Jose Canseco, the self-proclaimed “godfather of steroids” in baseball, believes Major League Baseball is completely free of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. Canseco thinks the MLB’s anti-steroid policy has eliminated steroids from the sport rather than force athletes to use more sophisticated doping methods to evade detection. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Jun
22
Belgium Police Create “Hormones Unit” to Handle Huge Steroid Problem
The Belgium Police have compiled a 35-page report detailing the rapid increase in the use of anabolic steroids in the country. The Police have responded by creating a special “Hormones Unit” to cope with the increased supply and demand of anabolic steroids. [Read more…]
Jun
21
Moustache Cream Results in Positive Steroid Test for Japanese Rugby Player
A Japanese rugby player probably wishes he had used anabolic steroids to enhance his performance, much like other athletes who use steroids, after it was revealed that his desperate desire for a moustache was the cause of a failed steroid test. Ryohei Yamanaka had been planning on representing Japan in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September.
Jun
20
Christian Anti-Steroid Company Allegedly Spikes Supplements with Methyltestosterone
United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel in Missouri awarded $5.4 million to a professional football player in a case involving a “tainted” dietary supplement. St. Louis Ram linebacker David Vobora filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the Ultimate Sports Spray alleging that a “velvet deer antler” supplement caused him to test positive for methyltestosterone metabolites. Methyltestosterone is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the NFL Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substance. [Read more…]
Jun
15
Clenbuterol Threshold Discussion Opens Door to Major Changes in WADA Anti-Doping Protocol
Bodybuilders have used clenbuterol for its well-known fat loss properties and its purported anabolic properties ever since Dan Duchaine recommended the substance over two decades ago. Clenbuterol is a well-known drug within the bodybuilding world but has remained largely unknown to the mainstream up until recently.
The news that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador tested positive for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France added a new drug to the public’s lexicon of performance-enhancing drugs. [Read more…]
Jun
14
Did Tyler Hamilton Plan a Confrontation with Lance Armstrong?
Lance Armstrong has been the subject of several doping accusations over the past decade during his domination of cycling’s most prestigious event, the Tour de France. Not only has Armstrong dominated the competition but he has arguably destroyed the lives of his accusers with his high-powered legal and public relations team. The wrath of Lance Armstrong has become legendary. [Read more…]
Jun
12
Japanese Greco-Roman Wrestler and MMA Prospect Tests Positive for Masteron
Japanese Greco-Roman wrestling champion and MMA prospect Katsuya Kitamura tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone. Drostanolone enanthate is the active ingredient in Masteron. The Japanese Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) banned Kitamura for two years which means he will miss the 2012 London Olympics. The three-time Japanese national champion in the 96-kilo Greco-Roman wrestling weight class had hoped to represent Japan once again on the international stage. [Read more…]
Jun
11
New York Times Claims Steroids Banned in Horse-Racing
The New York Times recently reported that the use of anabolic steroids is banned in horse-racing. The Times article leads readers to believe that anabolic steroids are no longer used in horses – at all. This is highly misleading since the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium has actually approved the therapeutic use of four anabolic steroids in equine athletes. [Read more…]
Jun
09
Pro Cyclist Banned for Using Jintropin hGH and Eposino EPO
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) issued a lifetime ban to American professional cyclist Phillip Zajicek after he admitted using Jintropin-brand human growth hormone (hGH) and Eposino-brand erythropoeitin (EPO). USADA has a “three strikes” policy that results in a lifetime ban. Zajicek was first banned in 2004 after testing positive for the use of a banned stimulant. The second violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy involved the hGH and EPO admission. Zajicek also admitted providing false testimony and encouraging other witnesses to provide false testimony at doping hearing; USADA considered this his third violation of the anti-doping policy and consequently banned him for life. [Read more…]
Jun
08
Derrick Rose and the Huge Steroid Problem in Basketball
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose allegedly told ESPN the Magazine that the use of performance-enhancing drugs, which includes drugs such as anabolic steroids, was a “huge” problem in the National Basketball Association. Most people don’t think that steroid use is a significant problem in the NBA. Only two NBA players have tested positive for anabolic steroids – Memphis Grizzlies’ O.J. Mayo and Orlando Magic Rashard Lewis – and one of those players only tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). [Read more…]
