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Message no. 1
From: Sommers sommers@*****.umich.edu
Subject: SR Olympics...was Re: Wolverine as an SR char ( was Re:
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:50:11 -0400
At 06:29 AM 7/22/2000, Gurth wrote:
>According to DemonPenta@***.com, at 22:03 on 21 Jul 00, the word on the
>street was...
>
> > no sane coach would EVER recommend/give/buy drugs for their players,
> > even performance enhancers and maskers
>
>Ever heard of Epo?

How about the Chinese women's swim team this year?

Sommers
Aerospace engineers build weapon systems. Civil engineers build targets.
Message no. 2
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: SR Olympics...was Re: Wolverine as an SR char ( was Re:
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 10:03:04 +1000
>> > > no sane coach would EVER recommend/give/buy drugs for their players,
>> > > even performance enhancers and maskers
>> >
>> > Ever heard of Epo?
>>
>> No.
>
>Figures... bicycle racing isn't very popular in the US, I gather. Anyway,
>Epo is a widely-used drug in that sport, and is virtually undetectable;
>currently, the only way to find it in someone's body is by looking for
>indirect signs (some blood count thing, IIRC), the problem being that
>those signs might also be caused by natural processes.

EPO is, from memory of my science degree multiple years ago, related to
erythropoetin, which controls the production of red blood cells. If you
increase the blood's RBC count, you increase its capacity to carry oxygen -
a real bonus for athletes, especially those in endurance event (long swims
and runs, cycling, etc.)

Lady Jestyr
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