Originally Posted by RH Clark

There's a bunch of elite athletes that have died young from physical problems. It doesn't matter whether you are a cyclist or a body builder. You can break all the records and be proclaimed by all as the best in the field. None of it means you are doing what is the healthiest for your body over the long term. The folks breaking records may be doing what it takes to break records, but it has no barring at all on what is or is not healthy.

I don't think an extreme in anything is healthy. What I am saying is don't get the idea that it's a good thing to be consuming all kinds of products marketed to athletes just because your favorite athlete uses them. They might help you win today, but you may lose in the long run.