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William Enders (Wee9209)
New member
Username: Wee9209
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 9:10 am: |       |
I was looking for some opinions on whether or not PE teachers should or should not encourage the use of lifting supplements for high school athletes. |
Shawn Ryan (Smr0271)
Junior Member
Username: Smr0271
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 12:23 pm: | |
Supplements can be good and bad. I would not encourage any athlete to take supplements just because they may take one that is harmful and it may harm them. Then you possibly can become liable if the person is affected by the supplement. |
Pat (Pmt3523)
Junior Member
Username: Pmt3523
Post Number: 6
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 8:54 am: | |
High school athletes do not need supplements. If someone did, however, insist on supplementing, protein is all that is necessary. High school athletes are going to make gains regardless of supplementation or not because they are still in a potent growing stage. Also, it is not always the healthiest of choices since they already have an elevated level of testosterone, etc. Protein is the safest choice for athletes wanting to supplement at the high school level. The steroid issue should go without saying. |
Ryan Deloplaine (Delo25)
Junior Member
Username: Delo25
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 9:27 pm: | |
I think PE teachers should never recommend any kind of supplements to their students. Most supplements are unnatural and overload the body with vitamins and minerals. Any recommendation of supplements should be left to doctors and dieticians. |
chad lander (Clander2005)
Junior Member
Username: Clander2005
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 2:45 pm: | |
PE teachers should never think about encouraging the use of supplements. In my opinion supplements are no different than performance enhancing drugs. I've been around it when I was in school and many athletes had kidney problems because they didn't use them properly. I've never used any type of supplement and benched over 400, squatted over 500, and deadlifted over 500 when I was in school and never touched a thing. There is no need for supplements in high school and PE teachers or coaches should not be recommending them. If one wants to make gains, start early and work hard. |
Preston Straub (Preston)
Junior Member
Username: Preston
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3:53 pm: | |
In some cases I feel it is ok to encourage athletes to take SAFE supplements if they are interested and planning on taking something no matter what. This way you can atleast hope that they will not take the next step and take something that may cause harm to their bodies |
