Science Flexes Its Muscles - KQED QUEST

Athletes are racing to get the most out of the human body and are using new technology to do it. But there is a dark side. Anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs have been injected into the mix. But how do they really work? And can new technology catch the cheaters?

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[jordanMJK]

i recently lost 50 pounds so im glad i stumbled on to this. to see were i can go from here

[vback]

sense at last, if all sports people could use steriods on an even playing field which most do anyway, its not really cheating as you might think of it in the traditional, If 1 bodybuilder eats whey protein and 1 body builder only milk would this be cheating, i dont think so.

[SargonMan]

I find it interesting that the word "cheater" is used to describe those using steroids. I will conclude that wearing glasses or hearing aids is also cheating for those not having natural ability to see or hear? What is the cheating going on here? If you can't see well, you wear glasses; cheating. If you can't hear well, you wear a hearing aid; cheating. If you can't run like a bat out of hell you inject steroids; cheating. Seems we're all cheating with something.