Latest info on football situation?

[skinnykilmer17]

Iowa Hawkeyes football players hospitalized with muscle disorder - ESPN

Is this the latest?

UI kidney doctor say it IS unusual to see this number (13) sick.

I have seen other posters imply that players are responsible for their own supplements? Is that true? How could a student athlete afford their own supplements?

Does Doyle supply the supplements and if so could this be a possible avenue to explore?

 

[hawkfarmer]

Iowa Hawkeyes football players hospitalized with muscle disorder - ESPN

Is this the latest?

UI kidney doctor say it IS unusual to see this number (13) sick.

I have seen other posters imply that players are responsible for their own supplements? Is that true? How could a student athlete afford their own supplements?

Does Doyle supply the supplements and if so could this be a possible avenue to explore?

They don't pay for anything else so if they have any money they could use it for that.

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

They don't pay for anything else so if they have any money they could use it for that.

Could be a good explanation why 12 (13?) got sick. Get a bunch of guys to chip in or share them and you might have yourself a situation where they were using bad product or just not using it properly.

 

[skinnykilmer17]

Don't we have to assume that this football program encourages their football players take legal supplements?

Don't we have also have to assume that this football program would want their players to be on some sort of uniformly consistent team-wide program? Why would they leave it up to the individual players to purchase their own?

If true, wouldn't Chris Doyle be in charge of that? Can someone with knowledge of this please confirm? If so, could a new supplement program have been implemented since apparently the weightlifting regiment has remain unchanged for years?

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

Don't we have to assume that this football program encourages their football players take legal supplements?

Don't we have also have to assume that this football program would want their players to be on some sort of uniformly consistent team-wide program? Why would they leave it up to the individual players to purchase their own?

If true, wouldn't Chris Doyle be in charge of that? Can someone with knowledge of this please confirm? If so, could a new supplement program have been implemented since apparently the weightlifting regiment has remain unchanged for years?

All I have read the last day or so is that the NCAA says coaches can't supply supplements to players. I'm not sure if they can recommend them or not. Even still, just because they can recommend something doesn't mean the players will listen. They might look stuff up on the internet or listen to the person in the store. And even then there is still a chance they got a batch that was bad. Like the doc in the presser said, the FDA doesn't regulate supplements.

 

[HaydensHawk]

It is the job of the S&C coach to KNOW what supplements his athletes are taking and let them know the risks of such and how overtraining might affect them while taking supplements. This is an epic fail of the training staff for this to happen.... You just cannot skirt this.

 

[skinnykilmer17]

All I have read the last day or so is that the NCAA says coaches can't supply supplements to players. I'm not sure if they can recommend them or not. Even still, just because they can recommend something doesn't mean the players will listen. They might look stuff up on the internet or listen to the person in the store. And even then there is still a chance they got a batch that was bad. Like the doc in the presser said, the FDA doesn't regulate supplements.

Thanks for the clarification.

I was curious so I poked around a few websites and I don't know what drink of choice (if it is even a shake? maybe pill?) of football players but the going rate for a 2 1/2 lb can of creatine powder is around $25-30. How long would that can last for an athlete in training? Anyone know?