Most common steroid athletes are caught using?

[BigCracker]

My opinion on this topic varies. First off I think drug tests are often only issued to players the team owner/manager is having trouble with. So often these guys may have seemed to have been busted at random but were singled out for something behind the scenes. In the meantime everyone else on the team is still using. This appliues mainly to pro sports where there's tons of $$$$ involved. On the Olympic level and other less popular sports I'd guess the testing system is more straight across the board-unless your're a media victim like Armstrong or Landis. Obviously, Nandrolones seem to be the primary culprit because of their long 1/2 life in the body(up to 1 yr I think?) but I don't think it's always the athlete's ignorance. For example, if he buys black market gear that's labled Propionate, but actually contains Nandrolone, he may actually think he's safe to get tested after a few months of being off it cuz it was prop-but finds out otherwise when it was too late.

Winny V is supposed to clear the system in 72 hrs, so I think guys might take this time frame too seriously not taking into account that everybody is different. Maybe it takes some guys 48 hours to test clean, other guys may need 96 hrs? Anyway, if you don't know the precise amount of time it takes yourself to come off a drug and test clean, you really need to get off a bit sooner than the gurus tell you to just to be safe.

Just my .02 cc's

 

[solidspine]

Winny for sports,

Winny and test breakfast of champions

 

[brewers]

Shawne Merriman, 2nd year linebacker for the San Diego Chargers has tested positive for nandrolone, aka deca. The former defensive rookie of the year will face a 4 game suspension pending his appeal...

React:This brings up many questions in my mind including the following...
1)How stupid can you be to get caught taking traditional steroids during this witch hunt? you have resources that most of us do not, and also much more to lose than. Use a portion of the millions you make to ENSURE you don't get caught!
2)Deca (nandrolone) has a detection time of 18 months. This leaves possibilities. Its possible Merriman used while in the NCAA and is still testing positive. Of course he may have recently used as well, but 18 months is a hell of a window. His lawyer is sure to have a field day coming up with a defense, certainly a number of things can happen over the course of 18 months.
3)Because of the long detection time of nandrolone, how do they plan future tests? If Merriman says, "yeah i used deca since the season started..." that mean he will test positive for the next 18 months or so. Will he face additional punishment from the NFL for future postive tests, although he may have discontinued use?
4)Knowing what we do about Deca, PCT, and recovery, and assuming Merriman is in mid cycle, will the NFL force him to discontinue use and not allow him to being PCT? Most PCT and acilleries are banned as well. This could put Merriman at a considerable disadvantage. Not to mention he may have all sorts of emotional issues as well. Going to the extreme, lets say Merriman falls into depression and takes his life (I hope that doesn't happen, but play along...) as a result of the preceding scenario. Is there any recourse for Merriman's family against the NFL?

Does anyone have any details on the NFL's substance abuse program? Are there provisions in the policy for steroids to allow the athlete recovery?

 

[BigCracker]

You'd be surprised how misinformed many of these top athletes are. A lot of them don't have a clue what they're taking-as long as it works who cares? Unlike most BB's that are self educated, these guys are used to relying on their coaches/trainers for what to do, so they probably feel that finding out the "hows" and "whys" isn't necessary. His fuck up could've very well been his trainer's fault???

As far as the NFL's testing program goes, I'm pretty sure that 411 is kept under wraps so they can skew it however they want to prevent fucking themselves too hard in the $$$ dept.