Tyson Gay Tested Postive for Anabolic Steroid

As I stated in a previous tread the Gay situation was serious and his career is probably over, although I didn't think it would be a steriod. If what I am reading is correct, his drug of choice is a substance often found in health food store supplements and is a low grade product in terms of effectiveness. What I don't undertand is why he would take a substance that is easily detectable and not of the best quality for boosting performance.

This might be the dumbest way to tell if a person used PEDs I have ever seen.

The fact that runners spend more time out in the sun than a lot of people could very well make them look older also. And that is not even considering genetics.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'That's just stupid. This board is full of accusations of American athletes doping.'

Maybe, those actaully fail dope tests are given the excuse card Gatlin (twice!), Merrit and now Gay

I have no idea what you mean by the "excuse card," but I doubt you can find a single post on these boards defending Gatlin and very few defending Merritt. There were all sorts of accusations of Merritt after the WC's just based on his time. This board is consistently hard on dopers, including American dopers.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'That's just stupid. This board is full of accusations of American athletes doping.'

Maybe, those actaully fail dope tests are given the excuse card Gatlin (twice!), Merrit and now Gay

To be fair, Gatlin's fist positive was proven to be from ADHC medicine he was taking and Merritt has film and store receipts for a male enchancement product he was taking. No excuses, these are still positives, but it helps to know the circumstances.

lol people think DHEA is going to help their performance. If you legalized it there would be exactly 0 improvements in records from it. Do you think something that can be bought at CVS/Wal-Mart/Walgreens/etc. for under $10/mo is really going to cause that much improvement?

A stronger cup of coffee probably helps more.

Here, have at it

http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Sundown-Naturals-DHEA-50-mg-Tablets?skuId=496609

It has a detection time of like 24-48 hours. Good luck wasting your beer money.

"want to tell if an athlete is natural? Look at their face when they're 40. If they look old, they're aren't natural. If they look young and vibrant they were natural."

cool!

have you spoken to wada about this

they have a hotline

Where the hell is this DHEA rumor coming from? No proof at all but everyone's running with it.

butt ugly blasians wrote:

want to tell if an athlete is natural? Look at their face when they're 40. If they look old, they're aren't natural. If they look young and vibrant they were natural.

Truth being dropped right here. Listen to this.

just sayin wrote:

"want to tell if an athlete is natural? Look at their face when they're 40. If they look old, they're aren't natural. If they look young and vibrant they were natural."

cool!

have you spoken to wada about this

they have a hotline

Do you know that HGH (and other drugs used as PEDs) are given in anti-aging clinics to people who want to look much younger?

TrackCoach wrote:

To be fair, Gatlin's fist positive was proven to be from ADHC medicine he was taking and Merritt has film and store receipts for a male enchancement product he was taking.

I'm an elite athlete.

I've decided to go the PED route.

First thought, what if I get caught?

Second thought, I need some excuses in case I do get caught.

And if I were Gatlin, Merritt (whoever) those are just the sorts of excuses I'd have in have in place so I and others could say "To be fair...".

They're drug cheats plain and simple, eight years for the first offence.

totempole wrote:

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'That's just stupid. This board is full of accusations of American athletes doping.'

Maybe, those actaully fail dope tests are given the excuse card Gatlin (twice!), Merrit and now Gay

I have no idea what you mean by the "excuse card," but I doubt you can find a single post on these boards defending Gatlin and very few defending Merritt. There were all sorts of accusations of Merritt after the WC's just based on his time. This board is consistently hard on dopers, including American dopers.

So I really have to waste my time do you not read these boards or is there something wrong with your memory:

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Gatlin has never doped intentionally and never will. The man's 200m time has always been in the low 20's and he rarely cracked 19 every time he ran it back in the day. If you look at his progression you'll see his technique just keeps improving.

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quote]go_merritt wrote:

For the last time, Merritt is not a doper! The facts are he took a male enhancement which he did not know contained anything.

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And that's representative of the people that frequent this message board?

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Should we add "medical journals are pseudo science" to our list of letsrun rules because J.R. wrote it?

lulz wrote:

lol people think DHEA is going to help their performance. If you legalized it there would be exactly 0 improvements in records from it. Do you think something that can be bought at CVS/Wal-Mart/Walgreens/etc. for under $10/mo is really going to cause that much improvement?

A stronger cup of coffee probably helps more.

Here, have at it

http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Sundown-Naturals-DHEA-50-mg-Tablets?skuId=496609

It has a detection time of like 24-48 hours. Good luck wasting your beer money.

LMAO!!! It's funny how people have trouble with logic when something like this is so obvious!

'And that's representative of the people that frequent this message board?'

Yes, are you incapable of finding further examples!

How do you manage to miss all the threads accusing NOP?And it's not like there are no threads on US sprinters. You are j see inn g your credibility.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'That's just stupid. This board is full of accusations of American athletes doping.'

Maybe, those actaully fail dope tests are given the excuse card Gatlin (twice!), Merrit and now Gay

WIGAND = RACIST

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'And that's representative of the people that frequent this message board?'

Yes, are you incapable of finding further examples!

How many can you find in support of Gatlin compared to how many condemning him?

You made the claim that this was a commonplace view on the board. It's your responsibility to show data that supports that claim.

andy1234151

I feel bad for Gatlin because of the 1st offense being so innocent. Personally I think all steroids should be legal but under the current rules 2 years would be plenty to make a point. It would keep him out of the next olympics

marijuologist

eight years is ridiculous..... instead they should overlook his Adderral offense, strip him of his medals, and give him two

bulldog35

call me Naive, but I feel Gatlin has never knowingly put any illegal drugs in his body.

Rojo

That being said, I think Gatlin was drugged by may have been sabotaged much like Ben Johson. Johnson was dirty but then got sabotaged in Seoul

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=1682230&thread=1682230

I could go on I think that is a fair representation of the idiots on here, just as the whole of USA T&F success is based on doping - its a sweeping statement but the truth is there

Four posts by four posters is indicative of the board sentiment as a whole?