5 Shocking Misconceptions About Doping In Olympic and Professional Sports

Almost everything the average sports fan believes about doping is wrong. The &ldquo;dirty cheaters stealing medals from clean athletes&rdquo; story almost never describes what actually happened. Instead, we&rsquo;ve had dirty sports, Cold War dynamics, and athletes faced with the &ldquo;if you can&rsquo;t beat &lsquo;em, join &lsquo;em&rdquo; devil&rsquo;s bargain. In this show you&rsquo;ll learn why doping has been cleaned up significantly from past eras, where the problem remains, and why professional cycling is perhaps the most glaring example. You&rsquo;ll also learn surprising insights about the physiology of doping: Steroids don&rsquo;t actually magically make you bigger, stronger, or faster. Training does. Doping alters your body chemistry so you can recover faster and train harder. Doping can&rsquo;t transform an ordinary person into an Olympian, which is why doping up a bunch of retreads and has-beens at the Enhanced Games resulted in pedestrian times in comparison to the world&rsquo;s elite. We&rsquo;ll cover EPO, the Goldman Dilemma, the Eastern Bloc origins of Olympic doping, and crazy scandals from Lance Armstrong and BALCO to the heartbreaking case of Shelby Houlihan&rsquo;s controversial four-year suspension. We close with a discussion about the morality and philosophy of what it means to age gracefully - questions I&rsquo;ve been asking myself as I strive to be the best 60+ athlete I can be. Is this more honorable than trying to dope myself into a fake 30-year-old? Or should we consider taking advantage of modern pharmaceutical advantages to be the best we can be? If so, do we push the envelope of, &ldquo;has self-optimization become permission for unbridled narcissism?&rdquo; Get ready for a heavy show that will leave you never thinking the same way about doping in big time sports again, and also reflecting on the implications of anti-aging and biohacking therapies differently than you may have before! &nbsp; LINKS: Brad Kearns.com BradNutrition.com B.rad Whey Protein Superfuel - The Best Protein on The Planet! B.rad Superdrink &ndash; Hydrates 28% Faster than Water&mdash;Creatine-Charged Hydration for Next-Level Power, Focus, and Recovery NEW: B.rad Real Rad Gummies - Creatine + Nootropics for Focus, Motivation, Performance, and Recovery! Brad&rsquo;s Shopping Page BornToWalkBook.com B.rad Podcast &ndash; All Episodes Peluva Five-Toe Minimalist Shoes &nbsp; We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&amp;A shows, emailed to&nbsp;podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn&rsquo;t occupy this revered space. Seriously, I won&rsquo;t promote anything that I don't absolutely love and use in daily life: Recover Faster:&nbsp;B.rad Superfuel&nbsp;helps with fat loss, longevity, immune function and athletic performance with a potent combo of grassfed whey protein and creatine. A&nbsp;five-star bestseller on Amazon, or order direct and save! Get 20% OFF your first order with code BRAD20 <a href="https://affiliate.peluva.com/BRADPODCAST" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://affiliate.peluva.c