Cyclists are known to train in mountainous areas, and other athletes train at high altitutudes to get an extra comptetitve edge, but a football (as in soccer) coach in Bolivia has taken things a step further.
The former phisotherapist of the team Blooming (that's not them above, but this pic is appropriate) revealed a rather unsusual prescription he wrote for at least nine of the players.
Rodrigo Figueora prescribed Viagra to help oxegenate the blood of the players, who hail from Santa Cruz but need to be at peak performance in the capital city of La Paz. Their hometown is at 400m (1,300 feet), while La Paz is at 3,500 m.
The players were unaware they were taking the drug, as it was administrated mixed with fruit juice.
"We prescribed it for several players, especially those who suffered most from altitude," the good doctor said.
And were there any...er...other effects of this Viagra?
"At altitude you win, you draw, you lose. The best results came when the team relied on strong tactical nous."
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