This could be in the cycling thread or the Tour de France thread, maybe we should have a thread something that's not different at all. Asthma. Edit, because copy and paste didn't bring the words. According to this article, 22 of the 35 players in Liverpool's squad are asthmatic – five times the UK average. That's quite extraordinary, isn't it? please log in to view this image
Exercise Induced Asthma isn’t really the same as the Asthma that most people suffer from, so not really comparable. A university did a study on the British Swimming Team and found that 70% of them suffered from EIA while competing, some weren’t even aware of it until the study was done.
Or cheating as it’s more commonly known Often seen those brave Liverpool lads with these symptoms on the pitch Symptoms Signs and symptoms of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction may begin during or soon after exercise. These symptoms may last for 60 minutes or longer if left untreated. The signs and symptoms may include: Coughing Wheezing Shortness of breath Chest tightness or pain Fatigue during exercise Poorer than expected athletic performance Avoidance of activity (a sign primarily among young children
Discovered less than a year ago I had asthma. Everyone blamed 60 years of smoking ! Now I know it was related to exerting myself on a football pitch at the age of 60 + I feel a lot better. Anybody got a light ?
Funnily, after emigrating here, every time I came back to England I couldn't stand English cigs, so always used to buy Marlboro - not the lights, the red jobs. Finally quit 2 years ago. I feel more **** than I ever have before now.
Obviously you don't see the signs and symptoms because they have already taken the (performance enhancing) drugs.
