Comments on: Drug Testing To Be Implemented at Youth Championships

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:13:51 +0000

I just saw the comment about Bonnie Stein who I took racewalking lessons from at a running camp a few summers ago. She has national certifications in exercise physiology and fitness education and knows here stuff when it comes to fitness and diet. Anyway, Bonnie generally agrees that a proper diet is best, but there are simply a few things that people and athletes in particular need to do regarding supplementation.

Omega-3 is one. Most experts say that at least 1 gram a day is necessary and it is difficult to get that in a ‘normal’ diet. But It must be pharmaceutical grade or you are correct, without high bio-availability it is expensive urine. I know one physician that takes about 4 grams of pharmaceutical grade Omega-3 fish oil before his triathlons to reduce fatigue since among other things it is an anti-inflammatory.

By the way, the previous web site given for Bonnie Stein is not correct … it is http://www.acewalker.com

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:47:43 +0000

Bill,

I have to disagree. While supplements might have a marginal effect in your diet, I’m a firm believer that a well balanced diet doesn’t require supplementation.

Most supplements that I have seen don’t do much for you other than to make your urine really expensive.

By: BIll Rogers

BIll Rogers — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:26:29 +0000

Natural good supplements can enhance the performance and wellness of us all.
Bonnie Stein at http://www.racewalker.com is a fitness guru, that has been featured on numerous TV programs including CNN, who introduced me to the benefits of “good” supplements. A healthy diet and exercise are the first steps to good health and improving your physical performance. But, we can’t eat enough of the right foods to get all the vitamins and minerals our bodies need for optimum performance. The wellness education page on docopolis.com is a valuable resource with links to independent research and government data from places like the NIH and The U.S. National Library of Medicine. Great information on what you need to perform at you maximum potential naturally.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:32:27 +0000

I assume that they are, but I don’t know.

By: crossn81

crossn81 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:56:48 +0000

I agree, I think this is a good idea -- if we start young less people will be inclined to take performance enhancing drugs. Do you know if they are going to test for other drugs? My tiny little high school did drug testing thanks to a sponsorship by powerade.