Phelps is my new hero, backwards hat and all.

Michael Phelps admitted yesterday to smoking weed, FUCK YEAH! He's the most winningest Olympian (in one Olympics) of all time. He's being put through the ringer for hitting a bong at South Carolina frat party. It seems that most of his sponsors are sticking by him, that his appology was sincere enough to keep the millions rolling in.

I have *high* hopes that our own esteemed leader, BarrO, will legalized the sacred sacrement, or at least end the prohibition as a way to curb government spending and boost the economy. I would gladly suffer four year of economic shit if it meant a second term legalization move by the POTUS.

I smoked a lot of weed since I started, oh, about 16 years ago. I recently quit so that I could pee clean for this years racing season. The withdrawls have for the most part subsided, two weeks later. Dramamine an L-Theanine have helped (thanks Mom!) me relax and get good sleep again. I am a little pissed that my only choice for a vice is alcohol. Booze is so bad for you, really makes me feel like shit. Nevermind my extensive family history of alcoholism, and my own expiriences, traials and tribulations with the hard stuff. The wagon is a bumpy ride Mr. Phelps. I'm holding on tight, are you?

Substance Abuse: Race Day Boost

Active Ingredients: Sodium Phostphate, Glutamine.
Designer Drug: Stay hard longer in the red zone.
How High?: Definitely works.

Sodium Phosphate is mentioned in the Cyclist Training Bible. Supposedly it coerces the hemoglobin in your blood to dump all of it's oxygen at the muscle. This provides a boost to top end aerobic metabolism. I would think that this would keep you from tapping into the anaerobic pathways until later into the effort. I used it for Opening Day at Kissen this year and I definitely felt stronger in the kilo and the keirin. Both red-zone anaerobic workouts. It carried over into the weight room too. I was pretty impressed with my workouts the week following the event.

The Glutamine thrown in is for general muscle repair. Glutamine is the primary amino acid that muscles are composed of. Having a little more glutamine in your diet well help you recover completely before a big race.

Cyclist Tranining Bible states that the effects diminishes upon continued supplementation and that it is best to use this only once or twice a season.