos.

 

[mquetel]

That article is a joke. He may have "tested" what the drugs "feel" like to him but his results are drastically at variance with what they can actually do. Based on what he reported I strongly suspect his results would have been just as good with placebos.

The author reported that he felt fresh at the conclusion of a double century and totally recovered and ready to go again the next day. That strikes me as a bit unlikely for a placebo effect.

 

[parity]

When I read this article, the doctor reminded me of this interview on 60 minutes.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/19/60minutes/main1512855.shtml

 

[rogger]

That article is a joke. He may have "tested" what the drugs "feel" like to him but his results are drastically at variance with what they can actually do. Based on what he reported I strongly suspect his results would have been just as good with placebos.

I think it would have been a tad hard to set this up as a double blind placebo controlled clinical trial. Gonzo journalism is not science.