Should Anti-Aging clinics be allowed to sponsor Natural BB Comps?

[tiramisu]

Cigarette and alcohol have been sponsoring sports forever. I say take the money.

[MaxC]

Cigarette and alcohol have been sponsoring sports forever. I say take the money.

Exactly...Plus, Alcohol is a direct conflict of interest with athletic and health values, whereas anti-aging medicine, if that is in fact how it is being practiced is not necessarily so. Many people go into this field to help people age with dignity, and health, and spend the last 20 years of their lives as lions instead of sheep.

[MaxC]

I say, sponsorship yes. But competing in a natural show while on prescribed anabolics? Obviously NO. That violates the rules of the competition.

[MaxC]

Also consider this.
The answer here seems obvious. Of course they can sponsor. It is consistent with their goal of supporting a healthy life-style, including into old age. They do not necessarily have to believe they will get "customers/patients" out of it. In fact, I am sure that any anti-aging clinic that was getting patients this way would quickly come to the attention of the authorities.

There are plenty of anti-aging chain clinics practicing anti-aging medicine for the elderly.

It seems like implicit in your question and opinion is the assumption that these clinics would be recruting "patients." I think you are assuming ill-motive. But I think that any good physician knows that Medical boards for each state now monitor a doctor's prescription history. It has come to that. So anything suspicious will eventually be discovered, unless it is extremely small-scale.

I think it is entirely possible that those physicians who get involved in anti-aging medicine also believe in supporting the pursuit of health by the young as well, and they might choose to do this by supporting a natural bodybuilding competition. I would see that as a consistent action.

[Titanium]

ok. so what if said athlete is using all of those compounds, legally under Dr. supervision?

Should he/she be allowed to compete in the show?

Could you word that last part a little bit more clearly... im having trouble deciphering the meaning...

the rule of the federation is not to use external hormones bla bla bla, the rule does not make any exceptions for pple who have a low level of test and hence are shite athletes. That rule only awards the genetically gifted. It is irrelevant if they are doing it legally. The rule of the federation is no external hormones, whether you need them to survive the day or not.. whether you have shite genetics or not, they dont care just dont use, which is unfair but aside the point. He should not be allowed to compete.

Having the no AAS rule is doesnt bring fairness but only safety (both physical and from the law)

Not letting them sponsor is a question of morals and there are no morals that are right or wrong
Dotn bother with the last part.. its not imp