Why do athletes dope?
Well, what drugs are you talking about? If you gave some specifics we could tell you why. I’ll give a few examples though. Steroids- Add muscle mass. More muscle means more strength, and in most sports having more strength is good. HGH – Human growth hormone, or HGH, is usually considered in with steroids, as they give some of the same benefits. It essentially helps one feel “youthful”. Its been known to increase endurance, stamina, strength, even can help eyesight. Epo – Epo is something thats mainly associated with cyclists, though it can be used by any endurance athletes. It increases your hematocrit level, which is the percentage of red blood cells. Your red blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body, and having more red blood cells GREATLY increases endurance. Epo is also so hard to detect, that almost no sport tests for it. Sports like cycling where it’s a major problem, instead test your hematocrit level, knowing that its highly unlikely a person will have a hematocrit level
