Drug Testing at BiRC?

hjs · Post by **hjs** » August 12th, 2006, 2:01 pm

mpukita wrote:Who started this thread, and why? Just curious.

Indeed a stupid move. His performance will be quistioned now.

Chad, if I were you I would test myself now(at the races). If you don,t you will trainloads of s**t over you

hjs · Post by **hjs** » August 12th, 2006, 2:05 pm

danwho wrote:Well, you were going along fine until you got to
[color=red]including the "Mickey Mouse" over 50s lightweight categories[/color]
Them's fighting words - I'm sure unintended.

com on, Competetive sports is about being the best. So the open heavyweights is what's the most important. The further away the less it means. There is nothing wrong with that.

german answer · Post by **german answer** » August 12th, 2006, 4:11 pm

Maybe I am too old, maybe I am too stupid, but what the hell happens in this forum. (Indoor) rowing is fun, is lifestyle, is much more than doing a 5:55.

Everybody of us should be happy to have the chance to compete. It´s a nice hobby, nothing else. You can´t qualify for the olympic rowing team and it is no personal war. We integrate adapted rowers (EIRC) and we can see real champions in this races.

And here is a discussion about drug testing at BIRC.
A hammer, a medal: Yes, do what you are able to do, but don´t be a poser, with pumped muscles and small horizon.

So I would propose that we create an anti doping declaration, to have fair and proper championships.

Jürgen Schwab

Rockin Roland · Post by **Rockin Roland** » August 12th, 2006, 11:28 pm

danwho wrote:Well, you were going along fine until you got to
[color=red]including the "Mickey Mouse" over 50s lightweight categories[/color]
Them's fighting words - I'm sure unintended.

No intention to offend those in the over 50s Lwt categories. However I think that you would agree, the majority of people checking indoor race results, tend to look at those categories last. Hence it's just unfortunate for those people competing in them.

But there would be no reason to ignore the over 50s categories as far as drug testing goes. You only need a situation like when Ranger broke the WR by a fair snap to get people asking questions. That is; if Open categories only got tested and Over 50s Lwt didn't.

H2O · Post by **H2O** » August 14th, 2006, 9:33 am

german answer wrote:Maybe I am too old, maybe I am too stupid, but what the hell happens in this forum. (Indoor) rowing is fun, is lifestyle, is much more than doing a 5:55.

Everybody of us should be happy to have the chance to compete. It´s a nice hobby, nothing else. You can´t qualify for the olympic rowing team and it is no personal war. We integrate adapted rowers (EIRC) and we can see real champions in this races.

And here is a discussion about drug testing at BIRC.
A hammer, a medal: Yes, do what you are able to do, but don´t be a poser, with pumped muscles and small horizon.

So I would propose that we create an anti doping declaration, to have fair and proper championships.

Jürgen Schwab

I agree.
But the declaration will do no good.
The dopers always declare that they are clean.

Chad Williams · Post by **Chad Williams** » August 21st, 2006, 8:01 am

mpukita wrote:Who started this thread, and why? Just curious.

People like me are in a no-win situation anyway, when I row a witnessed sub 6.00 2000m people will no doubt think that I have taken some sort of performance enhancing drug, it goes with the territory.

If anyone wanted to test me I would be more than willing to comply, at anytime during my preparation as well as before and after any race.

I have no other comments to make about my ability, come and see how good I am for yourself, don't just listern to me telling you.

As it has already been stated, people on it will always deny it, so it does not matter what I say.

I asked the original question as I have not been to any Erg championships before.

Chad Williams · Post by **Chad Williams** » August 21st, 2006, 8:01 am

Double posted