For sure, elite sport changes the body in ways that are possibly abnormal.Morbius wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:23 pm
No need to speculate as the answer is obvious and known to medical experts for years. It's to do with the increasing demands on players and their physical fitness. In football this is reflected in OPTA stats. At the end of the day the bottom line is that a human body can only endure so much.
I remember Steve Redgrave saying you can't just stop the extreme levels of exertion. You have to taper down. (And what a bummer that must be. No hope of glory or medals, but you still have to work hard).
But my opinion is that footballers are using performance enhancing drugs and it looks like something has changed.
The last time I tried to look at testing in footy I concluded it was feeble.
So is it the drugs? Is it that the pandemic has broken some important protective links?
But there is something wonky. When was the last time you heard of an Olympic athlete or tennis player collapsing?
Think back. Zidane, Messi and Verthongen throwing up. This stuff ain't normal.
Sure Lineker crapped himself, but that's different.
I played sport from 20 to 52 and never came close to vomiting.