[quote]Fat Boy 33 wrote:
[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
[quote]Fat Boy 33 wrote:
I wasn’t trying to disprove anything you said.
Good talk.[/quote]
whatever dude.
you’re the one that claimed AAS can’t increase endurance…[/quote]
CBM,
You’re one of the most knowledgeable guys on the board. I’m interested in your thoughts on the matter. I obviously have my own, but that doesn’t mean I’m against having a discussion. It might very well be that I learn something.
My thoughts, which maybe I’ve been unclear on:
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Increased hematocrit levels have the ability to increase endurance capability on its own if your body is aerobically fit enough to take advantage of the increased oxygen transport capabilities.
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AAS (with the exception of the effect of rising hematocrit levels) without endurance training will not automatically increase endurance capacity.
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The primary gain that endurance athletes get with AAS is quicker/more complete recovery which allows more volume/higher intensity training.
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A secondary gain than endurance athletes get with AAS is increased muscle adaptations due to a higher training load.
If I’m wrong on any of this, I’m genuinely interested in being better informed.[/quote]
i think you’re right for the most part of what you’ve said.
however, we’ve seen studies where people using AAS without training have been able to outperform people who trained but didn’t use AAS. <granted, that study largely monitored strength and LBM. but, RBC is not the only change in endurance, as fibers increase cells (type I and II), there’s an increase in mitochondria, neural efficiency, etc, not to mention the increase in recovery or ability to train more (and have the increase training time to develop skill).
i think we would all agree, to get the maximal benefit, one needs to train for endurance while adding in AAS. however, we also know that AAS can increase “endurance” (meaning many of the processes that contribute to muscular and cardiovascular endurance) over a guy that doesn’t use them. meaning, an untrained athlete with AAS is gonna have a bigger gas tank than an untrained athlete without AAS, just like an athlete with AAS is gonna outperform an athlete without AAS. (generally speaking, obviously natural talent and skill can change the outcome).
there’s some research that shows that once an athlete uses AAS, they are never really “natural” again, due to the changes in muscle fibers, etc…