Enhanced Games
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Just saw this:
Essentially Olympics with no drug testing. Million dollar prizes for breaking world records. I'm actually surprised it took this long for a comp like this. James Magnussen is going for it and I expect others to follow. Too much money to ignore. This could be huge.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Enhanced Games:
Just saw this:
Essentially Olympics with no drug testing. Million dollar prizes for breaking world records. I'm actually surprised it took this long for a comp like this. James Magnussen is going for it and I expect others to follow. Too much money to ignore. This could be huge.
It will be interesting to see if the records for the Enhanced Games will differ much from the Olympic Games...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Enhanced Games:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Enhanced Games:
Just saw this:
Essentially Olympics with no drug testing. Million dollar prizes for breaking world records. I'm actually surprised it took this long for a comp like this. James Magnussen is going for it and I expect others to follow. Too much money to ignore. This could be huge.
It will be interesting to see if the records for the Enhanced Games will differ much from the Olympic Games...
I think they definitely will in some sports, particularly when all bets are off and they can go all out and juice to the gills. Considering there are still old East German records still standing, I'd say women's swimming and athletics could see some incredible times.
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“He Has Broken Usain Bolt’s 100m Record”: Enhanced Game Athlete Claims to Be World’s Fastest Man Instead of Jamaican Legend - EssentiallySports
The bold claim of an anonymous athlete challenging Usain Bolt's 100m record in the controversial Enhanced Games, a unique sporting event
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Not a fan. Unlikely to take any interest.
Are the gold medals for the quickest to die of cancer?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Enhanced Games:
Considering there are still old East German records still standing, I'd say women's swimming and athletics could see some incredible times.
As an aside, there's a big belief in athletics that a lot of those "women" were early Trans pioneers....
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@reprobate said in Enhanced Games:
Surely there is a massive liability issue when a competition is basically offering an incentive to do things that are bad for you i.e. won't they be sued into oblivion 10 years down the line?
Hasn't stopped anyone to date.... Isn't this just bringing something that's been going on for ages, out into the open?
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@ploughboy said in Enhanced Games:
what does it say if they dont break records?
They either didn't have superior base physiology, or their drugs weren't good enough
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@canefan said in Enhanced Games:
@ploughboy said in Enhanced Games:
what does it say if they dont break records?
They either didn't have superior base physiology, or their drugs weren't good enough
or current record holders are also on drugs
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@ploughboy said in Enhanced Games:
@canefan said in Enhanced Games:
@ploughboy said in Enhanced Games:
what does it say if they dont break records?
They either didn't have superior base physiology, or their drugs weren't good enough
or current record holders are also on drugs
There is that. I am sure many are
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@reprobate said in Enhanced Games:
Surely there is a massive liability issue when a competition is basically offering an incentive to do things that are bad for you i.e. won't they be sued into oblivion 10 years down the line?
Nope. They'll have the liability issues sorted. Would be like bodybuilders suing the organisers of Mr Olympia or any other bodybuliding comp for that matter.
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@canefan said in Enhanced Games:
@reprobate said in Enhanced Games:
Surely there is a massive liability issue when a competition is basically offering an incentive to do things that are bad for you i.e. won't they be sued into oblivion 10 years down the line?
Hasn't stopped anyone to date.... Isn't this just bringing something that's been going on for ages, out into the open?
In some sports for sure. Others you will definitely see some major differences.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Enhanced Games:
@canefan said in Enhanced Games:
@reprobate said in Enhanced Games:
Surely there is a massive liability issue when a competition is basically offering an incentive to do things that are bad for you i.e. won't they be sued into oblivion 10 years down the line?
Hasn't stopped anyone to date.... Isn't this just bringing something that's been going on for ages, out into the open?
In some sports for sure. Others you will definitely see some major differences.
Yeah. Even if they are using the same drugs the mitigation techniques will be completely different.
For example a cycle could be taken at the optimal time for performance, not the optimal time to beat a test. The dosage could be higher. There is no need for masking agents which could have a negative effect on performance.
If the games are a success the differences will speed up at subsequent events. There will be innovation purely on the performance side.. currently much of the innovation is on the beating a test side. More legitimate companies could become involved too
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Enhanced Games - Wikipedia
