It has long been known that sporting performance can be significantly enhanced by boosting the blood’s oxygen carrying capacity through the use of blood doping practices. This method was banned after the 1984 LA Olympics where there was considerable speculation that the silver medal winning US men’s pursuit cycling team used such a method to improve their performance. Previous to this, there were numerous stories of elite athletes purportedly drinking reindeer blood or the like, to achieve their extraordinary performances.

Of course transfusing blood into your …