Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
That's a byproduct of not playing guys during the preseason. I understand teams not wanting to risk injury but does not playing them and allowing them to get in game shape really help? Look at the list posted above. Every team still is sufferng injuries and some are season ending.
They keep avoiding the real causes for the injuries. It's all the PEDs that these guys use to get oversized. The human body isn't built to get that big and strong without causing problems. Players banging into each other when they're that big is going to cause problems. The other part of PEDs is what they do to soft tissue. I remember back when MLB players were using steroids that the issue of long term use and the way it affected soft tissue and ligaments was brought up. We see a lot of NFL players go down with non contact injuries now. At least it seems like there are more than ever.
Look up PEDs and you can read that while they promote muscle growth they don't do the same for ligaments and tendons. This creates an imbalance. You end up with a very large strong part putting stress on a weaker part. If you've ever gained a lot of weight you know that you can feel it in your joints. Especially in your knees, back and hips. The most common injuries in the NFL are in the knees, calf, ankles and achilles. Being overworked while supprting all that extra muscle is just more than some bodies can handle.
You can't get rid of injuries by changing rules on the field. They need to change the rules off the field and crack down on PED use. It's been the least kept secret in th league for years. Not just illegal ones either. Many OTC supplements contain harmful ingredients because they aren't regulated by the FDA. Some actually contain small amounts of illegal ingredients. It's time to go back to old fashion weight training and plain old good nutrition. Get back to 280 lb linemen instead of these 330 lb behemoths. The game was just as good with smaller players and maybe we would see fewer serious injuries and long term health issues.
That's not entirely true. Certain PED's do stress soft tissues/joints by allowing players to exert more force than they normally would, but certain PED's like nandrolone (Deca), winstrol, HgH and certain peptides (BPC-157, TB-500), help lubricate joints, strengthen tendons and heal injuries at a much more rapid pace.
The whole demonization of PED's is stupid and a big publicity stunt, and there is a difference between using and abusing. If they just let all athletes use them, there would be no "advantage", and in the case of HgH/peptides, there is absolutely NO reason why athletes playing a violent sport shouldn't be allowed to use substances that allow them to maintain and regain their health.
PED's are only demonized because the media decided to run a campain demonizing them in the 1980's, before then a lot of athletes and bodybuilders used them openly, you could buy pharmaceutical grade PED's easily and nobody cried about it.
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