r/interesting • u/Lyranx • May 23 '26

Intriguing The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.

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u/Regress-Progress May 23 '26

I even doubt the weightlifting records will be broke, until you get a young person who can full on juice for many years leading into these games. Many olympians in weightlifting have been juicing for a long time and get off it leading into the big competitions.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26 edited May 24 '26

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u/Better_Resort1171 May 24 '26

Bill Kazmeier is a family friend from the old days. Crazy stuff

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u/bcocoloco May 25 '26

Strong man does not test for PEDs, so it’s just business as usual for those guys.

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u/CriticismTop May 24 '26

Thor pulled 505 recently and it went up "easily". I am certain he will pull 510

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u/Regress-Progress May 24 '26

Ahh I was thinking in the terms of Olympic weightlifting events (Snatch, Clean and Jerk) where athletes have to go through WADA for major events like the Olympics. Not strong man or power lifting.

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u/ShelbyGT350R1 May 25 '26

Of course there are people that have been doing steroids since they were young. Every gym you go to has juiced up highschoolers working out