Are performance enhancing drugs part of paintball

[Lohman446]

I am not pointing fingers at anyone, but lets look at the logic of paintball - at least some players

Its ok to wipe if it gets you ahead

Its ok to use gun cheats to get ahead (less so now with ramping available to everyone and legal in many places).

I'm sure there are others.


So here is a point to ponder. If some of these same players who have reached the top through use of other cheats (in addition to tremendous skills, I don't mean to take that away) were told they could be the supermen by taking a few pills a day - would they?

Which brings up the question - do you think performance enhancing drugs are present in paintball, or will they be in the future?

[rkjunior303]

I am not pointing fingers at anyone, but lets look at the logic of paintball - at least some players

Its ok to wipe if it gets you ahead

Its ok to use gun cheats to get ahead (less so now with ramping available to everyone and legal in many places).

I'm sure there are others.


So here is a point to ponder. If some of these same players who have reached the top through use of other cheats (in addition to tremendous skills, I don't mean to take that away) were told they could be the supermen by taking a few pills a day - would they?

Which brings up the question - do you think performance enhancing drugs are present in paintball, or will they be in the future?

WHAT?

I'm sorry but this made me laugh.

[Lohman446]

WHAT?

I'm sorry but this made me laugh.

Laugh as in no way, or laugh as in, thats a stupid question of course they are?

[hockeynoodles020]

Which brings up the question - do you think performance enhancing drugs are present in paintball, or will they be in the future?

What would they do? Most performance enhancing drugs help build muscle...muscle doesnt really make you faster, just stronger. Paintball isnt that demanding of a sport. Compared to other sports(hockey, football, baseball, soccer) paintball is very easy physically. So im curious as to what performance enhancing drugs would do for a paintballer? Im sure some players at one time took them...but i HIGHLY doubt it was for paintball.

[rkjunior303]

As in no way.. I mean, c'mon..... Performance enhancing for what, finger speed?

[Goldie D Pimp]

So you're saying sprinters don't use drugs?


I can think of a couple of olympic sprinters who got busted for drugs...

[Lohman446]

I was thinking running speed - track stars are busted from time to time - now I grant Im not sure if they are sprinters or umm.. some track even involving strength - it was just an idea floating around in my mind.

[rkjunior303]

So you're saying sprinters don't use drugs?


I can think of a couple of olympic sprinters who got busted for drugs...

SPRINTERS use drugs but c'mon. the majority of paintball players aren't sprinters. Granted, speed is an important aspect of the game but I see it as highly unlikely.

Poeple will do whatever they can to gain an advantage but I just don't buy it.

[webmstrk9]

hmm...from what I have seen and heard, I would think the drugs being used would performance INHIBITING...

[Goldie D Pimp]

SPRINTERS use drugs but c'mon. the majority of paintball players aren't sprinters. Granted, speed is an important aspect of the game but I see it as highly unlikely.

Poeple will do whatever they can to gain an advantage but I just don't buy it.

I would say EDIT HECK yes "performance enhancing" drugs are used.

Do they do any good? Probably not any good that we'd see.

I do know guys that take paintball WAY TOO SERIOUSLY and will do anything they think may give them an edge.

I guarantee there are people who use roids and such thinking it will make their game better.

Is it widespread? Do the "pro's" do it? Who knows but I guarantee someone does.

[MadPSIence]

with ramping, and now a barrel with adjustable curve.. why the heck would anyone need performance enhancing drugs? in 2 years, paintballers will sit in laz-boy chairs and shoot heat seeking balls at each other while signing 14 year old tits.

[Jaan]

If you take the paintballers I know the only performance enhancing anything they ingest are boxes of donuts and the occasional beer.

Now, if you're talking about the D&D guys, it's all about the Mountain Dew ... those guys are hardcore.

[magman007]

Eh, i shoot black tar heroin between my toes, but thats the only drug i do.... although it does seem to make my fat arse run faster

[tranman]

The distances that are run in paintball are not long enough to warrant any drug use. If drugs will make a .1 second in a 100m race, how would this help you in paintball when you don't even have to run 10m. Steroids aren't going to help you shoot any faster, the bigger your finger extensors and flexors get, you lose some fine motor control.

Last time I looked, the majority of adult paintballers were overweight, performance enhancing drugs aren't going to make a difference in paintball.

[shartley]

The distances that are run in paintball are not long enough to warrant any drug use. If drugs will make a .1 second in a 100m race, how would this help you in paintball when you don't even have to run 10m. Steroids aren't going to help you shoot any faster, the bigger your finger extensors and flexors get, you lose some fine motor control.

Last time I looked, the majority of adult paintballers were overweight, performance enhancing drugs aren't going to make a difference in paintball.