With yoyo being considered a sport, do competition administators drug test for performance enhancers? If not, why?
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I’d expect organizers to at least check for no hidden “brain” mechanisms
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I can’t really see how any drug would give you and advantage at yoyo
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Pop a viagra and ■■■■stole is the next thing? Is that what you’re talking about?
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I mean if we drug test competitors a few would get removed pretty fast.. personally other than for like conduct at an event I can’t think of a reason to test anyone in
Yoyo. There isn’t anything performance enhancing from a drug perspective. Maybe folks can cheat in other creative ways
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I figured there are things that could give you an edge for some real focused practice time, til they don’t. Other things to calm the nerves to perform in front of audiences. Fans used to not care that pro bodybuilders used enhancers but now they seem to. Baseball had it’s run of juiceheads and so did wrestling. Ethics weren’t a concern at first. I don’t see people getting roided up to throw, just examples of how things get weird when winning is involved. I know nothing about the competition side of yoyoing, just curious. With every other sport when it comes to competition it gets very regulated.
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Not sure what kind of trick would involve a viagra but I’m sure you got that covered​
Really? Nothing? No imagination
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There are definitely drugs that could enhance yoyoers. If professional gaming can have drug scandals, so can yoyo. Some kind of ADHD drug like Adderall could definitely help competitors practice and focus during freestyles. It would be a fine line to walk though, since I imagine the ven diagram of yoyoers and people who have ADHD is a complete circle.
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Well, yoyo requires constant practice till muscle memory kicks in. There isnt a drug for that. But sure if you’re in lala land try the pills from limitless…
Limitless is inspired by an actual pill that can indeed help with focus and repetitive tasks. It’s exaggerated certainly, but the inspiration is there. Signed someone who has narcolepsy and takes armodafinil to stay conscious.
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Yes but like Adderall, lionsmane or even smoking certain strains of 
such as super sour diesel or pineapple express ( to name 2 of the list of focus enhancement) it isnt going to cause your muscle memory to perform faster in learning a trick. Seeing and focusing on small mental things yes, like seeing people in a game it has a edge, muscle memory though it doesn’t.
Edit to add: in contest the thing to overcome is being nervous as people watch you and the lights blind you and that isnt being fixed with any listed drug unless you’re intoxicated.
The point is about marginal gains though. I’m not saying there is a drug that can turn me into a contest winner, but it may be enough to turn a second or thrid place into a win.
Yoyo tricks aren’t just muscle memory. There is more to winning than just hitting your tricks. You have to come up with new, interesting sequences that click more densely against the clock. You have to be able to do your trick while exciting the audience. You have to manage a lot of things at once and I’m sure there are drugs that can help with that. Even if it’s only a little, it can have an effect.
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Bro most folks in YoYo’s are on the spectrum or ADD/ADHD and on something anyway lol. I’m OCD and take anti anxiety meds to keep the anxiety induced compulsive behaviors at minimum. Testing yoyoers for Adderall would probably turn positive in many just by default
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Yea that’s why I made the ven diagram joke lol
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There’s a fine line I’m trying to walk to not call out folks that have won mays on the past for “performance” enhancing drugs
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People absolutely get drunk or stoned then roll up on stage
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If you haven’t been on a high dose of modafinil or armodafinil I wouldn’t discount it as an advantage. I was on double my current dose initially for narcolepsy and it was genuinely insane, I did feel a little like I was in limitless, I’ve consumed focus improving greenery in the past and it was like 5% of this, it also would let me do repetitive tasks over and over with an unnatural focus that probably would help training. I had to lower the dose because I also felt like my heart was going to explode though lol. That being said I’m not advocating for testing and banning lol, I need this medicine to stay awake and not fall asleep the moment I sit still. 
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The point is there are things that can give an edge. Just because you can’t think of something doesn’t mean others haven’t.
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Kind of like the snow boarders from the Olympics that lost medals for testing positive for mj, I feel like that’s the opposite of a performance enhancer almost like why you take their medal? They did something impressive instead of eating Doritos and watching cartoons.
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