Comments on: Did Steelers Blood Dope Before The Super Bowl? http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:12:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Doc http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63647 Doc Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:24:01 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63647 so i guess you go from sports writer to medical ethics specialist? you obviously have no clue what you are talking about. first off those players publicly spoke about how the felt the procedure DIDNT help them in such a short term use situation. 2nd, you imply polamalu did it right before the game when he did it earlier in the season. 3rd, the main reason why using HGH (& other similar things) is illegal is because it will lead to adverse long term out comes for the players that use it. injecting a small amt of your own fluids will not. 4th, the difference between not allowing players to blood dope in cycling compared to the nfl is that in cycling it will give you a huge advantage over your natural capabilities because that sport is all about endurance (oxygen carrying capacity of blood). there is more to nfl than endurance, such as strength. 5th, the method works through greatly increase platlet counts and barely touches RBC counts. if you're going to even IMPLY someone cheated, at least get your facts right. so i guess you go from sports writer to medical ethics specialist? you obviously have no clue what you are talking about. first off those players publicly spoke about how the felt the procedure DIDNT help them in such a short term use situation. 2nd, you imply polamalu did it right before the game when he did it earlier in the season. 3rd, the main reason why using HGH (& other similar things) is illegal is because it will lead to adverse long term out comes for the players that use it. injecting a small amt of your own fluids will not. 4th, the difference between not allowing players to blood dope in cycling compared to the nfl is that in cycling it will give you a huge advantage over your natural capabilities because that sport is all about endurance (oxygen carrying capacity of blood). there is more to nfl than endurance, such as strength. 5th, the method works through greatly increase platlet counts and barely touches RBC counts. if you're going to even IMPLY someone cheated, at least get your facts right.

]]> By: D.S. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63183 D.S. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:25:52 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63183 And B=Mac....Cheating? Really?A "better way of roiding"? REALLY??No foreign substances...no human manufactured medicines being injected...Nothing man-made...Look up "steroids" and tell me what it says about its' physical make-up. Then get back to us all and report how this is like being 'roided up.What a loser. Obviously either a whiny Seahwaks fan or a 'Cards fan....Deal. It's a perfectly legitimate procedure, and perfectly natural. And B=Mac….Cheating? Really?A "better way of roiding"? REALLY??No foreign substances…no human manufactured medicines being injected…Nothing man-made…Look up "steroids" and tell me what it says about its' physical make-up. Then get back to us all and report how this is like being 'roided up.What a loser. Obviously either a whiny Seahwaks fan or a 'Cards fan….Deal. It's a perfectly legitimate procedure, and perfectly natural.

]]> By: D.S. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63181 D.S. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:22:05 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-63181 This is a ridiculously lame article published by someone who either has too much time on their hands, likes to reach for ineresting topics and make them sound controversial, or is just a wannabe investigative reporter. I knew someone like you in college...they were shunned across campus. Enjoy writing like an inbred hillbilly. This is a ridiculously lame article published by someone who either has too much time on their hands, likes to reach for ineresting topics and make them sound controversial, or is just a wannabe investigative reporter. I knew someone like you in college…they were shunned across campus. Enjoy writing like an inbred hillbilly.

]]> By: B=Mac http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62310 B=Mac Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62310 CHEATERS!!! This is just a better way of roiding!!! CHEATERS!!! This is just a better way of roiding!!!

]]> By: Brad James http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62254 Brad James Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:19:29 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62254 Is this the "HGH" that 30 percent of NFL players use according to Dana Stubblefield's report? I guess the NFL's drug testing really is a good program, although there's always room for improvement. Commish Goodell mentioned as much. That's something else that makes Goodell a good commissioner. He's candid with the fans. How often does Bud Selig do live chats online with baseball fans? Is this the "HGH" that 30 percent of NFL players use according to Dana Stubblefield's report? I guess the NFL's drug testing really is a good program, although there's always room for improvement. Commish Goodell mentioned as much. That's something else that makes Goodell a good commissioner. He's candid with the fans. How often does Bud Selig do live chats online with baseball fans?

]]> By: JoePa Life Alert Bracelet http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62248 JoePa Life Alert Bracelet Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:05:18 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62248 How can taking your own blood out and injecting it back in be considered doping? It doesn't sound like any additional foreign substances are added during the procedure. How can taking your own blood out and injecting it back in be considered doping? It doesn't sound like any additional foreign substances are added during the procedure.

]]> By: De in PA http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62219 De in PA Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:22:33 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62219 Here's my question... What's the story here.  The way this is written makes it sound like they're doing doping, when it sounds to me like it's an acceptable medical treatment.  New, but legal.  Also, have any other players in the NFL rec'd these treatments? And yes I am a Steeler's fan. Here's my question… What's the story here.  The way this is written makes it sound like they're doing doping, when it sounds to me like it's an acceptable medical treatment.  New, but legal.  Also, have any other players in the NFL rec'd these treatments?

And yes I am a Steeler's fan.

]]> By: Goofy Guy on a Bike http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62055 Goofy Guy on a Bike Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:17:38 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-62055 There are potential hazards for blood doping.  I'm not entirely sure what they all are, but they're out there, and, I believe, almost exclusively heart-related.  EPO, HGH and blood doping all exist for medical reasons, but overuse can tax the heart (and provide an unnatural advantage in an athletic competition).  When athletes start dying, like they have in cycling, we will see regulation--albeit weak.  In the last few years, a handful of cyclists and other European athletes have died of mysterious heart attacks and previously unknown heart conditions.  Interestingly, these have coincided with an increased use of EPO and blood doping. There are potential hazards for blood doping.  I'm not entirely sure what they all are, but they're out there, and, I believe, almost exclusively heart-related.  EPO, HGH and blood doping all exist for medical reasons, but overuse can tax the heart (and provide an unnatural advantage in an athletic competition).  When athletes start dying, like they have in cycling, we will see regulation–albeit weak.  In the last few years, a handful of cyclists and other European athletes have died of mysterious heart attacks and previously unknown heart conditions.  Interestingly, these have coincided with an increased use of EPO and blood doping.

]]> By: sapdiesel http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-61969 sapdiesel Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:28:02 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-61969 Cameron, Do you ever use "spellcheck"?  Cameron,
Do you ever use "spellcheck"? 

]]> By: Not so fast http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-61963 Not so fast Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:12:25 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-steelers-blood-dope-before-the-super-bowl-22387#comment-61963 My point is simply that there are some legitimate medical uses for some performance enhancing drugs.  Steroids taken one way can bulk you up, but steroids taken another way can help you get past wear and tear.  It's going to be difficult to figure out where to draw the line.  We could easily see pro athletes getting inferior medical treatment as standard medical procedures make increasing use of banned substances. My point is simply that there are some legitimate medical uses for some performance enhancing drugs.  Steroids taken one way can bulk you up, but steroids taken another way can help you get past wear and tear.  It's going to be difficult to figure out where to draw the line.  We could easily see pro athletes getting inferior medical treatment as standard medical procedures make increasing use of banned substances.

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