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fcukernaut
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I'll start off with an on-topic response.
I think we'd be naive to be believe that players aren't using steroids, HGH, ect. It's been proven time and again that players juice. That's a part of sport that will always be there, that urge to cheat to better your opponent. Now is it on the level of what baseball was a few years ago or what weight lifters and cyclists are doing? No, but I'd be willing to bet that a solid 10% are juicing, maybe more.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("DC")</div>
Well, I guess it's a balance thing. If you're spending more time in the gym than you are on the practice field, than yes it will decrease your skill level. At the end of the day rugby is not like the o-line of a football team, you don't need to be just strong. Rugby takes a high level of skill and intelligence, far more than just being stronger than your opponent.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Ripper")</div>
Yeah, that comparison wasn't fair. Jerry Collins and Nonu are what I consider "genetic freaks". They are in the same boat as Vernon Davis of the San Fransisco 49er's. He's 6'5 250pounds and runs a 4.3 40 yard dash. That is just not right. God, if white people didn't get a nice advantage in life, I'd wish I were black.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("O'Rothlain")</div>
That's an uneducated statement. There are different forms of steroids that do different things to your body. Look at the likes of Marion Jones in track and Raphael Palmeiro in baseball. Neither of them are stalky or tanked, but both are steroid users. Different juice and different training regimes do different things to the body.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("DC")</div>
There is no conection between protein and lactic acid. Not even remotely close, I have no idea where you might have gotten that from. It doesn't even make any logical sense.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Rugby Cymru")</div>
Yes, this is a very common misconception. There are many benefits of resistance training including stronger bones and increase in muscle strength. You also don't have to worry about an overload of muscle mass on joints because young boys do not produce enough testocerone to do so and girls hardly register it. There is only one potential problem with young children weight lifting and that is to make sure they don't do max lifts. It is possible for a young child to break their growth plates by lifting heavy weights excessively, which effectively stops their growth.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Rugby Cymru")</div>
That doesn't make sense, physiologically speaking.
Your body doesn't start eating muscle after a workout. It just doesn't happen. The only time your body starts eating itself is if you actually starve yourself for days. You can't replicate that unless you go out and run a marthon(which your body uses up all the carbs and fats leaving only protein left) or the Tour de France.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Rugby Cymru")</div>
There's nothing balanced about that and in fact is probably dangerous to your health. There is little to no need for for protein shakes at all as your body does not store protein. The average person requires .08 grams of protein per kg in their body. Someone who lifts often such as your self needs about 1-1.2grams/per kg and elite athletes such as marathon runners and body builders need a max of 1.7. Let's take DC for instance, I believe he's once mentioned that he is 165pounds. That's 75Kg's.
1.2*75kgs=90grams of protein required daily
That's the max amount protein his body can process. Now, from North American diet, he'll get that pretty fast. Especially because his mum is still feeding him. Let's say DC wakes up in the morning, scratches his balls, yawns and takes a ****. When he get's to the kitchen he toasts 2 slices of bread(6g), pours himself a glass of milk(9g) and finally spreads peanut butter on the bread(9g). He's already consumed 24g of protein and it's not even 9am. As the clock reaches noon hour DC pulls out a salami and bologne sandwich. Right there is bread(6g), salami(7g), bologne(7g) and 2 slices of cheese(6g). So he consumed 26g of protein for lunch with a running total of 60g. When he get's home from a nice session of getting baked as he likes to do from time to time he mum has cooked him a nice big spread. He's got nice big porkchop(34g), rice(2g) and some peas(4g). He just hit 100g of protein for the day. I swear I didn't actually mean for it to actually come to a flat total but I made my point. Just by eating right, he's consumed more protein than he requires and that's not even throwing in a musli bar or gatorade along the way. Protein shakes are only good as a supplement, meaning if you're just too poor to afford milk and meat products and you're soley eating pasta(as young ppl living by themselves are known to do). But as you'll find even one protein shake is more than enough protein to last you a day, let alone five.
Sugars are carbohydrates, just so you know.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Rugby Cymru")</div>
There is a reason why protein and creatine aren't banned by the IOC and I've said my reasons why. However, you are abusing protein and can cause serious harm to your liver.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("DC")</div>
Training may not directly cause an injury but the overuse and improper amounts of rest time could made his muscles more susceptible to injury. There is a balance that needs to be attained.
That's enough for now.
