Cape_Horn wrote:
Donated plasma on Wednesday morning, was supposed to be swimming this morning, but slept through my alarm, so swimming after work instead, swimming the next day is fine (that night, not the best idea, I have started rebleeding when I have tried previously) and I'll run on Friday. Long training sessions booked for the weekend.
For what ever reason, whole blood donations leave me wrecked for at least a week, (Okay, we know the reason, I don't produce RBCs quickly, so recovering those is slow, one reason why I only give plasma)
Also note: - from the WADA code - Plasma donation is a doping infraction.
You can donate as much plasma as you want as long as you don’t race afterwards.
It increases your count/volume and that may give you an competitive edge, but why it’s banned is actually to protect you from the risk of a blood clot (stroke etc.).
So WADA actually protects you from
yourself when you toe the starting line.
What other risky things you do out there training isn’t WADAs business, but looking at WADA regulations when considering ‘manipulating’ your body AND training hard, is a good guidance what’s healthy or not.
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