[chuvack]

If so, is this a technique that could be beneficial to a player's short term fitness? And if not, how would the WTA, ITF or whoever actually check to make sure players aren't doing it?

 

[tennislover22]

why the questions?

Any background or back story?

 

[chuvack]

why the questions?

Any background or back story?

There is, but I don't want to drag the name of a particular player into it.

 

[tennislover22]

There is, but I don't want to drag the name of a particular player into it.

That would be hard to, the jeannie is already out of the bottle.

The thread cannot develop w/o disclosing that.

At least you can lay out the situation/scenario w/o disclosing a name

 

[Say Hey Kid]

This would fall under the category of "Blood Doping".

It is not allowed, and would give a player a tremendous advantage in terms of battling fatigue.

The ITF doesn't require you to give your blood when conducting drug tests, and thus there is nothing preventing athletes from cheating this way.

 

[tennislover22]

This would fall under the category of "Blood Doping".

It is not allowed, and would give a player a tremendous advantage in terms of battling fatigue.

The ITF doesn't require you to give your blood when conducting drug tests, and thus there is nothing preventing athletes from cheating this way.

Don't the players have to ask permission to the WTA before taking any medication during the tournament, or inform them of any medical treatment likely to affect their blood stream?

 

[charmedRic]

That would be hard to, the jeannie is already out of the bottle.

The thread cannot develop w/o disclosing that.

At least you can lay out the situation/scenario w/o disclosing a name

Not true. You're just making the argument to discuss the player in question in order to fuel the thread.

When one can easily simply discuss blood doping and how it would apply to tennis given the existing regulatory atmosphere in the tennis circuits.

Simple as that.

 

[tennislover22]

Not true. You're just making the argument to discuss the player in question in order to fuel the thread.

When one can easily simply discuss blood doping and how it would apply to tennis given the existing regulatory atmosphere in the tennis circuits.

Simple as that.

You would be right if the the thread author had not voluntarily said there is player, but s/he does not want to mention any name.

If s/he truly just wanted to "discuss blood doping and how it would apply to tennis given the existing regulatory atmosphere in the tennis circuits" as you stated, s/he could simply have said that


But writing "There is, but I don't want to drag the name of a particular player into it." takes the thread into a speculative direction, whether s/he intended it or not

 

[DOUBLEFIST]

There is, but I don't want to drag the name of a particular player into it.

This seems like some chickenshit stuff. Do the research yourself and find out and then create a thread for it.

 

[miffedmax]

If only Dementieva could have had a brain inplant before her matches.

 

[Super Dave]

Who would even want to do that?

 

[Lucemferre]

I'm sure Nadal can answer your questions.

 

[Rocketta]

Hey, could this be a legal remedy for say someone with an immune disorder?

 

[Uranium]

^No, since it would go against that someone's religion.

 

[Serenita]

^No, since it would go against that someone's religion.

This we all know where this thread is heading. :Shrug:

 

[Herbert]

The bible or whatever other holy text that certain someone lives by would strictly forbid her to get some blood transfusions of her own blood enhanced with her own red blood cells that was harvested from her own body a few days, weeks or months earlier?

 

[MakarovaFan]

Re:

You would be right if the the thread author had not voluntarily said there is player, but s/he does not want to mention any name.
YOU ASKED

why the questions?

Any background or back story?

If s/he truly just wanted to "discuss blood doping and how it would apply to tennis given the existing regulatory atmosphere in the tennis circuits" as you stated, s/he could simply have said that


But writing "There is, but I don't want to drag the name of a particular player into it." takes the thread into a speculative direction, whether s/he intended it or not

That wasn't the OP.....
Are tennis players allowed to take blood transfusions before matches?

If so, is this a technique that could be beneficial to a player's short term fitness? And if not, how would the WTA, ITF or whoever actually check to make sure players aren't doing it?

 

[Northstar]

The bible or whatever other holy text that certain someone lives by would strictly forbid her to get some blood transfusions of her own blood enhanced with her own red blood cells that was harvested from her own body a few days, weeks or months earlier?

tennis comes first :lol:

 

[tennislover22]

Re:

That wasn't the OP.....
Are tennis players allowed to take blood transfusions before matches?

Yes it was a response from OP. Check this post

http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=22147750&postcount=3

 

[Stamp Paid]

That would be hard to, the jeannie is already out of the bottle.

The thread cannot develop w/o disclosing that.

At least you can lay out the situation/scenario w/o disclosing a name

Not the jeannie