6 types of drugs banned by the Olympics, and how they affect athletic performance, from marijuana to trimetazidine

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Elite athletes competing at the Olympics and other international sporting events are banned from using certain medications and drugs, on the grounds that they may present safety risks, give unfair advantages, or violate the “spirit of sport,” according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Recent controversies surrounding high-profile athletes like Sha’Carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva have called into question what […]

Peptides under greater scrutiny in MLB’s performance-enhancing drug battle

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Peptides, typically formulated from raw materials imported from China, are available for sale on dozens of websites from suppliers based in the USA and Canada. MLB is “well aware” of the websites and the fact that peptides have become a preferred way for many players to dope, a person with knowledge of MLB’s investigation into such substances told […]

Bicarbonate to boost performance and peptides to slow eating

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For athletes, baking soda isn’t something to be thrown into a cake or forgotten in the back of the refrigerator. It’s an established aid for enhancing performance during exercise. Ingesting baking soda raises blood pH and readies the body to buffer the acidity that can build up within muscles during intense exercise. The supermarket staple […]

What Triathlon’s Anti-Doping Efforts May Be Missing

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As the winner of the PTO U.S. Open and Ironman Mont-Tremblant last season, Chartier was one of the biggest doping cases ever in the sport. The reverberations continued when Chartier appeared on a podcast to discuss the positive test, claiming he only doped from November, after those two major successes. “I really am being honest […]