
Originally Posted by
DocToxin8
I've speculated that cortisone (cortisol and derivatives) could perhaps be used as a temporary PED; much the same as using morphine before a contest when you got an injury.
It's a stress hormone and would (in theory) help you through an event by sacrificing immune function, reducing inflammation, providing energy by increased catabolism and so on. Thus, in theory, it might help u short term, but fuck you up long term. (Reducing strength, muscle, etc)
If there's any merit to this I don't know.
I've tried prednisolone before some workouts when I had a shoulder injury,
but I used a low dose and had no intent on lifting heavy.
So don't know.
Reporters are specialists when it comes to PEDs you know,
(Just like with anything)
If they say asthma inhalers is doping then surely it must be so.