This whole drugs issue -the more you read -im coming to the conclusion that the so called recreational drugs are performance enhancing as well
This.
Ok, take Ben Cousins for instance.
When he was at the peak of his drug use whilst playing, you cant tell me he didnt use speed before a footy match.
If anyone has seen the effects of speed on the mind, it almost mirrors the way he used to play.
I remember seeing Cousins on multiple occasions, pretty much every match, just spew & keep on running - often whilst on the run.
Now anyone who has worked out to the extent of needing to spew knows that once you chunder it takes a bit to get back to being able to keep on going - usually a few minutes.
And for elite footy players, they condition themselves to be able to push to this threshold so that their body no longer has the tendency to vomit as its conditioned to handle it, and/or they can tell when they need a rest to push to the limit without overstepping the ling.
Unless that is if you are on a mind altering drug that doesnt allow your mind and your body to work together & the mind just keeps on going......
Just the frequency of Cousins' vomits for me says that its not just him having a very strong mind - naturally anyway.