Chael Sonnen should stop taking steroids before fight to prevent elevated testosterone levels on morning after match

The American mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen is allowed to apply anabolic steroids. The physician Timothy Trainor confirmed that this sportsman really experienced hypogonadism.
What does this condition represent? Hypogonadism is connected with insufficient secretion of the hormone testosterone. Doctors ordinarily recommend hormone replacement therapy in order to treat this condition.
This fighter has received a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). Thus, this athlete is allowed to utilize steroids for medical purposes and meet Anderson Silva at UFC 148 in July 2012.
According to indications given by Sonnen’s physician, he has to apply injections of Testosterone Enanthate and Testosterone Cypionate twice a week. The measures which are prescribed have not been revealed. But under establishments of the Nevada Athletic Commission, blood serum levels of testosterone in this athlete should remain within normal range on the morning after the fight against Silva.
According to the doctor Trainor, those who fight, having TUE, should be tested on the morning after the match to determine whether they have taken something right before the competition.
Trainor believes that testosterone can produce performance-enhancing effects, if it is taken right before the fight. He states that injections must not be applied in the days before a match in order to prevent elevated testosterone levels.
But it seems that the NAC is not aware that steroids produce benefits linked with enhancement of performance, not only if they are taken right before competitions. Intake of steroids influences essentially on performance during trainings before competitions. And the results remain even after athletes stop administering them.
Chael Sonnen had enhanced testosterone levels at UFC 117. He confirmed that he had tested positive because he had been on TRT.  He appealed his suspension and it was reduced to 6 months from one year. But Chael Sonnen didn’t have any TUE that time.

Alistar Overeem’s doctor was called for his patient appeal hearing

Alistar Overeem, a UFC fighter, appealed his suspension which was received by him for intake of anabolic steroids on April 24, 2012. But he couldn’t win his appeal against members of NSAC. Alistar Overeem forfeited his license for nine months. Then Alistar Overeem will be allowed to return.
This fighter admitted that he had used injectable testosterone which was advised him by his doctor. Alistar Overeem utilized the strategy which was considered to be boring. He noticed that he had never utilized anabolic steroids or other related products knowingly. He tried to make the NSAC believe that his injectable application of steroids was accidental.
The defense attorney for Alistar Overeem was David Chesnoff who has been experienced in representing prominent athletes.
David Chesnoff called the personal physician of Alistar Overeem to testify during the hearing. It was thought that Dr. Molina would testify in defense for this athlete. Testimonies of this health care provider were very miserable. The doctor Molina provided an explanation for prescriptions of certain medications that led to Overeem’s enhanced testosterone: epitestosterone ratio.
The treating physician of Alistar Overeem acknowledged that he recommended and injected this fighter with a mixture of Toradol and Dexamethasone because he suffered from an injury. Actually, these medications are utilized for anti-inflammatory purposes. But usage of testosterone in case of injuries is not approved by the FDA.
It is believed that the physician Molina hasn’t informed this athlete that these drugs contain the anabolic steroid testosterone. But it is evidentially that he has never asked about it.
Thus, testimonies of the physician Molina turned out to manifest lack of the evidence related to clinical purposes for intake of prohibited medicines by Alistar Overeem. The physician couldn’t provide any reasonable explanation that could justify prescribing of Toradol and Dexamethasone to this athlete. Testimonies of the physician Molina worked against Alistar Overeem.
Actually, it became evident that Overeem was a victim of the doctor’s quack.
But it is possible to suggest that this strategy was designed by the defense attorney for this mixed martial artist.
The commissioner Pat Lundval was probably impressed by the defense of Overeem. She even called him a “smart guy”.
The members of the NSAC seemed to be convinced that Alistar Overeem has been really a great guy but he has surrounded himself with such questionable persons, as the health care provider Moline. They advised him to look for more qualified professionals in the future.

Some products which are bought as dietary supplements lead to death of consumers

What may be called “a drug”? The FDA confirms that a medication is a substance; it is not a supplement. It is administered for diagnosis, cure, prevention of diseases, for proper influence on body’s functions. It is possible to mention that a medication is a medication that has nothing common with politics and great money.
But it is possible certain confusion today. A law that has been introduced in 1994 by Senators Orrin Hatch and Tom Harkin has led to the confusion between dietary supplements and drugs. So, mega-billion dollar supplements industry has promoted causing the disorder in clear definitions. People’ ignorance and certain legislative statements with doubled sense have played important role in creation of following wrong conception: anything which is sold may be used without dangers.
This wrong conception led to various serious troubles. For example, more than a year ago two young soldiers of the U. S. Army died due to administration of so-called “dietary supplements” Jack3d and OxyElite Pro. The case is still investigated. Actually, it has been made clear that those soldiers had used an amphetamine-like synthetic substance that has been called “dimethylamylamine”. It had negative influence on their cardiovascular and nervous systems. Since it has changed function of bodies, it is a drug. However it is a banned compound utilized by athletes, it is getable at the Vitamin Shoppe or GNC.
Health stores sell preparations that are similar to that substance mentioned above. They are sold as dietary supplements but it is not true.
Another preparation is DHEA. It represents a steroid which can be converted in users’ bodies into anabolic steroids or neurohormonal steroids. This aspect influences on physiological functions of body. Is it a supplement actually?
Another product which is getable as a dietary supplement is RockHard Weekend. It contains various substances. But does anyone know which compounds are contained in the bottle? Can anybody reassure that they are safe for usage?
One of people’s mistakes is that they think the following way: if any preparation is made of plants, it is safe for application. Many persons confirm that such supplements can’t have negative influence on body’s functions. It is wrong to believe this way. There are plants which are poisonous. It is banned to consume them.
Hemlock was the poison which caused Socrates’ death. It was derived from certain herb. Ricin which is considered to be one of the most toxicant compounds on the Earth is derived from a castor been roots. That’s why it is necessary to know what you use in order to avoid applying substances which contain any poison, regardless they are from herbs or not.
Why are companies allowed to sell medicines as if they were dietary supplemenets? Supplements don’t pass any FDA control. Here we can say about affirmations with doubled sense. The Hatch-Harken law allows the supplement industry to introduce products that are labeled as supplements. But are they actually supplements? Several medications are purchasable, being labeled as dietary supplements. But it is wrong totally. These substances can be unsafe.
Does anyone suppose that anabolic steroids and other related medications can be marketed as dietary supplements? Do they supplement or cure? A term was introduced in order to prevent utilizing medical terms. This term is “to support”. What does “to support” mean? Isn’t it a wink to the term “to treat”?
The FDA wants to establish control over dietary supplements. There will be a requirement for all new supplements to be safe.
Pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds millions of dollars in order to determine whether new medicines are safe. Some of them fail to be called “safe” because of grave adverse responses. But as for manufacturers of supplements, they don’t have these problems because there do not have such regulations in supplement industry.
Supplement regulations are linked with money and not with science. Actually, they should have the same regulations like those which are established for pharmaceutical companies.

Key information about Anavar side effects
One may set the most normal Anavar side effects. Such adverse responses that appear in high percentage of those who apply this remedy are included in this group. Let enumerate these negative symptoms: abnormal changes in mood, loss of appetite, acne formation, hair loss, itching, feeling sick, vomiting, respiratory troubles, dark urine and sexual problems. However these reactions are quite unpleasant, there is a good piece of news here. Some Anavar side effects appear due to predisposition and wrong administration of this drug. Thus, in case you don’t have genetic predisposition to these undesirable consequences and obey all rules, you may avoid them.

Justin Gatlin and Dwain Chambers want to take part in the 2012 London Olympics

2 runners that have served bans plan to show that they may win without steroid use. They desire to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. Justin Gatlin, an American runner, and Dwain Chambers, a British runner, want to demonstrate that they can win, competing clean.
They have already demonstrated that they are worthy to be called “Olympic champions”. While Justin Gatlin has received the gold medal, Dwain Chambers has obtained the bronze medal in the 60 meter sprint a1t the 2012 World Indoor Athletics Championship in Turkey.
Justin Gatlin was invited to professional sports again by the USA Track and Field and the US Olympic Committee. These two agencies noted about their attitude to this runner, supporting him.
When it comes to Dwain Chambers, it is unclear yet whether he will be permitted to take part in the Olympics. This runner wasn’t so supported, as Justin Gatlin was. Chambers received cold response from the British Olympic Association (BOA). Chamber’s return to sports prompted the decision of the BOA to ban sportspersons that have been caught applying steroids from the Olympics forever.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has informed the BOA that this decision violated the WADA laws related to forbidden products. The BOA decided to fight against WADA and to prevent participation of Dwain Chambers for the United Kingdom in the Olympics. The BOA has taken the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
Thus, while Justin Gatlin was supported by the US Olympic Committee, Chambers’ case wasn’t pleasant.
Justin Gatlin has never acknowledged that he had applied steroids knowingly. But Chambers took the entire responsibility for administration of steroids.
Justin Gatlin tested positive for testosterone in April 2006. The world record of this athlete was annulled after the results of testing had been reported. At the beginning Justin Gatlin was banned for 8 years. Later his suspension was reduced to 4 years because of cooperation with the USADA.
Justin Gatlin didn’t acknowledge that he had used steroids knowingly. He blamed his masseuse for application of a testosterone cream during a massage.
On the contrary, Dwain Chambers acknowledged that he had applied steroids and taken the total responsibility for the violation of steroid rules. He was banned for 2 years. This sprinter forfeited all medals he won since 2002.
Different attitudes to these sprinters have displayed the difference between perceptions of sportspersons who have administered steroids by anti-doping officials in the USA and in the UK.

Jose Canseco’s intake of steroid is justified by medical needs by he doesn’t have a TUE

The former player of the Major League Baseball Jose Canseco rejected to submit to a test for steroid, when he tried to return to the Mexican Baseball League. It was earlier confirmed that the “Tigres de Quintana” of Cancun agreed to give him the 2nd  chance and invited him to join to the team.
This baseball player refused to submit to analysis for steroids that had to be done by officers of the Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE). CONADE is government agency that controls Olympic sports in Mexico.
The CEO of the “Tigres de Quintana”  Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez Meza proclaimed that Jose Canseco would not be allowed to play for the team because he had acknowledged that he administered banned drugs.
Jose Canseco admitted that he was on testosterone replacement therapy under supervision of a physician in the US. He said that he was on TRT since 2008. Jose Canseco was not surprised by the requirement to submit to urine analysis for steroids. This sportsman wrote on his Twitter account last month that the Minor League Baseball would have testing for prohibited preparations.
It is known that  a sportsperson is allowed to use steroids for TRT and compete, if he/she has acquired a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). A TUE allows usage of forbidden preparations, if it is justified by medical conditions.
It is evident that Jose Canseco has prescription from his doctor that supports his need to receive TRT. But he doesn’t have any TUE for usage of testosterone.
Canseco has openly stated that he had a prescription from his doctor to use testosterone as a part of testosterone replacement therapy. He wrote about  this factor in a documentary in 2008. He confirmed that he discontinued administering illegal steroids and was experiencing hypogonadism which was caused by steroids. Then his doctor prescribed him administering a testosterone gel to escape from side consequences of steroids.
You see that Jose Canseco’s administration of steroids is justified because he has medical support for usage. But since he doesn’t have any TUE, it is unclear whether he would join the team that has steroid testing.
The CEO of “Tigres de Quintana” claimed that he had known that Jose Canseco was on TRT but he invited him to play, just with a TUE.

Sophisticated cheating of Ben Johnson

When you notice about the name “Ben Johnson”, you may see which knowledge other individuals possess. You may see which interests they have and what they think about. Those who hear this name are divided into two groups in this case. Several people ask immediately about the English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor Ben Johnson. Others ask: “Oh, do you mean the cheater?”
No one may doubt that the sportsperson Ben Johnson said a lie. It wasn’t a simple lie. This sportsperson tested positive for banned medications at least three times. Furthermore, it was even after his two suspensions and a return. But it mentioned that there has been something unusual in his cheating. When he cheated, he did it sophisticatedly. He lied such way that everyone listened to him without any breath. Undoubtedly, he didn’t lie in a small village; he did it, when he was in a high position, when the whole world was staring at him. This runner was on the greatest stage, when he cheated everyone on our planet. So, he continued to celebrate his fake winning at the 1988 Olympics. This sportsman remained to be considered one of the most prominent sprinters in the world. A lot of persons have kept considering that it was the greatest race that was ever run at Olympics.
Every person cheats in advertisings in shows. But the levels of cheating are different. There is inclination during competitions to present own goods in a better light. This is not just trying to cheat; it is a real lie. But as it commonly happens, everybody argues that it is done by each person and there is nothing unusual here. A lot of persons try to justify their cheating by the fact that every person does the same way.
Nonetheless, the affirmation of Ben Johnson which was noted by him during his defense was quite unusual. This runner confirmed that the hamburger that was consumed by him was made of testosterone-injected beef. But then he took steroids again. Of course, it was cheating.
If you even utilize anabolic steroids, you need to have sufficient courage to admit your administration instead of saying lies.

Usain Bolt succeeds without steroid use

The chairman of the London Organising Committee 2012 Sebastian Coe claims that the sprinter Usain Bolt has ability to break another world record without usage of anabolic steroids or/and other banned preparations. There was a discussion about effects of steroids upon increase of performance and records.
But the chairman of the London Organising Committee 2012 continues to claim that the athletes that have intensive and hard trainings rarely succeed because of drugs which can increase performance. The chairman of the London Organising Committee says that any person knows that Usain Bolt works very hardly to receive needed results. This sprinter has success without usage of steroids. He progresses significantly. Sebastian Coe notes that there are rare situations, when those who utilize steroids and don’t have hard workouts break world records.
Actually, many elite runners have been sentenced to bans because they have tested positive for steroids. 3 of them got the title “The World’s Fastest Man”. They include Ben Johnson, Justin Gatlin and Tim Montgomery. Beside of them, such runners, as LaShawne Merritt, Marion Jones, Dwain Chambers and Kelli White tested positive for banned drugs and were suspended.
Sebastian Coe was a celebrated middle distance runner as well. He got the golden medal in the 1500 meter race at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Los Angeles Olympics of 1984. Sebastian Coe notices that since he could break world records without administration of steroids or/and other related medications, Usain Bolt will be able to do it as well.
Sebastian Coe confirms that he has broken 12 world records and never utilized any banned substance.
Gideon Bolt, the father of the sprinter Usain Bolt, has boded that Usain will run a 9.4 the 100 meter rate. This time is claimed to be the limit of human abilities. It is impossible to run this distance faster. Coe claims that it is possible without application of steroids.
Admonishing! AndroGel side effects for women!
Women must be especially admonished, when it comes to AndroGel side effects which can occur in them. This product should not be used by them. It is not without any reason. This medication may lead to such grave symptoms of masculinization in females, as hoarseness, unusual excessive growth of hair on body and face, enlargement of clitoris and menstrual troubles. These signs of masculinization don’t disappear even after stopping applying this gel. Females may suffer from AndroGel side effects, if they just have direct contact with application sites of men that apply this product. They should avoid direct contacts.

Jose Canseco claims that he is hunted by nightmares about steroids

The former MLB player Jose Canseco has confirmed that he has nightmares about steroids. He has stated that he has begun to have nightmares from the time of writing his book “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. The work reveled application of steroids by certain MLB players. The author has reported on his Twitter account that nightmares linked with steroids hunt him since he wrote the book. Moreover, he continues to have them till nowadays. He compares them with a demon who never sleeps.
The former professional baseball player has called himself the “godfather of steroids in baseball”. The former professional baseball player described in his book about usage of steroids by several MLB players quite openly. This work was tuned out to be a bestseller. ”The godfather of steroids in baseball” has identified names of the players who have used anabolic steroids. He stated that he had been pushed out of professional baseball because of his book.
Jose Canseco named such sportspeople, as Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriquez, Jason Giambi and Juan Gonzalez, confirming that they had applied steroids. He also identified Alex Rodriquez and Roger Clemens but he didn’t claim that he had known about administration of steroids by these athletes directly.
The most famous name that has been reported by Jose Canseco in his work is the name of the former professional baseball player Mark McGwire that hit 70 homeruns. Jose Canseco reported that McGwire had taken Deca Durabolin and Winstrol, when they played with the Oakland A’s.
Canseco noted that he had injected Mark McGwire with steroids many times in the bathrooms and in other places. He noticed that he injected McGwire before their trainings or after them.
At the beginning nobody was inclined to believe that these statements were true. Mark McGwire denied usage of steroids. But later the accusations were proven. Finally Mark McGwire admitted that he had administered steroids and HGH. He admitted that Jose Canseco had described the truth.
McGwire acknowledged that he had administered banned preparations and he had apologized about this aspect. He noticed that he was applying them during the 90s. Later McGwire has obtained possibility to play baseball professionally again. He was engaged as a St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting instructor.
As for Jose Canseco, he dreams to obtain the 2nd chance and to come back to the MLB. The “Tigres de Quintana Roo” have agreed to give the second chance. Jose Canseco hopes that this is his step in direction to the MLB.

The CIAC has strict rules connected with changes in body weight

Mark Mansa, a businessman from Bethel (Connecticut), was accused in selling anabolic steroids to students of High Schools from the Greater Danbury.
But it wasn’t proven yet whether it is so, as it has been believed. Many individuals don’t believe that wrestlers of High Schools have bought and used forbidden products. High School wrestling is a preferred sport in Greater Danbury area. Positive attitude to this sport blinds numerous people wholly. They don’t even suppose that it can be true that High School wrestlers have taken steroids, especially anabolic steroids.
Why are anabolic steroids underlined particularly? Anabolics are taken to gain muscle mass in short period of time quite obviously. Thus, a lot of persons suppose that while High School students of other sports must have applied steroids, wrestlers don’t belong to their number. Their statement has been supported by the wrestling coach Ricky Shook. His team is popular because of winning 10 State Open titles. The coach states that there is no any link with steroids.
In fact, wrestlers cannot use steroids or other related medicines for bulking effects because there are strict weight indications which are established and controlled by the CIAC.
The wrestler Matt Saraceno was asked about possibility of applying steroids by individuals that are involved in this sport. This individual noted that there was no any possibility of taking steroids. He mentioned that steroids couldn’t help to store the weight of the body down. He claimed that it was impossible.
So, this wrestler contested affirmations of numerous persons about possibility of utilizing steroids by wrestlers. Since steroids are used for increase of muscle size, it would be as an adverse effect for a wrestler that tries to store his body mass in order to meet criteria of certain weight class. Moreover, the rules connected with weight loss are very strict in wrestling. Even insignificant changes in body weight may lead to numerous troubles. Sudden weight enhancing and obtaining of muscles will cause some troubles like sudden loss of body weight.
The CIAC makes it clear that wrestlers should avoid unnatural weight loss. Just concrete amount of body mass can be lost during a season. The CIAC controls changing in body mass of wrestlers. So, the risks linked with usage of forbidden medications are very increased for those who are involved in wrestling.
The wrestling coach Shook claims that he doesn’t desire to coach those who utilize prohibited preparations, alcohol and tobacco. He notices that he says these words each year during interviews for the New-Times. Thus, the wrestling coach states that he doesn’t coach any consumer of prohibited preparations. But if he observes such person in his team, he will announce about this case.
The wrestling coach Shook concludes that wrestling is healthy in comparison with its position in past time. They have a particular program. They subject wrestlers to urine analyses and hydration. This is the sport that makes more tests than any other sport that is in Connecticut.
Although the trainer has acknowledged that a wrestler may hide his usage of steroids from him, but it is unlikely.
Thus, wrestling avoids administration of forbidden medications. There is hope that wrestling will continue to follow this way.

Effectiveness of corticosteroids in prevention of pneumonia in persons with brain injuries

The French have conducted several researches linked with pneumonia and steroids. According to the results of their researches, those who experience brain injuries can avoid complications linked with pneumonia, if they are treated with the steroid hydrocortisone. These recent researches have shown some benefits of steroids for therapeutic needs.
Pneumonia which is caused by traumatic brain injury is a dangerous disease. Unfortunately, it occurs frequently. The Journal of the American Medical Association has noted that the percentage of pneumonia that appears due to traumas is 40-60 %. It is more spread among people that have brain injuries.
Early post-traumatic pneumonia requires serious medical care and hospitalization. The risk of death is increased. Of course, prevention of this disease is clinical as well as economic issue.
Dr. Antoine Roquilly of the University of Nantes in France has stated that experimental and clinical data have manifested that usage of corticosteroids may lower the occurrence as well as severity of pneumonia.
A research connected with this disease was conducted 3 years from 2006 to 2009. 150 persons that experienced different types of serious brain injuries were treated with the steroid hydrocortisone. Other persons with this condition were cured just with sugar pills. More than half of patients that were treated with sugar pills began to experience pneumonia over the month. As for those who were cured with hydrocortisone, the results were better. Less than 36 % of them got pneumonia during the same period of time. Thus, they didn’t need to be ventilated mechanically. Moreover, they avoided respiratory problems which troubled the individuals that were treated with sugar pills.
Dr. Lisandro Irizarry of the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City has noticed that the study is interesting but it requires further studies in order to be claimed a part of standardized therapy.
Actually, any person that has experienced a brain injury may confront the problem, when he/she doesn’t have capacity to engage in usual oral hygiene and routine expectorating of mucus. It can lead to great amounts of bacteria. It enhances the risk of pneumonia. So, when a body has such stress, as a trauma, several hormones, including hydrocortisone, should assist in healing. But this process can be blocked by trauma. That’s why such person needs an external supplement of steroids for a short period of time to increase healing responses of the body.
Although these researches have proven usefulness of the steroid hydrocortisone for individuals with brain injuries, some more studies have to be conducted. It manifests that steroids have ability to save lives of people in several cases.

Dreams of Colin Daynes to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympics will not be real

Colin Daynes, a Greco-Roman wrestler, intended to represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympics. Unluckily, his dreams will not be real. Usage of banned preparations caused this unpleasant case. This wrestler was caught taking steroids, diuretics and a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
Earlier Colin Daynes won the 74 kg division at the Canadian Wrestling Qualification Trials.
According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports, Colin Daynes tested positive for such forbidden medicines, as boldenone, drostanolone, furosemide and tamoxifen. Boldenone and drostanolone belong to anabolic steroids that are better known under their trade names: Equipose and Masteron. When it comes to Tamoxifen, it is known as Nolvadex. This medicine is usually administrated in stacks with certain others to reduce water retention. Furosemide or Lasix belongs to the class of diuretics. Wrestlers take this product as well as other diuretics to lose body weight in order to correspond to requirements of certain weight categories.
Colin Daynes acknowledged that he had administrated anabolic steroids and other prohibited products intentionally. This wrestler said that he had used these medicines to get recovery from a partially-torn bicep and an elbow injury. But this wrestler added that he hadn’t known that these drugs were prohibited by the WADA. This wrestler blamed his doctor for this factor. He said that he had consulted a naturopathic physician that advised him taking these products. Colin Daynes noted that if he had known that the drugs were banned, he would not have competed.
Colin Daynes represented Canada at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. After he won the national trials in 2008 he intended to participate in the Beijing Olympics. But he didn’t take part in this Olympics because he couldn’t qualify at the international level. Recently this person won the Canadian Wrestling Qualifying Trials in December, 2011, and had to secure his allowance for the 2012 London Olympics through the competition at the Pan American Wrestling Championship.
But due to intake of banned medicines this wrestler has received 2-year ban. It means that this wrestler is not allowed to compete till December 2012, when his athletic career ends too.
Colin Daynes claimed that he had represented the native country proudly. He concluded that people could judge him, if they wanted to do it after the successful career of 25 years and everything he had done.

Why does the WADA criticize steroid policy of the UFC?

Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put efforts to defend the drug-testing policy of this organization. According to the UFC, their strictest steroid-testing program is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only fool sportspersons are caught administrating banned medicines by the UFC.
There are certain agencies that criticize the anti-doping policy of the UFC harshly. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) are main organizations that criticize drug-testing policy of the UFC. But why do they do it? Of course, they struggle for own interests. They try to control testing for forbidden medications in all professional as well as amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It isn’t a secret that steroid testing is a business that is profitable. Since they haven’t tested fighters for banned medications, they have lost a lot of money.
But there are also some actual problems related to the UFC steroid program which must be discussed. The CEO of the WADA Travis Tygart claims that drug testing of the UFC isn’t effective. It goes without saying that the WADA possesses the best anti-doping protocol. The UFC drug-testing policy can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. Travis Tygart notices that the UFC tries to look better than they are actually. Travis Tygart proclaims that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own drug-testing policy and doesn’t want to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did a huge mistake, claiming that steroids represent an essential problem in this sport. Thus, it was destroyed good public impression about baseball. As for the National Football League, it was created impression that their drug-testing policy has been quite effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have capacity to manifest that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

A steroid dealer was used as an undercover informant

The former officer of Paw Paw Department Robert Kusmack was caught possessing Fluoxymesterone (Halotestin) due to a Michigan steroid investigation. The targets of the investigation were officials of law enforcement and an owner of a gym. As a result, Robert Kusmack received probation of one year and was sentenced to pay certain fine. So, this police official was dismissed in 2010.
Investigations related to steroids are led generally in the following way: steroid users are used to distributors of steroids. But sometimes authorities choose another way to conduct investigations.
United States Mail Inspection Service had found a package that contained 50 vials of HGH and was addressed to Tom Radke, a distributor of steroids. The West Michigan Enforcement Team (WMET) and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) started the investigation which resulted in detection of the steroid dealer.
But the authorities made a decision not to prosecute Tom Radke but to use him as an informant. It was made a decision to catch police officials that take steroids with the help of the distributor of steroids. An owner of a local gym was involved in this process as well.
Tom Radke acted as an undercover informant in this investigation. He sold Fluoxymesterone to Aaron DiPrima who was the owner of a local gym. The gym owner supplied the police officer Robert Kusmack with this product. Both the gym owner Aaron DiPrima and the police official were arrested.
Aaron DiPrima pleaded guilty in possession of an analogue. He received one-year probation. He was also sentenced to 60 hours of community service. Thus, the steroid dealer wasn’t sentenced to imprisonment. Three steroid users lost their jobs.

After Andrew Tilin wrote in his book that he had taken testosterone he was banned for 2 years

The amateur rider and journalist Andrew Tilin received a 2-year ban. United States Anti-Doping Agency banned this person after he had admitted taking steroids for legal hormone replacement therapy. The admitting was made by the rider in own book that will be soon probably released. The book is entitled following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
this book presents personal experiences of some individuals that applied drugs that have performance-enhancing effects.
So, Andrew Tilin used the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear. In fact, it is not yet clear whether this cyclist has mentioned about personal experience related also to other products which enhance performance.
Andrew Tilin tries to understand and describe in his book why people dope. He notices the motivations of different persons. Do these medications help really? These preparations are quite controversial; the explanations related to these preparations are also controversial. Since many users do not like saying about their usage, certain answers on questions about doping remain unopened.
Tilin has been significantly changed due to usage of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. This person had to worry about his health and about the methods to cheat, being an amateur cyclist. So, Tilin became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, Andrew Tilin desired to explain that steroids are unsafe and lead to many unwanted symptoms. A lot of sportspersons who have administrated forbidden substances criticize Andrew Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This person was caught selling and administrating some performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit applying forbidden products willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these forbidden drugs. Joe Papp wrote about Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp noticed that Andrew Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was banned but he had taken it. Then he wrote that these drugs caused undesirable effects in consumers. According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a ban for 4 years.
Andrew Tilin’s ban started in March 2011.

Frank Stile is considered to be the first specialist that has used plastic surgery for performance-enhancing effects in fighters

Sportspersons are always looking for any methods to increase their performance. Nobody may doubt about it. That’s why many sportspeople administrate anabolic steroids or/and other preparations which possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is another method as well. Mixed martial artists use even plastic surgery for this goal.
It is known that fighters have facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport. After mixed martial artists have experienced a cut, they become more inclined to following cuts. The scar tissue may develop; wounds are sutured in several situations improperly. It happens that surgeons suture just the superficial layer of the skin. This condition leads to improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about Frank Stile, a plastic surgeon was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This specialist makes operations for mix martial artists. He removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated dead human bodies. Such procedures are often applied for cosmetic purposes. Frank Stile is considered to be the first surgeon that has applied this procedure for for enhancement of performance in mixed martial artists.
It is also necessary to mention that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek may make the fighters predisposed to cuts. But it can be prevented as well. Surgeons may remove the sharp edges. It can help to avoid potential cuts.
Since predispositions to cuts disturb fighters to achieve better results, several specialists claim that it is possible to create a super-fighter due to plastic operation. Thus, these fighters will possess essential competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this aspect too. It can prove the work written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson. The work was created in 1956. The author described a future. It was written that persons watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destruct one another’s central processing units.
When the autor was creating the story, he didn’t think that it would be provocative. Numerous persons desired to see other athletes in reality. They wanted the fighter to be other than human. That’s why numerous persons invested large sums of money, hoping to reach the goal.
It is possible to suggest that cosmetic operation will soon achieve the level of the method of steroid use and intake of other performance-enhancing preparations.
Of course, numerous ethical questions appear in this situation. But certain experts claim that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already closely linked with technological advance. The corruption of sports has begun numerous years ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous experts.
Anti-doping agencies have displayed that they can’t war on steroids and other banned preparations successfully. Will anybody be able to keep fighters from surgeries?

Unemployed actors that have drug or alcohol addiction join Celebrity Rehab, if they want to reach the recovery

Jeremy Jackson played role of Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the television series Baywatch. He turned to anabolic steroids and HGH to overcome addiction to methamphetamine.
The actor Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go into fitness to escape from addiction to meth but now he fears for his life. Jeremy Jackson became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. He can’t stop using these preparations.
The actor Jeremy Jackson decided to join the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the physician Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors must have drug addiction to join Celebrity Rehab. What does Celebrity Rehab represent actually? It is the first TV series about real experiences of celebrated persons who desire to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcoholic drinks and drugs. So, they join Celebrity Rehab to have a special treatment. All these individuals have a real desire to achieve the recovery.
The chief expert is Drew Pinsky there. This person is known better as Dr. Drew. He is a radio and television personality. This physician hosted the talk show LOVELINE.
It is known that Jeremy Jackson doesn’t administrate methamphetamine since 2000. He has been escaped from this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to escape from his steroid addiction.
Earlier the physician Drew Pinsky claimed in an interview that he knew many things about steroids. He noticed that when he was 20 years old, he was in the world of bodybuilders. Those who used steroids told him about many aspects because he was involved in medicine. They told him such aspects which were not spoken to others. Dr. Drew said that some persons start administrating steroids just because anybody gave them a tablet. They attempted to use it and became addicted to steroids step by step. Now they are dying from the addiction. They have depression, aggressiveness, mania and physical dysfunctions. They have cut length of their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen it themselves.
Nonetheless, it is necessary to note that although it is widely discussed about steroid addiction and dependency, this condition doesn’t have any scientific basis. The American Psychological Association has not yet proved it. One offers to change the methods. Thus, further researches are required in this field.

David Howman should understand that not all prohibited drugs are steroids

It seems that the director general of the WADA David Howman believes that Clenbuterol belongs to anabolic steroids. This man thinks that illegal heroin is not as profitable as anabolic steroids that are legal, if they are purchased and administrated according to health care providers’ prescriptions. Howman is also shocked by the statement that steroids are applied in order to increase growth of livestock.
Howman proclaims that use of steroids for growth of livestock is quite evident due to contaminated beef in China. He notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister who has to explain what actually happens in the food industry of this country.
David Howman speaks about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. Howman notes that Chinese beef contains steroids. This man consideres mistakenly like numerous other persons believe that all products that have performance-enhancing effects are anabolic steroids. It displays ignorance of these persons. They must understand that not only anabolic steroids belong to the list of prohibited medications. There are medications that have performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since David Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he must show significantly better knowledge connected with banned preparations. David Howman must understand the difference between such drugs as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
The director general of the WADA claims that steroid trafficking is much more profitable than heroin smuggling because steroids are legal in several cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Moreover, anabolic steroids are legal in numerous countries.
Howman says that forbidden medicines are dangerous for youth, elite sportspeople and any individual that gets and takes them illegally.

It is doubtful that the interactive soccer game “Don’t Be An Asterisk” will teach children about dangers of steroids

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” was formed to educate people about administration of steroids, about dangerous aspects connected with performance-enhancing substances within and outsides sports in order to promote discontinuing administrating these products.
But ”Don’t Be An Asterisk” was in negligence during certain period of time. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ad Council make the decision to reinvigorate activities of this campaign. It was made a decision to create a new gateway page for the website and to change the name from the “Don’t Be an Asterisk” to the “Play Asterisk Free”.
The new website for “Play Asterisk Free” has links and leads to the original “Don’t Be Asterisk” which has remained uncharged for more than 2 years. This site encourages the visitors to visit another new page that is on Facebook. Thus, they can play asterisk free there. The same page will be created on Twitter with the same name “Play Asterisk Free”. Thus, the popular social media will promote spreading the messages of the anti-steroid.
The original site DontBeAnAsterisk.com includes an interactive soccer game. Players have to score goals avoiding the asterisks. The asterisks are anabolic steroids. If the interactive players don’t avoid the asterisks, their bodies become much more muscular.
Although the game has been thought out to make perception among children that steroids are unsafe, the results are turned to be opposite. Children find it funny to fail avoiding asterisks and to watch how muscles of the interactive players become significantly enhanced. Although the game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it will be able to teach kids that steroids should not be used.
The principal goal of this campaign is to teach children that a consumer of steroids is not a fair individual; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

Steroids are not able to cause rhabdomyolsis

More than 10 players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital due to rhabdomyolsis. This is a disease related to fast damage of skeletal muscle which results in leakage into urine myoglobin, a muscle protein. Persons who have this disease suffer from serious muscle pains, weakness and soreness. Since byproducts of the muscle damage become toxic to the kidneys, there is an enhanced risk of kidney failure under this circumstance.
Experts began immediately to demonize nephrotoxic supplements or anabolic steroids in appearance of rhabdomyolsis in players of the Hawkeyes but there was no any relation between these preparations and this condition in them. The doctor James Williams told to CBS during an interview that nephrotoxic supplements had to be blamed for rhabdomyolsis in these football players. He claimed that individuals had dehydration, when their muscles became broken due to hard trainings. When supplements are applied in such situations, they are turned to be toxic to kidneys directly, according to James William. He added that this condition led to rhabdomyolsis.
Unluckily, the media didn’t interview real high-qualified experts. Just so-called experts were asked by media. That’s why the explanations were misleading.
It is supposed that Mike Gimbel of a Maryland anti-steroid and anti-supplement organization doesn’t have sufficient knowledge. This person just confirms that however they do not know how the supplements act in body and whether they lead to any positive effects, these preparations are too dangerous for health.
Nevertheless, several facts showed that anabolic steroids were not responsible for rhabdomyolsis of the football players. These persons submitted to tests for banned products and they tested negative. Moreover, an expert has studied and shown that there was no any link between muscle disorders and anabolic steroids or HGH. Richard J. Auchus, an expert on steroid metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, confirms that gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is the only medicine that could cause this illness. Sometimes this product is taken for anabolic effects as well. It is an illegal drug. Several experts like Auchus, a consultant of the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency, assure that no any medication is to be blamed for this disease of these football players. He points out that the muscle disorder is caused by extremely hard training to which the coaches pushed the sportspersons.
The trainer Chris Doyle will be probably blamed for rhabodomyolsis of the football players, if steroids or other supplements will be not turned to be the reasons of the disease. Who knows? Even sport in itself is associated with certain risks.

Many specialists are sure that a person can test positive for Clenbuterol due to contaminated meat

Alberto Contador, a Spanish professional cyclist, who won the 2010 Tour de France tested positive for Clenbuterol. Amounts of this substance in his body were too small. They were 40 times less than its minimum standard of the detection capacity. But the WADA is completely intolerable when it comes to this medication. Any amount of this drug detected in an athlete’s body leads to ban.
Alberto Contador claims that the positive for Clenbuterol is caused by meat contaminated with this substance. A lot of experts are inclined to believe him, since the quantity uncovered in his urine are too small. Neveretheless, Alberto Contadorreceived a ban.
The anti-doping expert of Contador’s defense team Douwe de Boer announces that he becomes disappointed in the WADA’s decision day by day. This specialist mentions that he seems as if the WADA were happy to ban innocent athletes but not to detect cheaters.
The expert Zhao Jian of China’s Anti-Doping Agency notices that an individual may test positive from contaminated meat. It is not just anyone’s opinion. This statement is scientifically proven. Detlef Thieme of the Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry in German supports this statement too. He claims that nobody can doubt about it.
Wilhelm Schaenzer of the Laboratoty for Doping Analysis at the German Sports University in Cologne says that it is an evident problem that they do not have capacity to investigate and define doping clearly.
According to anti-doping studies led in Cologne, it is easier to detect Clenbuterol from contaminated meat than from intentional use of this product for performance-enhancing effects.
China’s National Anti-Doping Laboratory reports that experiments led by them have displayed that consumption of pork meat containing Clenbuterol may cause positives for this substance.
In spite of these affirmations, there are skeptic persons who assure that the cyclist Alberto contador has administrated performance-enhancing drugs.
Skeptic attitude to the cyclist Alberto Contador can be explained by the condition that usage of EPO, anabolic steroids, HGH and other medicines that have performance-enhancing effects is widespread in cycling. The former cyclists Floyd Landis and Bernhard Kohl that have been caught by the WADA assure that all cyclists use performance-enhancing drugs. The chemist Patrick Arnold has the same opinion.