Meanwhile on planet earth:
In 1984, Jay Silvester, a former four-time Olympian and 1972 silver medalist in the discus who was then with the physical education department of Brigham Young University in the USA, questioned competitors at that year's Olympics. The range of steroid use he found ranged from 10 mg a day to 100 mg.
Responses to questionnaire
Question Yes No Other
Were you influenced by a professional athlete to take Performance enhancing drugs? 61% 39% 0%
Have you ever taken anabolic steroids? 68 32 0
Ethically, do you approve of anabolic steroids in athletics? 48 25 27
If a test could positively identify steroid users, would you favour banishment of the drug in sport? 48 35 17
Are you aware of any specific reason why athletes who have not attained full maturity should avoid anabolic steroid usage? 42 48 10
If you were a coach, would you commend anabolic steroid usage to (mature) athletes in your event? 45 35 20
Do you feel anabolic steroids have positively affected the performance of athletes in your event? 65 16 19
Do you feel that steroids have negatively affected the performance of athletes in your event? 6 61 33
Do you feel that steroids enable a person to gain strength faster than otherwise possible? 84 3 13
Do you believe that steroids enable a person to gain cardio-respiratory endurance more quickly than otherwise possible? 13 42 45
Do you believe that steroids enable a person to gain greater cardio-respiratory endurance than otherwise possible? 6 45 49
Have you ever gained localised muscular endurance faster when taking anabolic steroids? 48 42 10
Have you gained greater local muscular endurance faster when taking anabolic steroids? 32 22 46
Do steroids enhance mental attitude? Do you feel more in control of your life? Do you feel you will perform better in your event? 68 10 22
Has steroid usage appeared to contribute to injury problems? 26 32 42
Do Athletes who use Performance enhancing drugs lose popularity? 74 19 7
Do steroids increase body weight? 55 16 29
Are steroids difficult to obtain? 22 61 17
Several successful athletes and professional bodybuilders have admitted long-term methandrostenolone use before the drug was banned, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sergio Oliva.[33][dead link][34][dead link] Dianabol is no longer produced but similar drugs are made elsewhere.
The use of anabolic steroids is now banned by all major sporting bodies, including the ATP, WTA, ITF, International Olympic Committee, FIFA, UEFA, all major professional golf tours, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the European Athletic Association, WWE and the NFL. However drug testing can be wildly inconsistent and, in some instances, has gone unenforced.
for dere som vil lese det ordentlig og se svarene litt bedre enn forumet tillater, kan dere gå inn her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_performance-enhancing_drugs_in_sport(vet at Wikipedia ikke er et helt legitimt kildevedlegg, men dog har nok dette sin verdi i denne debatten)
Gå deretter ned på Anabolic Steroids. Så kan dere lese dette. Men, pytt, OL deltakere er jo kjent for å ikke ha tester, på lik linje med WPC og en del andre kraftsportligaer. Eller?