Which PEDs would be beneficial in football?

[Skills]

THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO DISCUSS WHICH PLAYER/TEAMS IS TAKING PEDs.

Just curious what kind of stack would be beneficial for a professional footballer? I don't know much about drugs so just interested what are the substances out there that could enhance performance on the pitch.

I can see anabolic steroids being quite useful during recovery from injuries, or in the off-season when they're trying to quickly put on some strength. Not all together too useful during the season.

But what kind of stuff is great for a footballers aerobic capacity? Is EPO very useful in football for aerobic recovery?

 

[Irrational.]

Hi Pep.

 

[Sandikan]

THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO DISCUSS WHICH PLAYER/TEAMS IS TAKING PEDs.


But what kind of stuff is great for a footballers aerobic capacity? Is EPO very useful in football for aerobic recovery?

Of course. There's a reason the top cyclists were all on it. Simply enabling you to work harder for longer.

I'm a runner, and when I used to play 5 a side in the office against sedentary guys, you'd literally be running rings round them.
When you watch professional top level players, and they're doing similar to other top super fit performers, you do wonder!

 

[AJ10]

Hi Pep.

 

[Blatzo]

By definition, all of them.

 

[broccoli]

Can recommend a bit of weed for those 5 a side. Makes staying in goal a bit more bearable at least!

 

[Gfooty]

Too many to name. If WADA has banned it, it's probably for a good reason.

But to name a few: testosterone, stanozolol, nandrolone

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

EPO, HGH.

I reckon anything that enables a higher VO2 Max, athletic, aerobic/anaerobic stuff combined with recovery/not getting tired during a long season.

 

[yumtum]

I know Magic Mushrooms wouldn't be any good! Imagine the trip!

 

[Fridge chutney]

Nandrolone, according to the records of former Barcelona doctors.

 

[711]

Of course. There's a reason the top cyclists were all on it. Simply enabling you to work harder for longer.

I'm a runner, and when I used to play 5 a side in the office against sedentary guys, you'd literally be running rings round them.
When you watch professional top level players, and they're doing similar to other top super fit performers, you do wonder!

I have noted the British seemed to become best at both cycling and rowing at about the same time. Two similar sports in terms of demanding strength and endurance, with skill of less importance than most other events. Coincidence?

 

[Andersons Dietician]

Tranabol, testosterone, It’s all mostly about how quick you can recover and how long you can push yourself so everything is going to help really.

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

I know Magic Mushrooms wouldn't be any good! Imagine the trip!

Athletes Microdose.

Lowers anxiety.

 

[T00lsh3d]

THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO DISCUSS WHICH PLAYER/TEAMS IS TAKING PEDs.

Just curious what kind of stack would be beneficial for a professional footballer? I don't know much about drugs so just interested what are the substances out there that could enhance performance on the pitch.

I can see anabolic steroids being quite useful during recovery from injuries, or in the off-season when they're trying to quickly put on some strength. Not all together too useful during the season.

But what kind of stuff is great for a footballers aerobic capacity? Is EPO very useful in football for aerobic recovery?

Anything that increases test levels is going to be advantageous, considering the training they are doing. Testosterone isn’t just used for getting bigger, it’s used for getting leaner. That’s where the real competitive advantage is going to lie

 

[Minimalist]

All of them potentially provided they're used properly.

You certainly don't have to put on tons of weight/muscle just because you're juicing.

 

[Vindal]

Blood doping. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/29/operation-puerto-doctor-footballers-fuentes

 

[SirAF]

EPO/blood doping, definitely. Staves off fatigue, which makes you less likely to make sloppy mistakes late on.

 

[Sandikan]

I have noted the British seemed to become best at both cycling and rowing at about the same time. Two similar sports in terms of demanding strength and endurance, with skill of less importance than most other events. Coincidence?

I'd love to think there was something really clever our coaches were doing, but I really struggle to believe any of the top cyclists are clean, in the same way as the top 100m sprinters have repeatedly been found not to be. Wiggins and Froome have both had test "fails", and then there's the excuses of "Therapeutic use exemption TUE", which seems very sketchy.

In the same way it's feels too good that Paula Radcliffe still holds the world record by a million miles, 20 years on, and even failed drug cheats haven't got close. She was also allowed the TUE for "asthma". If she was a different nationality, people would have been all over it.

The problem is, there's so much doubt from past offenders, that anyone actually clean will never be believed. And from the Lance Armstrong case - the heaviest ever user of drugs and cheating techniques at that level - never had a failed test stand. There was a set of 4 tests he failed, that they got round with a dodgy backdating of a made up TUE, but the rest was so cleverly managed and manipulated, that you can see it was and is possible to get round the rules.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Cocaine for performance & confidence.

Cannabis for nerves.

 

[duffer]

Mushrooms or DMT for managers?

 

[711]

Cocaine for performance & confidence.

Cannabis for nerves.

You may be confusing your sex life with sport. Although hang on, why not.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

You may be confusing your sex life with sport. Although hang on, why not.

I played an entire season once high on weed. Used to always be nervy before matches and that cured it.

Cocaine I'm just speculating and tbh you'd need a bump midway through each half.

 

[EasyE]

Anything heavily testerone based would simply not be beneficial in an active training regime based on endurance. EPO and red blood cell manipulators would be right up there. HGH defo due to the injury recovery and general recuperation. Always hard to spot in lower doses. You can inject HGH direct into a troublesome joint for specific action on e.g. a dodgy ankle ligament.

 

[reddevil702]

EPO for performance and CBD for recovery.

 

[Zarlak]

"Asking for a friend"

 

[Prometheus]

Speed (aka amphetamine)! 1000%.

It would turn average defenders into prime Nesta, no less!

The level concentration would be seriously off the charts.

 

[SwansonsTache]

You can inject HGH direct into a troublesome joint for specific action on e.g. a dodgy ankle ligament.

Yeah, this is something that wouldn't work, and something no one ever should consider doing.

 

[MuFc_1992]

Speed (aka amphetamine)! 1000%.

It would turn average defenders into prime Nesta, no less!

The level concentration would be seriously off the charts.

I've always wanted to play 5 a side while on ritalin/ Adderall.