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Rich Roll

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The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

Yeah.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

We're going to get into that.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

In the pool, we had one world record, Christian Golomiev, who was already the world record holder on the 50 freestyle in an enhanced condition a year prior.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

And he won a million dollars for breaking his world record.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

And that begs the question of what was at play here?

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

Because in the pool-

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

they were wearing the Faskin suits that were outlawed many years ago.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

And my perspective and opinion is that the suit had way more to do with what was happening in the pool than these enhancements.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

There's a reason those suits were outlawed when they were, and it took a long time before anybody broke any of the world records that were set in that suit.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

In the 50 meter back, Hunter Armstrong won as a clean athlete.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

And the big flop was James Magnuson.

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ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

I mean, he was sort of the athlete that everyone was looking towards to be this beast that was going to break the world record in the 50 freestyle.

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ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

He's the guy who ballooned up gigantic and realized he was too big and then spent time narrowing his body down.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

And he was really not even a factor in the pool at all.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

In weightlifting, in the deadlift, Thor Bjornsson and Mitchell Hooper both failed at trying to hit 510 kilograms, which I guess would have been a world best.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

Cersei's going to be pissed.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

There was nothing really outstanding to note, and it seemed like the people that were

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

most successful with these enhancements were the older athletes who were putting in performances that approximated what they could do when they were younger.

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

In the pool, there were some personal bests, but again, you have to ask yourself, how much did the suit come into play?

The Rich Roll Podcast
ROLL ON: Enhanced Games

But other than that, you can really make the argument that it was a big, giant nothing burger.