I'm like a ( not very good ) Lance Armstrong (sort of)

[Racing roadkill]

Today I rode a hilly route (not normally my bag, I avoid them if I can). I found that I was getting up the hills much more easily than usual today, and my legs were recovering very quickly. I couldn't work out what was going on, then it dawned on me. I've been suffering from psoriasis / Excema, on my legs, owing to riding in poor winter conditions ( mostly ). The quacks have prescribed me some ointment, to apply directly to the legs. Upon closer inspection, the ointment is a strong steroid. It works a bloody treat though.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Tell us what I need to say to the Doc so I can get some.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Tell us what I need to say to the Doc so I can get some.

Ask for Eloicin ointment, because you've developed Excema on your ankles. Job jobbed. But seriously, it's nasty stuff, I wouldn't want to use it for too long, I'm already getting a bit 'moon faced'

 

[winjim]

It seems unlikely that a topical corticosteroid would have that effect. Are you sure you're not just better at hill climbing than you thought you were?

 

[Racing roadkill]

It seems unlikely that a topical corticosteroid would have that effect. Are you sure you're not just better at hill climbing than you thought you were?

No way, this stuff is hardcore. The telling thing is the lightning quick recovery.

 

[winjim]

Any hill climb events round your way in the near future?

 

[Racing roadkill]

Any hill climb events round your way in the near future?

No idea

 

[Ajax Bay]

Try your new legs out on some cycle tracks (which aren't obstructed by any other users)

 

[Cuchilo]

Never suffered with the legs giving up , the lungs are the first to go .

 

[ayceejay]

Ah, the Popeye syndrome

 

[Gasman]

The corticosteroids in creams for eczema and the like are not androgenic or Anabolic (if anything they are catabolic). They are analogues of cortisol which helps control carbohydrate metabolism. They also have an anti inflammatory action which is why they are used for eczema and the like. It is possible to suffer systemic side effects from cutaneous absorption of topical steroids but you'd have to slap the high potency stuff all over yourself for quite some time to get enough. Performance enhancement as described above would be highly unlikely.