Importance of Doping
Doping is substance use by athletes so that they can improve their performance in their area of athletics. Professional cyclists have their ways out just like any athlete, and this is alarming to the sports bodies so that there are no inconveniences. However, it has a positive side on then sport whereby it has different importances to the sport. One of the significant importance’s is increasing the performance of the athletes. It is obvious to find out that the power most of the doping materials have such as anabolic steroids. Having put this substance min mind, for instance, it has a lot of positive effect on the athlete since it increases the muscle of the cyclist; however much they work out. It has a protein factor in it that it gives body muscles healthy and help in producing energy for the muscle to work for more extended periods without breaking down of the body.
Besides, it increases the flexibility of the muscle, whereby cyclists can move their muscles and bodies as they compete (Solar, Idris, et al., 697). Flexibility is critical since most of the professional cyclists require movements of the body from side to side as they participate in the sport. Furthermore, versatility as a result of doping has got other benefits like moving in a streamlined, smooth lane due to their backs can expand the hence better performance of the cyclist. It also has another importance of making sure that there are minimal injury cases whereby the substances help in reducing the soreness of the body parts during the sport—putting in mind recovery of the muscles since the products used to have a lot of power on the athlete’s bodies.
Another importance is making the athletes professional since they can perform well. Once the door of excellent performance has kicked in, in their cycling sport, they are motivated to become professional whereby they start employing different and advanced methods to keep themselves top on the game. It is a bonus for them since the body is used to doing hard exercises. It helps them bring professionalism in their cyclist career since they can go further and look for better ways to maintain their victories to show that they are professionals.
The topic is more important because it addresses how sports bodies work and what adjustments can be done to promote all kinds of sports, which includes cycling. Doping has another primary importance of letting the athletes have that artificial power in the competition. It is important to note that it is a power that lasts shortly since it is not in-built. It helps the cyclist in clear vision, whereby due to fatigue, most athletes pass out and are unable to continue with their races. The substance use helps them have the optical energy whereby they can remain awake and vigilant until the end of their competitions. Putting in mind hallucinations due to subsequent exercises or workouts in cycling, use of different types of substances help in reducing the migraines, headaches that could be caused by the illusions. Doping helps in making the mind concentrate on the task ahead, which is winning the race; a lot of energy is directed towards the sport hence victory for the cyclist.
Another importance is continued masculinity on the cyclists and better performances in the sport. It is an advantage to the cyclists since they can keep up with game putting their masculinity in mind, ( Chen, Zhuo, and Haibo Li 55 )they can go through the most robust body activities in line with their cycling career whereby their bodies can withstand all kinds of both physical and psychological exercises. Not forgetting good performances, doping helps the cyclists make it in their careers since their victory levels in the sport are enhanced. It leaves out most of them going for the doping substances since they can easily manage them since their bodies have energy and a lot of masculinity. It is of more advantage to the cyclists since they become professionals and their careers, and most of the times, they break the world records since their performances are excellent.
Doping too opens our eyes as the public to get to know what happens in the sports bodies and what athletes do to be victorious as we watch them on the field. It opens our eyes on both the right side and the wrong side about the practices. It is important to note that doping has the importance of letting athletes enhance their talents, abilities since most of them can be shrugged off the shoulder despite the many exercises and field preparations done by the cyclist. More importantly, doping gives a confidence sense in the cyclists; it is of this reason that they believe in themselves that they can win. Doping boosts the activity levels of the body muscles in a very positive way hence making the cyclist have faith in themselves during the competition. They always feel that their abilities and talents have been given new energy since the substances in use have boosted their bodies.
Controversy surrounding doping
There have been heated motions and debates on doping across the world, whereby the sports federations and bodies have come up with issues that doping is not a good act in the sports department across the globe. They argue that it corrupts the natural power of a cyclist whereby the victory of the cyclist wholly depends on artificial energy produced by the doping materials. The debates have flared up more since most of the athletes are not able to use their talents and abilities well due to the thought of having doping materials as an escape route to excellent performances in their careers. The governments of different countries to have got themselves involved in stopping the act by the cyclists since there are different policies employed to govern the cyclists from using doping materials. For instance, penalties are given to cyclists who use the substances or even countries that have been represented by athletes who dope are banned from athletics or sorts in general.
Side effects too are a crucial part of the athletics and sports bodies whereby the debates and forums conducted against doping mostly target this. There are side effects experienced by cyclists when they use doping materials. (Zhang, Chunfang, et al.,8.14) They include anxiety, whereby the cyclist has overconfidence in themselves and are too anxious to win, dehydration due to muscle expansion and activity due to the introduction of new and unfriendly substances in the body. Those are but a few side effects that affect the performance of a cyclist if put into too much use. Most of the people in authority in the sports sector address this because it is a significant threat to the health and well being of a person.
The disputes mainly target the negative side of doping since it has other effects on the bodies of the cyclists. The debates majorly focus on the health of the cyclists since it is the most affected and sometimes can cause death despite the professionalism or victory attained by the cyclists. The sports bodies always target to reduce and put in all kinds of measures to protect the health of the athletes for it is senseless to earn respect and money and not save one’s life in the simplest ways possible.
Works cited
Zhang, Chunfang, et al. “Restraining the polarization increase of Ni-rich and low-Co cathodes upon cycling by Al-doping.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8.14 (2020): 6893-6901.
Sorar, Idris, et al. “Electrochromism of W–In oxide thin films: Implications for cycling durability.” Thin Solid Films 697 (2020): 137830.
Chen, Zhuo, and Haibo Li. “The lithium ions storage behaviour of heteroatom-mediated echinus-like porous carbon spheres: From co-doping to multi-atom doping.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 567 (2020): 54-64.