Luke Puskedra comes to the defense of Alberto Salazar and Galen Rupp

Mrr82 wrote:

I'd put Fleshman as a supporter as well. Everything she said supported he's done nothing wrong.

Until you came along, I was not using the term "retarded" literally in reference to posters I was chastising. Now, I need to rethink this and should probably retire the term, as I think that in your case there's some genuine developmental disabilities in the mix and I'm not trying to be mean, just offensive.

Do you not see anything wrong with what Fleshman notes below?

"Alberto set up an appointment in Portland, during allergy season, with a doctor who had seen many other runners. He had a specific protocol ... you would go to the local track and run around the track, work yourself up to having an asthma attack and then run down the street, up 12 flights of stairs to the office and they would be waiting to test you. So that's what I did and I failed the test, and the doctor prescribed Advair for during the racing season when pollen counts were the highest, and albuterol, which is a rescue inhaler."

This is nothing more than fraudulent, drug-seeking behavior. If you cannot for some reason understand why, please drop out of Stanford Medical School or wherever you are pursuing your lifelong dream of becoming a world-renowned neurosurgeon.

Leirbag wrote:

Covering Their Ass List:

Centro (yawn)

Rupp (I am robot, I have not erred)

Puskedra (dint seen nuthin)

Rowbury (FU Cook you a*^*ole!)

Cain (No social media, I'm just homesick!!!)

Ulrey (wut)

Uhl (wut)

Hasay(wut)

Infield()

Flanagan()

Decker (that barefoot girl is STILL a b(&*^!!!)

FIFY

I can't wait until Armstrong and Regina Jacobs come to his defense lol

Other than that is a legit test for Athletic enduced asthma, idiot.

You2dumb4school wrote:

that is a legit test for Athletic enduced asthma, idiot.

Bullshit. It's an extremely creative variation on the EIA test administered in a setting in which securing a diagnosis, rather than simply testing for it, is the primary goal. There's no mention of a methacholine challenge or PFTs any of the things clinicians do when behaving objectively. Exercise "in the field" of this sort is supplementary. And I worked in a pulmonary assessment laboratory at one time, so I am not making these up. (I can't say the same for your curious term "Athletic enduced asthma.")

But that's all dressing; anyone Al Sal sends to be evaluated for asthma walks out with a prescription for one or more inhalers. I would love to know of a single reliable account of a situation in which this has NOT transpired.

It is a well-established fact that LR and the Brojo's have attracted a legion of ne're do wells to this board. This thread, and the 200 additional threads, that end up as uneducated, jealousy inspired tirades against Nike, Alberto, and Galen, is a perfect example of such. How many of these poster(s) have tried to train in 800 count grass pollen? How many of these fools have suffered an asthma attack when those conditions exist? Advice to the wise, take an ignorant fool for what he/she is.

Well Extended Metatard, every part of Fleshman's statement that you highlighted is exactly what a pulmonologist would have someone do if they were being tested for exercise-induced asthma. You can't "work yourself up to having an asthma attack" unless you have exercise-induced asthma.

It's not fraudulent, and it's not drug seeking. It's called an EXERCISE CHALLENGE TEST.

Read a book. Or two.

If you worked in a pulmonary clinic and that is truly what you think, then let everyone know where it was that you worked so that we can avoid going there. Ask the USOC how they test for exercise-induced asthma, and you'll find it's the same as what Fleshman's description. Take a few minutes and review recent literature before you think you are completely in-the-know re: the effect of distinct sports performed under specific environmental conditions on pulmonary function testing.

If Luke P says NOP is totally clean, it has to be totally clean.

Alberto "puts so much of himself in every athlete."

Every inch of himself. Now that really IS getting a CUBAN.

use of 'retard' is classless and disgusting. Have some respect for people with mental development issues and do not use their plight as an insult to others. Your post should be taken down for the offensive name and use of that phrase.Calling everyone names and misrepresting what they have to say becomes tiresome. Salazar should address the androgel allegations by people coming. Otherwise, people can take into account that people come forward and say they had an experience at NOP that did not raise concerns. People are just trying to evaluate news.

jjjjjj wrote:

This will aid his future employment options but he is probably speaking the truth--he was not an inner circle type. He was just workout fodder for the long tempos and long runs, as he had run a terrific half marathon while still in college. hence, he never saw what they were really doing.

This is so off the mark. Puskedra was one of the only Duck Teammates qualified to join NOP because of his 10k ability. Rupp and Luke are very tight friends. Puskedra went his own way to pursue the roads.

Truth be told please wrote:

So Luke why did Alberto have to hide pills in a magazine and book if he wasn't doing anything against the rules? This is proven via Salazars own email.

Why was he testing testosterone on his son to see how much it took to test positive?

The story hasn't ever been everyone was given stuff. It has been Salazar and Rupp, then a wall with just questionable use of TUE's.

When he explains a reasonably why he is sending unmarked pills hidden in a book than I'll consider this is just a minor gray area issue at the NOP and not full blown testosterone and extra type stuff. The unmarked and genetically marked vials from a doctor also don't make professional sense either.

Rupp already said that was Salazar's sense of humor. After a decade of being smeared and libeled here, he made Rupp laugh a few times.

Ask yourself why anyone with something to hide would open such a book or magazine in front a future witness. Alberto, being the control freak, would have told him to open it in private, in the loo.

Leirbag wrote:

Why do you idiots believe the pills in the book story??! Don't you have a sense of humor!? Salazar was f!ng being tongue in cheek. You guys are clueless. Centro stepped forward, as did Rowbury and Cain. Who else do you want?

Supporting Salazar List

Cento

Rupp

Puskedra

Rowbury

Cain

Ulrey

Uhl

Hasay

Infield

Flanagan

Decker

I'd add Rohatinsky to this list. Here's a mormen kid that is no longer with NIke and he has also confirmed what LP did. Namely that he never saw any illegal PED use and was also never asked to seek a TUE. Of course, he had to cover his bases with "believing" his friends, but in terms of personal knowledge he is right in line with LP.

Leirbag wrote:

Why do you idiots believe the pills in the book story??! Don't you have a sense of humor!? Salazar was f!ng being tongue in cheek.

Luke : P

Alberto is good wrote:

"This sucks," Puskedra said Tuesday. "I feel really bad for Alberto. I know he puts so much of himself into his athletes. I'm surprised at how much he took away from the rest of his life to do it. This is his life's work."

Puskedra said he admired Rupp for "working his ass off" to get the full benefit of his training.

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Charlie Francis also put so much of himself into his athletes. This was well known, and athletes like Angella Issajenko, Mark McCoy, Desai Williams and Ben Johnson said that in front of a Federal Inquiry, but it is not a solid argument in favor of Alberto's innocence.

The problem with all this is Al Sal is not coming forward - think about it, if you were truly innocent the first thing you would do would be to step forward and defend yourself, and perhaps even threaten legal action (defamation of character) against the people bringing the claims against you.

So far, Salazar has chosen to remain silent, which is really working against him and anyone that comes forward to defend him at this stage.

What are the odds he even shows himself at USAs...? If he chooses to not appear it looks even more like he has no explanation.

Bekele wrote:

The problem with all this is Al Sal is not coming forward - think about it, if you were truly innocent the first thing you would do would be to step forward and defend yourself, and perhaps even threaten legal action (defamation of character) against the people bringing the claims against you.

Salazar talked to LR many years ago about their lies and defamatory journalism.

Salazar and Rupp denied the latest charges almost immediately when they first came out.

The Jobros don't care about anything or anyone but themselves, and their druggie friends like Radcliffe.

Puskedra said neither Salazar nor anyone affiliated with the Portland-based Oregon Project ever suggested he use thyroid medication, even though he struggled with his energy levels late in both seasons as part of the training group.

So why no inquiry into LP's energy level issues? Seems to me the fact that this wasn't looked into is not a positive statement for Alberto or the NOP. A good high school coach would have at least had a blood test done to rule out low iron or something like mono.

Yeah there are some athletes coming to his defense, like Cam Levins, who defends him, but also states he has a TUE for asthma, Salazar is dirty, so his Rupp and many more of his athletes. Rupp should not be allowed to compete this weekend. 17+ witnesses is pretty good evidence.