Researchers Prove PED Use Among Other Athletes
I would say “lately” but over the past several years there has seemed to be a witch-hunt going on with our industry when it comes to PED use. Everyone wants to point the finger at bodybuilders and call them “cheaters” and say how without the use of steroids and PEDs that they wouldn’t look anything like that, etc. Well, you might be correct. But, what you might not know is that many other athletes that you watch on television and spend money on tickets to go watch are using many illegal and banned substances as well. Don’t believe me? Researchers took a closer look at just how many athletes admit to using PEDs (if they knew they won’t be penalized for being truthful and open about their use).
Not so fast…
You pulled the gun out of the holster and fired off a quick shot at the bodybuilding industry. Now, you’re going to need to holster that bad boy and listen to the cold hard facts. What if I told you that researchers have found that surveying 2,167 athletes at two major events yielded 30-45% of those athletes to admit to “doping” and PED use? This is showing a staggering statistic that doping is prevalent in pretty much all sports when you take a closer look at things.
And these statistics from this study are of the athletes who were actually telling the truth, I wonder how many more still lied because they were too embarrassed to admit that they are cheating? Of the 2,320 athletes at the two events, only 90% agreed to take part in the study. I don’t want to speculate, but it raises the question of if 10% right off the bat that didn’t want to answer or be a part of the study were guilty and because of this, wanted nothing to do with the study because they were ashamed and didn’t want to admit to cheating? So, could the 30-45% who admitted to using banned substances and who took part in the survey actually be more like 40-55% of the athletes? Hmm. Interesting…
The researchers gathered information from athletes who competed in the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships as well as the Pan-Arab Games where they asked athletes if they took doping drugs or other banned substances before competition. And guess who wanted these researchers to conduct this study? The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA). Surprising? I’m actually not surprised.
While WADA wants to keep all sports clean, they aren’t naïve like some people to think that athletes aren’t looking for an edge on their competition and do whatever is necessary thanks to the “win at all cost” mentality. I mean, it’s only cheating if you get caught, right? Interestingly enough, it’s said that when testing athletes before or during competition, only 1-3% of athletes are detected of doping. Why? Because they are smart and know when to end cycles.
When looking at the bodybuilding community and professional bodybuilders, you’re shooting fish in a barrel because many of them are at least on something throughout the year. Meanwhile, people are watching their favorite athletes on television thinking they are squeaky clean, yet, they too have some hidden demons you aren’t aware of when it comes to PED use. NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, heck even PGA!
Don’t be so hypocritical of PED use
When it came to the findings, researchers mentioned, “The randomized response method is used for sensitive topics. In a direct face-to face interview, respondents would be strongly motivated to provide socially desirable responses, even if these responses were not true. Anonymity gives protection, allowing the respondents to answer honestly.” This is in regards to the method used for the study. They used a digital questionnaire where the athletes could simply choose their response without any personal information being collected or used against them in any way.
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