I have some questions on how steroids work with baseball players and I guess in general. With the recent suspension handed out to Melky Cabrera for using testosterone in the midst of his best year to date, a lot of the press is saying that getting busted is going to really put a dent in his free agency and that his earning potential has eroded significantly. All that is clearly operating under the premise that with him getting off the juice he'll revert to old Melky and he won't remain the big-time hitter he was this year.
Now, I've never used and I don't plan on it, but from what I've read and seen from lifters that have juiced, it appears that if you do things right after a cycle most of the gains that you make, you keep. You're not going to keep all of the gains, but you can keep most of them. Now, with athletes, specifically in baseball, there's a sentiment that after guys get busted their numbers dip significantly once they get "off." Is that just a bunch of garbage?
I understand that not all of the benefits that baseball players get from steroids are muscle and strength related; for instance, I remember seeing literature about improved vision and hand-eye coordination with PED use as well as faster bat speed through the zone. The latter is strength related but it's different in that it's not what I typically associate with strength.
With all that said, shouldn't an athlete be able to retain most of what he picked up while on cycle? I mean, pro's have access to the best of the best when it comes to training equipment, trainers, supplements, etc; you'd think they're in the right environment to retain a lot of what they get out of the cycle.
Am I off base here?
I mean, if it is true that a lot of players regress after getting off the juice, it's possible that it's because they didn't do things right. Baseball players aren't really work-out and nutrition warriors; maybe they're regressing because they didn't make retainable gains while juicing.
Anyone following what I'm saying?
Now, I've never used and I don't plan on it, but from what I've read and seen from lifters that have juiced, it appears that if you do things right after a cycle most of the gains that you make, you keep. You're not going to keep all of the gains, but you can keep most of them. Now, with athletes, specifically in baseball, there's a sentiment that after guys get busted their numbers dip significantly once they get "off." Is that just a bunch of garbage?
I understand that not all of the benefits that baseball players get from steroids are muscle and strength related; for instance, I remember seeing literature about improved vision and hand-eye coordination with PED use as well as faster bat speed through the zone. The latter is strength related but it's different in that it's not what I typically associate with strength.
With all that said, shouldn't an athlete be able to retain most of what he picked up while on cycle? I mean, pro's have access to the best of the best when it comes to training equipment, trainers, supplements, etc; you'd think they're in the right environment to retain a lot of what they get out of the cycle.
Am I off base here?
I mean, if it is true that a lot of players regress after getting off the juice, it's possible that it's because they didn't do things right. Baseball players aren't really work-out and nutrition warriors; maybe they're regressing because they didn't make retainable gains while juicing.
Anyone following what I'm saying?
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