Has become more common over the years with more people
discovering how it can help your endurance dramatically. It is also one of the
most dangerous methods of enhancing your endurance.
What
It Does
- it enhances your endurance
- this happens because more blood = more red blood cells
- more red blood cells means that more oxygen will be getting to your cells
How
It Is Used
- the blood is injected into the blood system
- then your blood will be thicker and carrying more oxygen after a period of
time
- the drug erythropotin (EPO) may also be used to thicken your blood
- EPO is a hormone which causes the body to create more blood
Side
Effects
- blood clots
- heart failure
- heart problems
Who
Uses Them
- athletes that use this form of help are usually endurance athletes.
Such as long distance runners or
bikers who need to have extreme endurance
to completer there race. This is the easiest way to increase your endurance.
