Steroids in Sports.

Recently I have seen a lot of posts on the book of faces about a supposedly "serious problem in sports" , which we all know means PED's, commonly referred to as steroids ( though that is a slight misnomer). I am not looking to get into a moral or legal argument here. Any body who has spoken to me in person knows where I stand on the issue. However people bring this argument up all the time as a way to dismiss the achievements of these amazing athletes, and it makes me angry. Look do these drugs give you some magical ability to lift more or run faster just by taking a shot or pill. Absolutely not! You have to put in the work do they increase the effectiveness of the work put in, somewhat. But the reality is that the most effective drugs are those that aid in recovery. This means that I can train with super high volume at maximum intensity and still be able to recover to come in, sometimes just a few hours later and do it again. This is what I think people do not understand, those who take these drugs, and actually reach an elite status,  are putting way more hours of work than those who do not take the drugs, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY WORK. This means those grueling training sessions that took every ounce of energy you had and could only tolerate every once in a while is what they do every day, multiple times a day. This requires dedication that most people cannot even imagine, so unless you are training multiple times a day 5-6 days a week, sacrificing friends, family, and fun in order to eat right sleep right and have time to train, then you do not get to dismiss or down play someone else's achievement just because you think( or even you if know, because you watched them take it) they are on PED's. Because the primary way these drugs work is by allowing them to give up more time with friends, lose more time with family, and spend more time in the gym going through gut wrenching workouts. Perhaps we should try to match the dedication of these athletes and stop worrying about the drugs.