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You're right. There's nothing crazy about the scenario you just gave. Yet, it's definitely cheating. If an athlete had to overcome the effects of an illness through natural means, it could be detrimental to his training. He could lose a fight, especially if the illness was close to fight time. I can only imagine the effects of testosterone, or any other high-level PED, used methodically and treacherously to produce exceptional results.
Again, anecdotal experience: One of my old friends used to juice back in the eighties. He used to tell me about his bodybuilding glory days, whenever I told him what I was up to in the gym. I always took his word with a grain of salt, because he was a bit of a ball-breaker. One day, he shows up to work with a few pics of his "glory days". I almost couldn't believe my eyes. This guy, who you could never imagine looking this way, appeared like something straight out of a magazine. From that moment on, I've been convinced of the power of these performance-enhancing substances.
It's amazing what people will believe out of ignorance or out of denial. Who knows how many over-the-counter supplements we've all bought in the hopes of some new muscle and added strength? The truth is that all of those pro bodybuilders touting that stuff have been juiced to the gills since leaving puberty. Until 1998, in the entire history of baseball, two men hit sixty home runs thirty-four years apart. During the steroids era, Sammy Sosa did it three times in four years. People believed it was "modern sports science". In a sense, they were right.
Again, anecdotal experience: One of my old friends used to juice back in the eighties. He used to tell me about his bodybuilding glory days, whenever I told him what I was up to in the gym. I always took his word with a grain of salt, because he was a bit of a ball-breaker. One day, he shows up to work with a few pics of his "glory days". I almost couldn't believe my eyes. This guy, who you could never imagine looking this way, appeared like something straight out of a magazine. From that moment on, I've been convinced of the power of these performance-enhancing substances.
It's amazing what people will believe out of ignorance or out of denial. Who knows how many over-the-counter supplements we've all bought in the hopes of some new muscle and added strength? The truth is that all of those pro bodybuilders touting that stuff have been juiced to the gills since leaving puberty. Until 1998, in the entire history of baseball, two men hit sixty home runs thirty-four years apart. During the steroids era, Sammy Sosa did it three times in four years. People believed it was "modern sports science". In a sense, they were right.
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