Sports Illustrated ran an interview with Los Angeles Laker trainer Gary Vitti. Vitti brushes off steroid benefits, but jumps all over caffeine. Vitti says caffeine does not enhance performance. He is a bit off the mark there.
SI.com: Baseball has outlawed steroids and amphetamines. Would either of those drugs enhance a player's performance in the NBA?
Vitti: Not at all. The biggest high I see is from caffeine. Some supplements are loaded with it. Caffeine gives a player a heightened feeling of what's going on around him. But if you take enough of it, there's a downside. Caffeine can be a laxative, so you're running to the bathroom, and it's diuretic, so it can dehydrate you. It can also make you very irritable. Some research suggests that caffeine enhances the metabolism of free fatty acids. But I don't see it as a supplement that would enhance performance.
SI.com: What substances would actually help an NBA player?
Vitti: Well, protein and carbohydrate supplements. For guys we want to get bigger and stronger, creatine. But you don't want to put Shaq on creatine; you want to get his weight down. And substances like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate -- both of which are found naturally in the body -- for players with joint problems. But that's a hit and miss thing. You start players on it, and if it makes them feel better, you continue it. If not, you take them off. And, of course, antioxidants.
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