12packprophet Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs Yea, I've mentioned HGH, Human Growth hormone, there still isn't any drug proven to enhance coordination. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2589959/steroids_improve_hand_eye_coordination.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Iv'e seen every good video to come out since Streets on Fire back in the day and it's just a progression of the sport. All the new shit reflects is street skating's progression and the fact that more kids do it now, so the chances of a freak of nature getting into it are higher. Imagine seeing the Zboys doing grinds and little airs in pools then fast forwarding to vert in the late 80's with people landing 900's. It's just progression, as soon as I see a white barry bonds looking ass kid kickflip up 30 I'll agree, but it isn't strength, it's all coordination and balls. So then by this logic people will be nollie double flipping over two story buildings a decade from now? Seriously. C'mon son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 The wiki article doesn't refute what I'm saying here even slightly. The other article is written by someone with absolutely no medical understanding of how steroids work. The guys statistics that show that the person hit the ball about the same percentage of times but got more runs during his steroid season. That indicates a higher percentage of home runs, which is exactly what happened, not a reduction in strike outs on steroids. Read the last sentence I wrote carefully, you'll see I stated that if kids were doing kick flips up 30 I'd believe it. Again, skating has nothing to do with how hard you tap the tail of your board down to do an ollie, it's how you tap it and your co ordination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I just think people are now approaching skateboarding differently, even professionals back in the day neverr really earned any money through it, now there is such a market that people are really pushing to improve, don't neeed to work to provide a living and literally skate all the time and constantly improve and expand, it will reach a level though where advancement in skating will slow becausee of physical limits. There is so much money in skating now that people are really coming out and appraoching it like a true professional sport. No one thought that 20 years ago you would be doing backflips on a motorbike it is all just progression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 buddy of mine was drinking with Jay Cabler in Knoxville, TN the other day. told me to look up thrasher covers from 83 to find him, he'll be the center picture.. and there he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 12oz groton skatepark trip 2k11 slutstravaganza? :D on another note. god fucking DAMN regular inward heels. i've never in all my years been so UNable to land bolts on anything quite as complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 @ Mercer, I'm really just putting my personal theory out there so that I can say "I told you's so" when the truth comes out. A personal theory based on 23 years of skateboarding. Until it does come out, I'm not really trying to argue over theories. I'm just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nigga you're like 23. If that. [ATTACH]162583[/ATTACH] oh to be 23 again. I guess maybe a youthful appearance aint that bad but pushin 30 is definitely a reality now. im in love with this big ass deathwish board. been pushin it around like the kid that was scared to change in the gym locker room :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I just think people are now approaching skateboarding differently, even professionals back in the day neverr really earned any money through it, now there is such a market that people are really pushing to improve, don't neeed to work to provide a living and literally skate all the time and constantly improve and expand, it will reach a level though where advancement in skating will slow becausee of physical limits. There is so much money in skating now that people are really coming out and appraoching it like a true professional sport. I don't know about in England, but here in the states skaters have always full blown lived skateboarding. Any skateboarder who ever made anything of themselves always lived, ate and breathed skateboarding and skated every day that they could. And there's a lot more skateboarders who never made shit of themselves, yet still lived, ate and breathed skateboarding every day of their lives, not because they had to but just because they could. Even before serious money was ever involved, it's always been that way. Also, skateboard technology and design hasn't really changed much in the past 15-17 years, but somehow there's kids who are skating like "Tony Hawk pro skater" video games. Like I said earlier, I'm just putting my personal theory out there so that I can say "I told you so" later. Feel free to dispute or disregard all you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 skating always will come down to how much of your self your willing to give, its just like having a daily workout routine but it hurts more. and its worth it. i wouldnt ever be able to say I DONT skate. instead of a bicycle i did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 skating always will come down to how much of your self your willing to give, its just like having a daily workout routine but it hurts more. That's my point exactly. There's a serious amount of skate rats who would be willing to give an arm and possibly even a leg to be able to do shit like this: ^Yet this jock basically grew up focusing the majority of his attention on his MTV image. Like I already said, I'm really not interested in arguing with people in England about this subject. I'm just calling shotgun on when the truth actually does comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 As somebody who's skated in and even won contests (pro or not, it doesn't matter) that are based on your run being flawless and consistent, I can personally tell you that nobody takes risks like this. In this contest format, people just do what they have on lock because if you miss even one or two tricks you miss one or two placings at minimal. Contests like this are not like the Maloof where you can miss a million tricks, but still place on the one or two that you did land. Therefore this is a prime example of exactly what the fuck I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 just a different breed. all of that is good an in one run. but he is still a child to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 That's my point exactly. There's a serious amount of skate rats who would be willing to give an arm and possibly even a leg to be able to do shit like this: ^Yet this jock basically grew up focusing the majority of his attention on his MTV image. Like I already said, I'm really not interested in arguing with people in England about this subject. I'm just calling shotgun on when the truth actually does comes out. mate I wasnt arguing with you, I agree people do live skateboarding, I know plenty of people over here that do as well. What I meant more was the people at the top of their game arent just living skateboarding anymore, they are living as professional athetes. Putting in mad work in gyms, probably gymnastic type shit to get them flexible, just rather than skating none stop all day they now train around their skating as well. They have training regimes etc. I mean pro skaters now arent like how it was in the 80s/90s it is more professional now, I'm not saying peoples passion towards it is any different, just the way they approach it and the money involved means it is takenmore professionally and serious. Also a lot of the younger pros have literally had a deck at their feet since they could walk, I remember this little kid about 4 back in Bristol I would see skating, saw him not long ago he is now 18 and still skating and was doing more than I would imagine most of us on here could do. I wouldnt be surprised if someone has taken drugs to help boost recovery from injury, I dunno quite what other performance enhancers there are that could help a skateboarder apart from injury recovery. Im not denying it could happen, and I wouldnt be surprised if it did at some point, but at the moment I dunno what benefit there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 aint got shit on the skate park from the teenage mutant ninja turtles movie! FUCKING 24'D. Welcome to skateboarding in the city in the summer heat. That "rubbery substance" is what they use to pave streets with, and it tends to melt and get so soft in the summer that you can literally grind the "waves" that are made from the weight of buses. Or at least that's what I grew up with in Philly. No idea where you're at. DAO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical ali Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 another big part of it is switch,and modern boards,when i was 8,the board had no nose,and was the same size as me,few people in my neighborhood could even ollie consistantly.now 8 year olds play skate and try to bust flips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELLA LOVE IT Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I'm in fucking south Texas right now, and it doesn't melt hear either. But for some reason it does in Philly. Or at least that's what I grew up with in Philly. No idea where you're at. Now you wear tight pants You mad? DAO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I'll take "how many screen names does this wurga have" for 1,000,000, alex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELLA LOVE IT Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Micky Papa another youngster raising the fucking bar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Nice^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forsit Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I've come to the conclusion that professional skateboarders today are taking performance enhancing drugs. I'm being serious. Not that I'm necessarily knocking them for doing so. Or saying that Skateboarding is even the type of sport that should be testing for that shit. Just saying though. Anybody else hear me on this? You say the stupidest things. I'm not even talking about JUST this post either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 You say the stupidest things. I'm not even talking about JUST this post either. There's nothing stupid about what I said at all. I'm sure if this was the 90's and I said Mark McGuire was juicing, or a few years ago if somebody said that Lance Armstrong was "doping", you would have called them an idiot. All's I know is that when it does come out that certain pro's are "doping" then I'm going to quote your post with size 7 red AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA'S. Until then that's all I have to say on this topic. End topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 fucking DAO. i knew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manute Bol Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangleyourson Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'm not really into Plan B or Tech ledge skating but this guy should be pro, i can't even get my head round most of his tricks. New gen of skating is going above the bar set by todays pro's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangleyourson Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 ANNOYING AS FUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Jamie Tancowny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB9FDdG__hg This kid grew up with a bunch of the homies. He's a few years younger than us, but he owes them his first beer, his first doobie, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 also, skaters doing performance enhancing drugs is lol worthy. smoking weed and drinking aren't really performance enhancing. unless your name is andrew reynolds I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 not even 5 mins into skating today i slipped back, and the inside of my knee hit the ground and the outside got sat on, heard and felt a few pops.. felt horrible, and is sore as shit. 10 minutes later my buddy gets hip checked by a 2 ft tall ledge. 10 minutes after that the other friend snapped his deck.. not our day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappy Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 fuck i hate when you slam the inside of your knee on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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