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08-13-2017, 08:58 PM
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A lot of people literally get their lives back using levels of prednisone dosage that are too low to even have been considered for prescription so many years ago. Prednisone at the 5mg or lower level still leaves the adrenals free to regulate cortisol, so no side effects at all other than desired results would be common even over perhaps years of use. Just ask any patient of deadly asthma or crippling PMR! Heart-attack, GCA and other patients given 40+mg/day of prednisone suffer many serious complications, too many to list! I just wondered what level of dosage might be against rules. The globaldro.org website proved useless in answering the question. Last edited by dddd; 08-13-2017 at 09:08 PM.
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08-13-2017, 09:01 PM
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please...so, this dude gets 4 years...he's not the first to dope and probably a many other douchebags out there doing it. I agree, its killing the sport, but isn't just another reason to not enter these contests in the first place? The real growth in cycling isn't from the racers, its folks going out and challenging themselves to go the distance and improve their individual performance. What's killing the sport is the hyper-competitive mentalities.
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08-13-2017, 11:46 PM
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To get popped for ketakort or corticorsteroids, they are taking some large doses. If they were sick enough to require those doses, they should be bedridden. 5mg won't do anything but I don't konw if it's technically against racing rules. If it's needed, than that is what a TUE is for. There is no problem if you want to race and are legitimately using prednisone. The levels prescribed for medical reasons won't enhance performance. USCF racing, you can write and submit for exemption.
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08-14-2017, 12:08 AM
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Since this is a business model that depends heavily on attendance/participation numbers, the anti-doping rules would seem to be in place to prevent paying participantss from being discouraged by their competitor's PED use and thus not attending. As far as road racing being seen to be in decline, as a 'cross racer I understand the shift of attendance from road to cross, I prefer the shorter season, shorter races and shorter drive times and thus expenses in terms of time and money, and likely the smaller total investment helps keep me from taking amateur bicycle racing too seriously. 
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08-14-2017, 12:25 AM
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For certain chronic/persistent conditions, the very-low doses of corticosteroids like prednisone make all the difference in the world as far as one's mobility and energy levels. But I can't see taking it for sports performance even as these same very-low dosages do seem to be effective at alleviating post-training stiffness and inflammation. I do also very much appreciate as a good side-effect that my highly-uncomfortable bi-annual allergies in my home region are seriously held in check with even very low dosages of the pred. Pred is a miracle drug from the 1950's that is also very cheap, so no worries at all about your physician or rheumatologist getting bonuses for prescribing it. My rheumatologist is long past prescribing the amount I should take, since he knows that I will take as little as possible based on my fluctuating, real-time needs. I am free to order refills without any consultation, always hoping each refill might be my last. Pred is also often good for aged animals that have lost their mobility, improving their end-of-life years. I'm not that old myself!
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