Old guys on hormone replacement therapy need to be careful. USA Triathlon is coming after you.

USA Triathlon plans to expand its anti-doping program to include more steroid testing for all of the older guys who compete recreationally in USA Triathlon sanctioned races and local events around the country. The additional anti-doping tests will be earmarked for the group of older athletes euphemistically known as “age-group athletes”.

USA Triathlon’s increased spending amounts to an additional $100,000 in 2019. The increased drug testing is enthusiastically supported by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and USADA CEO Travis Tygart. Of course, the more money USA Triathlon spends on drug tests, the more money USADA makes.

USA Triathlon partnered with USADA to launch the USA Triathlon Compete Clean campaign earlier this year. As the national governing body for triathlon in the United States, USA Triathlon pays USADA to conduct and manage results of all its anti-doping testing in addition to its educational outreach programs.

“We are very supportive of USA Triathlon’s efforts to promote clean sport across all levels of competition,” said Tygart. “In addition to its regular USADA-run anti-doping program, it is investing in anti-doping education for both elite and amateur triathletes.”

Older athletes need to be careful with all the banned substances in the medications prescribed by their doctors.

In recent years, it has become exceedingly clear that doping is not limited to younger and elite athletes. Older athletes at all age levels enjoy using performance-enhancing drugs to enhance their performance.

Furthermore, USA Triathlon recognized that older athletes are often prescribed an assortment of medications by their doctors as they get older. Many of the older athletes may not know that they could test positive for banned substances due to the use of their doctor-prescribed medications.

Chuck Graziano, the head of USA Triathlon’s Anti-Doping Steering Committee, emphasized the importance of geriatric triathlon competitors checking their medications for any prohibited substances.

“We are not only testing and deterring the intentional use of performance-enhancing substances, but also providing education and resources to our athletes on the ill effects of doping and what constitutes doping,” Graziano said. “Many athletes may not be aware that a prescription they’re taking might be banned unless an exemption is granted or that a supplement they’re taking might contain a banned substance.”

Of course, one of the most common banned performance-enhancing drugs used by older male athletes is the anabolic steroid testosterone. As the use of doctor-prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) started to become more mainstream, USA Triathlon has seen a dramatic increase in the number of older athletes testing positive for steroids.

The additional resources allotted to USA Triathlon’s educational effort will help increase awareness of these concerns among older athletes. It will also teach older athletes how to properly apply for therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) for any otherwise banned substance.

USA Triathlon Compete Clean Campaign Launched to Expand Anti-Doping Efforts: https://t.co/E1Q43I3fpy #CompeteClean

— Rocky Harris (@SunDevilRocky) November 29, 2018

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Lincoln Police officer Tim Cronin was falsely accused of using illegal anabolic steroids by his boss.

Tim Cronin, who currently works as an investigator with the Lincoln Police Department in Nebraska, lost his federal civil rights lawsuit. Cronin said his civil rights were violated when police detained him while they searched his home, vehicle, mobile phone and forced him to give blood and urine samples. But the judge did not agree.

Cronin and fellow LPD officer Josh Fullerton were targeted in a criminal investigation initiated by Lincoln Police Chief Jim Peschong in September 2015. Chief Peschong took action against Cronin and Fullerton at the insistence of Cronin’s boss, Captain Chris Peterson.

Cronin and Fullerton purchased dietary supplements at a sports nutrition store called “Supzilla” in Powell, Ohio. The owner of Supzilla was apparently under investigation for steroid trafficking.

Captain Chris Peterson may have launched steroid investigation to retaliate against Officer Tim Cronin

Captain Peterson used that information as the basis for the investigation. However, the real motive for Captain Peterson’s eagerness to launch the steroid investigation may have been retaliation against Cronin. Just a few months earlier, Cronin had filed a discrimination and harassment complaint against Captain Peterson.

Captain Peterson, as the head of the LPD Narcotics Unit, told the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that Cronin and his friend were using steroids. Local and federal agents executed a search warrant to search Cronin’s home, SUV and smart phone device. They also obtained a warrant requiring the accused officers to provide blood and urine samples as the local hospital.

Investigators could not find any illegal anabolic steroids when they searched Conin’s home and vehicle. It turned out that neither Cronin or Fullerton were using any type of illegal anabolic steroid. They were only using dietary supplements purchased from the Supzilla sports nutrition store.

Cronin and Fullerton were both cleared in the federal steroid investigation and the internal department investigation. No criminal charges were ever filed.

Cronin and Fullerton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against both Chief Peschong and Captain Peterson as well as Assistant Chief Brian Jackson, Legal Advisor Tonya Peters, Sgt. William Koepke, Sgt. Daren Reynolds and the City of Lincoln.

Cronin and Fullerton alleged that their constitutional rights were violated.

Senior United States District Judge Richard Kopf dismissed most of the cases in January 2018. Judge Kopf ruled against Cronin on the remaining cases this month.

Judge: Rights of LPD officer investigated for steroid use weren't violated — https://t.co/QPKOAEl3gb pic.twitter.com/Dvw81STeqS

— Lincoln Journal Star (@JournalStarNews) December 9, 2018

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Dan the Bodybuilder in Thailand’s recent medical emergency has strained and possibly irreparably damaged his relationship with IASuperPharma supporters Dr. Tony Huge and JD from Enhanced Arsenal.

Daniel Marquis, the social media personality known as “Dan the Bodybuilder in Thailand”, blamed a massive bacterial infection in his leg on a “shot of infected gear”. Marquis has not publicly disclosed the brand name of the injectable steroid he was using when he got the infection. However, Marquis may have been more forthcoming in private conversations.

There has been some speculation that Marquis was using IASuperpharma products based on his seemingly close friendship swith Josh “JD” Brooks of Enhanced Arsenal and Anthony “Tony Huge” Hughes of Enhanced Athlete. Both Brooks and Hughes are enthusiastic fans of IASuperpharma and it stands to reason that Marquis would use the gear that his friends are promoting.

Dan the Bodybuilder was not using IASuperpharma gear according to Dr. Tony Huge and JD from Enhanced Arsenal

Marquis spent considerable time with both Hughes and Brooks in Thailand and the Philippines. He recorded several YouTube videos of their exploits abroad. By all appearances, the three seemed to be relatively close friends.

Marquis went to Colombia presumably at the invitation of Brooks. After all, Brooks lived in Colombia. The two trained together and partied in and around the Colombian capital of Medellin in the months prior to Marquis hospitalization.

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This weekend @enhanced_arsenal rented a "la finca" or large traditional colombian vacation home in the jungle above the city of medellin. He threw a party out there and invited me up. We were up the night before this blasting reggaeton for the whole city to hear until about 3 in the morning. Always a great time with @enhanced_arsenal !

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After Marquis ended up in the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital in Medellín suffering from an advanced case of necrotizing fascitis, there were clear signs that there was a serious fracture in his relationship with Brooks.

Marquis told his social media followers that he was “in the hospital alone in Colombia” (emphasis added). There was no mention of his good friend Brooks who was also in Medellin. Marquis was silent on Brooks.

In stark contrast, Brooks could not maintain his silence when it came to Marquis. One might expect Brooks to step up and help his friend out. Marquis was in desperate need of money to pay for surgeries necessary to treat the massive infection and save his leg. Marquis set a GoFundMe page to raise $30,000 to cover his medical expenses.

Brooks did not help Marquis. Brooks showed “no sympathy for people who do things and then blame everything other than themselves”. Needless to say, Brooks probably was not one of the 718 people who donated $18,597 to help Marquis.

Brooks seemed particularly upset that Marquis “claims to have used IASuperPharma” brand steroids. Brooks insisted that Marquis never purchased products from IASuperPharma. Brooks also pointed out the IASuperPharma would have taken responsibility for Marquis’ medical problems if he would have provided evidence that its product caused his infection.

Brooks also implied that Marquis was trying to extort IASuperPharma. Brooks even questioned whether a steroid injection was responsible for the infection to begin with.

JD Brooks responds to Dan the Bodybuilder in Thailand regarding IASuperPharma in since-deleted Instagram post.

And that’s not all. Brooks didn’t stop there. Brooks criticized Marquis for a variety of other reasons, all in an apparent attempt to discredit his former friend. Brooks said Marquis was guilty of the following shortcomings:

• “Lack of accepting responsibility and proof he refused to go to the doctor”;
• “Inability to control his emotions and make logical grown up, mature, adult decisions”;
• “No insurance or security plan”;
• “Refusal from help of a friend”;
• “Failed proper care of a wound potentially life threading (sic) because of fear of going to the doctor and inability to pair doctor bills while claiming to be some super successful online entrepreneur, etc.”;
• “He claims to have used IASuperPharma but never purchased from the company and openly stated he never would”;
• “Claims it was from injections but when asked for proof by doctor or anything logically linking it he has nothing”;
• “A direct statement from Superpharma saying that if evidence was or ever could be proven that they would willing handle any issues as they do all their responsibilities”;
• “Daniel states he was in a bottle neck with no other way to pay. Why wouldn’t he try to export a company”;
• “Went to the internet making false claims the same claims that ruin the image of a whole industry and place fear in others that is an issue easily prevented by anyone with a would by cleaning it, getting antibiotics sooner than later, and responsible adults with health insurance.”

Hughes, aka Dr Tony Huge, has also come to the defense of IASuperPharma. Hughes produced a video statement for IASuperPharma refuting accusations that Marquis used IASuperPharma products.

In a strangely worded statement, Hughes said he talked to Marquis. But apparently he never directly asked him which product may have been responsible for the infection. And Hughes concluded that it wasn’t IASuperPharma because Marquis never mentioned it. However, Hughes implied that it was fake Colombian gear that was the culprit.

“Was the cause Superpharma gear? From what I know, Dan was not using Superpharma gear. I spoke with Dan. He did not mention Superpharma gear.

“What gear was Dan using? I don’t know. I didn’t see the bottle.

“What could it have been? Dan is in Colombia where most of the gear is known to be fake. I’ve been in Colombia and I’ve seen it myself. But that is an assumption.”

Hughes stated that he still believes and supports Marquis “if he’s the same person” that he knew several months ago.

The one thing that is missing from this story is a strong denial by Marquis. Marquis has obviously been reluctant to identify the gear he thinks may be responsible for his infection. More importantly, Marquis has not publicly denied IASuperPharma as the source. This obviously prompted IASuperPharma, Brooks, and Hughes to step up in strong defense of the underground laboratory.

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Koualla Kakoulli, the founder of Brighton Erotic Boudoir and Dungeon in London, died on August 3, 2018. She was 56 years old. The exact cause of death remains a mystery but the local coroner refused to rule out anabolic steroids.

Kakoulli was a professional dominatrix, porn star, competitive bodybuilder and steroid user. She was best known as “Mistress Dometria” in the world of bondage and discipline, sadism and masochism (BDSM).

Brighton Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley testified about the cause of death at Kakouilli’s inquest on November 21, 2018. The post-mortem examination revealed an abnormally enlarged heart. The coroner did not determine a definitive cause of death but strongly suspected steroids were a “significant contributing factor”.

Sussex Police were confident that there was no foul play involved, no signs of a struggle, no third-party involvement and no bodily trauma.

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our dear friend Mistress Dometria. She was our light and our strength. No one who met her would ever forget her. She will live in our hearts forever. We are all heartbroken. #brightondungeon #mistressdometria #rip pic.twitter.com/q0q7Div4eH

— TheBrightonDungeon (@BrightonDungeon) August 3, 2018

“Her death remains something of a mystery,” Hamilton-Deeley testified. “She was extremely professional in her work. She was an athlete. I cannot rule out one of the significant contributing factors was body building with the use of steroids. Many deaths are the result of a perfect storm.”

Koualla Kakoulli used anabolic steroids to compete in bodybuilding contests.

The coroner testified that Kakoulli was known to regularly use anabolic steroids especially when preparing for bodybuilding competitions. Kakoulli recently competed in international bodybuilding competitions promoted by the International Bodybuilding & Fitness Association (IFBA).

Kakoulli placed fourth in the 2017 IBFA Ms. Universe Over 50 division and third place in the 2018 IBFA Ms. Universe Over 50 division.

The pathologist report did not find any anabolic steroids at all in her system at the time of death. However, cocaine, diazepam (Valium), ketamine and mephedrone (4-MMC) were present. A white powder thought to be ketamine was discovered around her left nostril.

Mistress Dometria was well-known in the fetish community as “one of the world’s great Dominas”. The Brighton Dungeon website described her as the “world’s harshest, most hardcore BDSM Dominatrix”.

Kakoulli (as Mistress Dometria) starred in hundreds of fetish films. Some of the films included Dressed In Rubber, My Slave Is A Wanker, Great Balls Of Fire, Cock Torture Extreme, Bull Whip Bitch, Tranny Surprise, Cock Beatings, Industrial Nipple Play, The Ass Bandit, Prisoner Bum Fuck, and Ball Basher.

RIP. Koualla Kakoulli.

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Made front page On Darkside Magazine. Made up❤️❤️

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Kipyegon Bett tested positive for EPO when he finally decided to give a urine sample.

Kipyegon Bett, a 20-year old 800-meter specialist from Kenya, has been suspended for four years for doping. Bett was banned after committing two anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) this year. Bett refused to provide a urine sample. And Bett tested positive for the blood boosting drug erythropoeitin (EPO).

Franklin Rono, the doping control officer (DCO) employed by the International Association of Athletics Athletic Integrity Unit (AIU), arrived at Bett’s home to collect a urine sample on February 24, 2018. Bett met Rono but did not trust him and was “very suspicious” of him. As a result, Bett refused to comply with the sample collection process.

The AIU has issued a Decision against #Kenyan 800m #runner Kipyegon Bett under articles 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 of @iaaforg #AntiDoping Rules – 4 years ineligibility from 15 Aug '18 & a disqualification of results since 24 Feb '18 to 15 Aug '18https://t.co/5h4x7l6twG#AIUNews #Athletics pic.twitter.com/s9dUDiupNX

— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) November 23, 2018

The refusal or failure to submit to sample collection is, in and of itself, considered a ADVR under the IAAF Anti-Doping Rules. Refusing to provide a sample is no different than testing positive for a prohibited drug.

EPO may have been the reason Bett refused to provide a sample earlier in the year.

Bett did eventually provide a sample when a DCO showed up to collect an out-of-competition urine sample on July 31, 2018. The sample was sent to a WADA-approved laboratory for analysis and showed the presence of recombinant EPO. In spite of the evidence, Bett strongly denied ever using EPO.

The two established ADRVs were considered a single ADRV for the purpose of determining the appropriate sanction. As a first time violation, Bett was handed an ineligibility period of 4 years from August 15, 2018 until August 14, 2022.

Bett won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championship in London. Unfortunately, Bett will now miss out on the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha and the 2012 IAAF World Championships in Eugene as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Bett is the latest in a very long list of Kenyan athletes to test positive for anabolic steroids and other prohibited performance-enhancing drugs. The Wold Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reported that 138 athletes from Kenya tested positive between January 2004 and August 2018.

EPO is the third most popular banned drug to be use by those Kenyan athletes who were caught. The most popular banned drug was the anabolic steroid nandrolone (Deca Durabolin). Approximately 50 Kenyan athletes tested positive for nandrolone followed by approximately 18 positives for corticosteroids.

“Nandrolone, corticosteroids and EPO are the most commonly used drugs by Kenyan athletes.”

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Enhanced Athlete’s Coach Trevor warns IFBB pro Luca Pennazzato that he is going to die if he doesn’t change things.

Luca Pennazzato, an IFBB pro bodybuilder from Italy, spent some time hanging out with the Enhanced Athlete crew in Venice Beach, California in October 2018. Pennazzato received some free medical advice from Coach Trevor of Enhanced Athlete.

Coach Trevor reviewed Pennazzato’s laboratory blood work and had some significant concerns about the IFBB pro bodybuilder’s health. Coach Trevor was primarily referring to the steroid and pharmacological practices that likely resulted in Pennazzato’s disappointing blood work.

Coach Trevor was so concerned that he feared that Pennazzato could have a heart attack or stroke if someone inadvertently scared him.

“You’re gonna have a stroke or heart attack. It could happen anytime. If someone scares you and your heart rate starts going…”

Coach Trevor highlighted several problems with the labs. First and foremost, he was concerned about the thickness of Pennazzato’s blood. Specifically, Pennazzato had elevated red blood cells (5.91 with a reference range of 4.32 – 5.72), elevated hematocrit (59.4 with a reference range of 38.8 – 53.0) and critically elevated hemoglobin (19.7 with a reference range of 13.5 – 18.0). His lipid profile (cholesterol, HDL and LDL) also had a lot to be desired.

“Your blood is turning into sludge. And then you’re 300 pounds. If you do anthing that causes rapid energy or blood to be moved fast, this sludge can literally clot like clogged and then that’s a stroke or a heart attack. And that can happen in your sleep.”

“You’re gonna die if you keep doing this!”

Coach Trevor strongly advised Pennazzato to immediately do something to improve the lab numbers. If he didn’t, Coach Trevor bluntly told him that he is “gonna die if you keeps doing this”.

“If they don’t go down, its a gamble… when is it going to happen. It’s not a matter of maybe. It’s when. Because you WILL have a heart attack or stroke. You’re gonna die if you keep doing this! That’s one hundred percent. It happens to everyone. I’ve seen this a million times.”

Coach Trevor may be exaggerating and overstating the consequences. It obviously doesn’t happen to everyone. And we seriously doubt that Coach Trevor has seen bodybuilders suffer heart attacks and strokes “a million times”.

Nonetheless, Coach Trevor’s warning should be heeded. Steroid-using bodybuilders should be more concerned with the consequences of their lifestyle choices. They should regularly go to the lab for blood work. And they should see a doctor for monitoring.

The dialogue between Coach Trevor and Pennazzato is interesting. Pennazzato discloses a few tidbits about his steroid and GH/insulin protocols. For example, Pennazzato revealed that he is on a testosterone base of 1000 milligrams per week. And his hGH involves 4.5 IU’s before breakfast and 4.5 IU’s before bedtime. He also injects 10 IU’s of insulin before his workout.

Coach Trevor summed up Pennazzato’s laboratory results quite succinctly when he stated “this is what 10 years of steroids looks like”.

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@ifbbprolucapennazzato transformation going great. And he’s taking new training clients @goldsgymvenice1 so if you are in the area message him for training. And if you like his #fitness transformation videos and style then let him know. It’s hard for an #elite level #ifbb bodybuilder to be honest and open and share their secrets and #lucapennazzato has committed himself to helping others get as massive but still healthy as possible. A few things that Luca has done to improve his health and break his plateau: donate blood to reduce blood thickness, combine the insulin with the Hgh instead of taking separate, replace some of the more harsh compounds with healthy sarms, added cardarine for cardiovascular health and repair, improve breathing, lower blood pressure. Watch as this #massmonster becomes one of the top 10 biggest year around #bodybuilder in the world. 300lbs shredded. ya I got the angle but he’s actually 80 pounds more #muscle than me! @drtonyhuge #enhancedathlete

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Pennazzatto has reportedly done several things to improve his health since talking with Coach Trevor. According to Dr. Huge from Enhanced Athlete, the Italian pro bodybuilder has donated blood, replaced some of his steroids with SARMs and started using Cardarine for cardiovascular health. Of course, some of these “healthier” products are products that Enhanced Athlete just happens to sell.

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@enhancedathlete crew at golds gym Venice.

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New Zealander Mark Hunt tells Novitzky ‘you’re a sellout, bro’ after the famed anti-doping crusader makes it a full-time job to defend steroid users in the UFC.

Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt, a mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete who most recently competed in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC) promotion, has continued his attacks on UFC’s disingenuous approach to anti-doping. He specifically attacked the credibility of the Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky.

Hunt called Novitzky a “sellout” who traded his reputation as a staunch anti-doping crusader for a lucrative UFC contract as an executive. Novitzky sold his principles for the big money offered by UFC President Dana White. Rather than fight against doping in UFC, Novitzky is more concerned with protecting the value of the UFC brand.

“They’ve actually taken my love for fighting away because of how they promote steroids and cheaters, how they’ve done it all…,” Hunt said. “It’s kind of sad because they should be promoting the guy that’s not cheating whereas they are promoting the cheaters of this sport, which is wrong. I actually thought Jeff Novitzky was a nice person but he’s just a sellout. ‘You’re a sellout, bro. That’s the bottom line.’”

Jeff Novitzky has revealed himself to be a hypocrite who bends his principles according to the people who are paying him.

Hunt is one of the few people in MMA who is willing to call out Novitzky for what he is. Novitzky may have once been a respected anti-doping crusader. But he has turned out to be just another unprincipled hired gun who adjusts his attitudes and behavior according to those who are paying him the most money.

Novitzky established his reputation as a dogged government investigator pursuing celebrity professional athletes suspected of using anabolic steroids and other doping products.

Novitzky was the primary investigator who pursued Victor Conte and Barry Bonds during the BALCO steroid scandal in baseball. Novitzky also pursued pitcher Roger Clemens. And just prior to joining the UFC, Novitzky topped off his anti-doping credential by helping bring down cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Novitzky worked closely with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and USADA President Travis Tygart to share information about the government investigations into Bonds, Clemens and Armstrong. Novitzky and Tygart seem to have become close friends over the years.

But ever since Novitzky became a UFC executive, he has only been interested in protecting the UFC brand and its athletes. Novitzky went out of his way to defend UFC athletes like Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones no matter what steroids and prohibited substances they were using.

The entire world knows that Novitzky is a sellout but Hunt is one of the few people with the courage to say it publicly.

Mark Hunt rips the UFC and ‘sellout’ Jeff Novitzky for taking away his love of fighting https://t.co/uPECgin6Vw pic.twitter.com/wodXwcikuD

— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) January 7, 2019

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Canadian Weightlifter Christine Girard originally won the bronze medal in London. It was upgraded to gold after both athletes who beat her tested positive for anabolic steroids.

Christine Girard, a Canadian weightlifter turned anti-doping activist, has been officially awarded the gold medal in the 63-kilogram category of women’s weightlifting from the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The recognition came over six years after the conclusion of the London Olympics during an award ceremony in Ottawa on December 3, 2018.

Girard’s gold medal was only made possible by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) stored sample re-analysis program. The program requires that athlete urine samples remain stored for a 10-year period following the conclusion of each Olympics. This provides the IOC with the opportunity to retest the stored sample in the subsequent years utilizing advances in doping detection technology.

Christine Girard knew all along that her Olympic competitors were using steroids.

Girard always suspected her competitors were using steroids at the Olympics. They weren’t doing things “the right way” like she did.

“[I] had suspicions,” Girard said in April 2018, “because some of females had some physical changes that would be really hard to get naturally.”

At the 2012 London Olympics, Girard originally won the bronze medal. Kazakhstani weightlifter Maiya Maneza and Russian weightlifter Svetlana Tsarukaeva both out-lifted her and won the gold and silver medals, respectively.

In May 2016, the IOC announced that Maneza tested positive for stanozolol (Winstrol) and would be stripped of her London Olympic gold medal.

In July 2016 and January 2017, Tsarukaeva was stripped of her London silver medal after the IOC reanalysis program found traces of dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol).

Girard was also awarded a bronze medal in the 63-kg category for her performance at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Girard had originally missed the podium with a fourth-place finish. She was upgraded to a bronze after Kazakhstani weightlifter Irina Nekrassova tested positive for either Oral Turinabol or Winstrol during a sample re-analysis announced in November 2016.

The experience has made Girard an ardent and outspoken anti-doping advocate. Girard spent years lobbying with “dedication and tenacity” for the reallocation of the Olympic medals she thought she deserved.

Girard even wrote an autobiographical book in native French titled “De la défaite à la victoire” that documented her struggles and hardships of being “robbed by cheats”. The book was released in March 2018. The English version “From Defeat to Victory” is expected to published later this year.

Years after being denied by doping cheats, weightlifter Christine Girard receives Olympic medals https://t.co/fhLn7VyZrR pic.twitter.com/XNVvUmJETT

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) December 3, 2018

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Powerlifter David Gladwell used a “cocktail of drugs” that included heroin, Ecstasy, Tramadol, diazepam and etizolam prior to his death.

David Gladwell, a world champion powerlifter and former gym owner, died of an accidental drug overdose according to a recent inquest. The pathologist found no convincing evidence of suicide and concluded that Gladwell died of “multiple drug intoxication”. Gladwell was 41 years old.

Gladwell’s lifeless body was discovered locked inside the office of the Evolution Gym at the St. Ives Rugy Football Club facility on June 15, 2018. Gladwell had previously owned the gym before he transferrred it to his former girlfriend following a 2014 steroid-related arrest. He was living at the gym at the time of his death.

Steroids were not implicated as a contributor to David Gladwell’s death.

Detective constable Lara Turner ruled out third-party involvement in addition to suicide as the caused of death.

“There were signs [in the room] of recent intravenous drug use. David was known to take steroids, painkillers, ecstasy and cocaine,” Constable Turner said. “It would seem he accidentally overdosed resulting in his untimely death.”

The pathologist’ report indicated that Gladwell used a cocktail of recreational drugs, painklillers and anti-anxiety medications before his death. The most likely culprit in Gladwell’s death was heroin. The pathologist noted that the tramadol, diazepam and etizolam probably also contributed to his death.

Police found a large quantity of oral and injectable anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, clenbuterol, Clomid, Cialis and Viagra. However, anabolic steroids were not implicated in the death of Gladwell.

Gladwell had once operated one of the largest domestic steroid trafficking operations in the United Kingdom before his arrest in July 2012. Gladwell pleaded guilty to nine counts of possessing Class C drugs. Each count involved a different type of anabolic steroid.

Gladwell was sentenced to 20 months in prison but had it suspended for two years in 2014. He was also ordered to pay £114,000 and to carry out 200 hours of community service.

Gladwell won first place in the 140-kilogram open class at the 2013 World Powerlifting Union World Championships in Emmeloord, The Netherlands on November 14-16, 2013. He recorded a squat of 345 kg, benchpress of 235 kg and a deadlift of 270 kg for an overall total of 850 kg.

RIP. David Gladwell.

He was once described by police as one of the biggest banned steroid suppliers in the country https://t.co/jjfVAXSv1T

— Cornwall LIVE (@CornwallLive) January 18, 2019

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Australian Police Commander Arthur Katsogiannis wanted steroid dealers to rot in prison but that was before his son was charged with steroid importation and supply.

Daniel Katsogiannis, the Owner and Operator of Flex Nutrition Depot in the Sydney suburb of Beverly Hills, was arrested last month in connection with a drug trafficking and importation investigation involving illegal performance- and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs).

Katsogiannis is best known as the 31-year old son of the award-winning NSW Police Commander Arthur Katsogiannis. Katsogiannis was arrested 4 days after his father retired from the Australian Police force.

NSW Police Commander Arthur Katsogiannis was a giant in Australian law enforcement who advocated draconian penalties for steroid dealers. He was dissatisfied with the 12-month good behavior bonds that steroid dealers typically received in New South Wales.

Police Commander Arthur Katsogiannis probably didn’t expect his son to become a steroid dealer.

Commander Katsogiannis wanted NSW to adopt policies similar to the steroid possession and supply laws in the State of Victoria. For example, steroid dealers faced the same punishment as heroin and cocaine dealers in Victoria. This included sentences of up to 15 years in prison.

”In a materialistic society that we live in now – the body-conscious – a lot of these individuals want to look good, want to be strong,” Katsogiannis said in 2011. ”And … because they are not restricted substances the penalties aren’t the same and they are lighter penalties. Some of them will only be a 12-months [good behaviour] bond.

”[Victoria’s] is a good legislative framework and certainly sends out a stronger deterrent to those who use or distribute steroids.”

Daniel Katsogiannis almost followed in his father’s footsteps. He spent one month in law enforcement in August 2013 before he quit according to his LinkedIn profile.

Daniel became increasingly involved in the bodybuilding subculture and opened a sports nutrition store called “Flex Nutrition Depot” in 2015.

By May 2017, Daniel was using and selling PIEDs. He was arrested and charged with 9 counts of drug possession, one count of drug supply and one count of drug importation. All charges were dismissed due to mental health reasons related to his diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder.

In 2018, the Australian Border Force (ABF) launched an investigation into the importation of illegal bodybuilding drug by Daniel Katsogiannis.

ABF officiers intercepted six packages containing banned drugs between June 2018 and November 2018. The drugs included human growth hormone, phenibut, dimethylamylamine (DMAA), yohimbine and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

ABF also execute search warrants on his Wattle Grove in August 2018 and December 2018. They seized a large quantity of steroid boxes and steroid vials.

Daniel Katsogiannis pleaded not guilty to three counts of import prohibited imports and three counts of intentionally import prohibited tier one goods without approval at Downing Centre Local Court on January 15, 2019.

The former cop son of one of the state’s most senior police officers has been arrested for allegedly importing large amounts of illegal bodybuilding and erectile dysfunction drugs. Via @LucyHughesJones https://t.co/AeSmLJvgvz

— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) January 15, 2019

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Michel Carrillo seemed to have thought ‘to hell with USADA’ and and proceeded to use 3 Anabolic Steroids and EPO before a drug-tested amateur race.

Michel Carrillo, a 42-year old amateur cyclist from Miami, thought it would be a lot of fun to race in the 2018 Vuelta a Miami on July 29, 2018. After all, there was prize money involved. The winner of the masters race would receive $450.

The prize money may or may not have motivated Carrillo to resort to the use of a variety of prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in preparation for the race. The fact that the Vuelta a Miami was advertised as a drug-tested race sanctioned by USA Cycling did not deter Carrillo.

Testosterone, Deca, Clostebol and EPO helped Michel Carrillo win $200 for 5th place in the masters division.

Carrillo apparently used a stack comprised of three anabolic steroids – Testosterone, Deca Durabolin and Clostebol – along with erythropoietin (EPO). Unfortunately, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) had doping control officers chasing down competitors to collect urine samples after the race. And Carrillo’s name was called.

USADA submitted the sample to a WADA-accredited laboratory for analytical analysis. The lab technicians discovered 19-norandrosterone (Deca Durabolin metabolite), 4-chloro-4-androstan-3a-ol-17-on (Clostebol metabolite), testosterone and EPO.

USADA suspended Carrillo for a 4-year period of ineligibility. Carrillo is prohibited from competing in USA Cycling sanctioned events. He is not allowed to work with, consult or coach any other cycling athletes who competes in such events either.

The steroid and EPO stack helped Carrillo crack the top 10 in the 41+ age group category at the 2018 Vuelta a Miami. He placed 5th in the masters division and 12th overall.

Carrillo won $200 for his 5th place finish. He will be required to return the money as part of his punishment.

Carrillo was the fourth cyclist suspended as a result of adverse analytical findings from the 2018 Vuelta a Miami. The winner (Enrique Lopez) had to forfeit his $600 prize (in the 16-40 age group) after he tested positive for EPO. He was also suspended for four years.

The cyclist who placed immediately in front of Carrillo (Mijail Gonzalez) was disqualified after testing positive for EPO and the corticosteroid dexamethasone.

Last place finisher Raul Diaz (103rd place) was also disqualified and suspended after testing positive for EPO and dexamethasone.

U.S. Cycling Athlete Michel Carrillo Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation https://t.co/SURFsIssMn pic.twitter.com/3qoIW8IVs3

— USADA (@usantidoping) January 18, 2019

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ASU student suspended after using dietary supplement contaminated with Ostarine.

Trevor Cuicchi, a 22-year old student-athlete at Arizona State University (ASU) who competed for the Iron Athlete Weightlifting Club, has been suspended for nine-months after committing an anti-doping rule violation.

Cuicchi tested positive for Ostarine according to an announcement by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on January 28, 2019. The Ostarine positive arose from an out-of-competition urine sample collected on June 14, 2018.

Trevor Cuicchi was the 2018 National University Champion in the 94-kilogram weight class.

Cuicchi won three gold medals in the 94-kilogram class at the 2018 USA Weightlifting National University Championships at Weber State University on April 19-22, 2018. He recorded lifts of 143-kg, 180-kg and 323 in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, respectively.

Based on his performance and the University Nationals, Ciucchi had been selected by USA Weightlifting (USAW) to represent the United States at the 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championship in Poland on September 20-23, 2018. However, Cuicchi’s named was stricken from the list after USAW was alerted to the adverse analytical finding.

Ostarine is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is also known as Enobosarm and MK-2866. SARMs do not share the defining steroidal chemical structure. However, SARMS bind to and exert their effects on the androgen receptor just like traditional anabolic steroids.

Cuicchi denied knowingly using Ostarine. He told USADA that the Ostarine positive probably resulted from the use of a contaminated dietary supplement. Cuicchi turned over the dietary supplement to USADA. Ostarine was not disclosed as an ingredient on the label.

USADA opened an investigation into the case. It submitted the dietary supplement to a WADA-accredited laboratory (Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory or SMARTL) for analysis. SMARTL confirmed that Ostarine was present in the supplement.

U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Trevor Cuicchi Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation https://t.co/w3eEpZqYB5 pic.twitter.com/TbVRnfV7bC

— USADA (@usantidoping) January 28, 2019

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Canadian couple set up clandestine underground laboratory to manufacture anabolic steroids and GHB.

Christopher Hyland and Breanna Blake have been sentenced in British Columbia Supreme Court for their roles in the operation of the underground laboratory Serivek Pharmaceuticals. Hyland was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment while Blake was given an 18-month conditional sentence.

Hyland pleaded guilty to three counts of producing anabolic steroids and three counts of possession of anabolic steroids for the purpose of trafficking, unlawfully producing GHB, unlawful possession of GHB for the purpose of trafficking, and unlawfully transporting GBL, a substance used to manufacture GHB.

“Your conduct was outrageous and it was dangerous,” according to sentencing BC Supreme Court Justice Geoff Gaul. “You were chefs cooking up a serious cocktail of dangerous substances in a relatively sophisticated laboratory operation.”

“You then marketed these substances under a fictitious name using professional looking labels for profit. … Some, if not most, of those who purchased these substances from you had no idea whatsoever that Serivek Pharmaceuticals was a clandestine laboratory operation being run by two young adults.”

The downfall of Serivek Pharmaceuticals followed a predictable pattern.

Like all UGLs that regularly import large quantities of raw powders from China and Hong Kong, Serivek Pharma had a few packages seized by customs officials. This laid the groundwork for a criminal investigation.

The Sidney-North Saanich RCMP launched an investigation in December 2015. The investigation was initiated after the Canadian Border Service agents intercepted packages containing various unprocessed chemical powders including various anabolic steroids.

The packages were addressed to “C. Hyland” at an outbuilding in North Saanich rented by Blake. RCMP agents obtained a general search warrant to secretly enter the outbuilding on March 10, 2016. Agents discovered a clandestine underground laboratory containing two commercial pill presses and an industrial powder mixer.

Agents also found pill bottles along with labels printed with the name “Serivek Pharmaceuticals”. Liquid and powder samples obtained from the outbuilding were analyzed by Health Canada. The lab test results identified three different types of anabolic steroids, Cialis, Viagra, and Tamoxifen.

RCMP agents secretly entered the drug lab a second time on May 26, 2016. They obtained additional samples of drugs found at the scene. They turned out to be GBL, letrozole and another anabolic steroid.

When RCMP agents attempted a third visit to the North Sannich outbuilding on June 28, 2016, the drug lab had been dismantled.

Saanich Police arrested Hyland and Blake on the following day. The couple was seen leaving a residence in Shawnigan Lake in a car with two 25-liter jerrycans filled with GHB.

Police discovered that the drug lab had been reassembled in the Shawnigan Lake home. Several vials of injectable steroids bearing the Serrivek Pharma label were found inside the home along with 3-kilograms of Viagra powder and 75 liters of GBL.

Police estimated that the street value of the anabolic steroids and related pharmaceuticals was $45,248. The estimated street value of the GBL (once converted to GHB) was placed in excess of $600,000.

Couple pleads guilty to making and selling anabolic steroids #yyj https://t.co/1ZhU8lfC41 @LouiseDicksonTC

— Times Colonist (@timescolonist) January 30, 2019

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Mr. Olympia contender Nathan De Asha and Barnstaple gym owners are facing serious steroid charges.

Nathan “The Prophecy” De Asha, an IFBB professional bodybuilder and owner of the Prophecy Performance Centre fitness studio in Liverpool, was one of three individuals accused of trafficking anabolic steroids.

Richard and Georgina Green, the owners of the “Pain and Gain” gym in Barnstaple, are the other two defendants in the case. The fitness industry professional were formally charged on January 4, 2019.

De Asha was only charged with possessing Class C anabolic steroids with intent to supply. But Richard and Georgina Green were allegedly selling Class A drugs cocaine and ecstasy (MDMA) in addition to Class C anabolic steroids.

Pain and Gain gym raids led to drug arrests in August 2017.

The trio of fitness industry professionals was busted after a serious of police raids at four different locations in August 2017. Large quantities of injectable and oral anabolic steroids were seized from the Pain and Gain gym.

De Asha was charged after a parcel containing steroids seized during the raid was traced back to him. His involvement in supplying steroids reportedly took place between March 1 and August 24, 2017. Prosecutors have made no suggestion that De Asha had anything to do with recreational drugs like cocaine or ecstasy.

The steroid-related charges represent a major set back for De Asha. He has previously run into trouble with the law. His criminal history could complicate matters with his current steroid trafficking legal problems.

De Asha spent 20 months in prison after he was convicted of playing a significant role in inciting disturbances during the 2011 Liverpool Riots. De Asha’s Facebook postings encouraged his friends to “terrorize police” and “hit town and get something out of it” between August 6, 2011 and August 11, 2011.

De Asha was committed to turning his life around following his release from prison. And he succeeded.

De Asha pursued a career in the bodybuilding and fitness industry after other career opportunities were closed to him. Within 5 years, De Asha was competing on stage with the top professional bodybuilders in the world.

De Asha placed 7th at the 2017 Mr. Olympia contest and 8th at the 2018 Mr. Olympia contest. The Mr. Olympia contest is the penultimate championship in the world of competitive bodybuilding.

De Asha can legitimately call himself one of the top 10 bodybuilders in the world.

De Asha, Richard Green and Georgina Green all pleaded not guilty during an appearance at Exeter Crown and County Court on February 1, 2019. A 5-day trial date has been scheduled by Judge David Evans for July 22, 2019.

De Asha will hopefully see his case dismissed or at least avoid being sentenced to prison if convicted.

Source:

Greaves, P. (February 1, 2019). Bodybuilder champion and gym owners in court charged with illegal steroid supply. Retrieved from northdevongazette.co.uk/news/drug-dealing-charges-in-barnstaple-1-5840445

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CrossFit banned Rachel Campbell for Anavar, Weightlifting banned her for refusing to submit to sample collection.

Rachel Campbell, a 27-year old who once ranked as high as 75th worldwide in the CrossFit Games women’s division, has been suspended once again for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). It was the second ADRV committed by Campbell in 2018.

The CrossFit Games suspended Campbell for a four-year period of ineligibility after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid oxandrolone (Anavar). The Anavar positive arose from an in-competition urine sample collected at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit South Regionals in Salt Lake City on May 17, 2018.

Rachel Campbell planned on competing in Olympic weightlifting.

The CrossFit Games prohibited Campbell from competing in CrossFit until June 2022. For this reason, Campbell switched over to Olympic weightlifting where should would have had an opportunity to compete in USA Weightlifting events during her hiatus from CrossFit.

Unfortunately, Olympic weightlifting was not in the cards for Campbell. The former CrossFitter was selected for drug testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Campbell was presumably targeted due to the steroid positive received during her time with CrossFit.

Campbell did not cooperate with the USADA doping control officers. She flatly refused to provide a urine sample. This represented a ADRV under the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC).

USADA suspended her for another four years. The period of ineligibility began on February 1, 2019. Campbell will not be eligible to compete again in the sport of Olympic weightlifting until February 1, 2023.

Campbell admitted using Anavar after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid in May 2018. Campbell claimed that her personal physician prescribed it for therapeutic reasons. She claimed her doctor recommended Anavar to help her recover from a biceps tear.

Campbell retroactively filed a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) but was flatly rejected by CrossFit.

Campbell has not yet commented on her latest anti-doping sanction.

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Source:

USADA. (February 7, 2019). U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Rachel Campbell Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Retrieved from usada.org/rachel-campbell-receives-doping-sanction/

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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang refused to provide doping control officers with a urine specimen and physically destroyed a blood specimen.

Sun Yang, a Chinese swimmer widely considered to be one of the best freestyle swimmers in the world, reportedly refused to provide urine and blood samples to doping control officers last year. If Yang is found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), he would face a lifetime suspension.

The incident in question took place at Yang’s home in Zhejiang (China) during a 6-hour period beginning at 22:00 on September 4, 2018 and ending at almost 04:00 on September 5, 2018.

Doping control officers (DCO) working for International Doping Tests & Management (IDTM) arrived at Yang’s residence at 22:00 because the swimmer had designated 22:00 to 23:00 as his one-hour window of availability under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Whereabout Rules.

Yang arrived at 23:00 and permitted a nurse to collect a blood sample. However, Yang apparently began to have reservations when it came time to provide a urine sample.

Yang questioned the credentials of the IDTM chaperone who was assigned to observe Yang urinate into a bottle. Yang stalled the DCOs for almost two hours until his personal doctor (Dr. Ba Zhen) arrived at 01:00.

Yang’s defense hinges on the qualifications and credentials of the IDTM nurse who collected his blood sample.

Dr. Zhen questioned the credentials of the nurse who collected Yang’s blood sample. Zhen contacted Zhejiang Anti-Doping Centre director Dr. Han Zhaoqi. Zhaoqi confirmed that the nurse did not possess the proper credentials.

Yang’s mother (Ming Yang) took over and allegedly order a security guard to take a hammer and destroyed blood samples collected from Yang. Yang also reportedly grabbed the IDTM report book and destroyed it.

DCOs consulted with IDTM headquarters on how to proceed for the next couple of hours. However, DCOs were unable to collect any additional samples from Yang. They departed after 03:15.

The Fédération internationale de Natation (FINA) exonerated Yang during a hearing held on January 3, 2019. FINA determined that it may “never know” what really happened but accepted the assertion that the nurse’s paperwork was inadequate.

However, WADA officials are planning on appealing the “unbelievable and unacceptable” ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). If Yang is found guilty, he faces a lifetime suspension since it would represent his second ADRV.

Yang was previously suspended for 3 months after testing positive for the stimulant trimetazidine in May 2014. Trimetazidine had been added to the WADA Prohibited Substance list in January 2014.

Yang provided evidence that the drug was prescribed by his doctor to treat a medical history of angina and heart palpitations. The China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) concluded that Yang did not intentionally use a banned performance-enhancing drug.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) subsequently reclassified trimetazidine as a cardiac metabolism modulator instead of a stimulant.

Yang has denied the smashing of vials of blood by his entourage and has threatened to take legal action over such reports. The Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) has also sided with Yang and has dismissed the allegations as “fake news”.

Yang is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He won the 400-meter and 1500-meter freestyle events at the 2012 London Olympics and the 200-meter freestyle event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He has also won nine World Championship gold medals at every freestyle distance.

Yang is still planning to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Source:

Lord, C. (January 27, 2019). Olympic champion Sun Yang abuses drug testers. Retrieved from thetimes.co.uk/article/olympic-champion-sun-yang-abuses-drugtesters-flgppztl3

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Tom Powell claimed his appearance on the reality television show led him to use anabolic steroids.

Tom Powell, a Welsh fitness model who appeared on the 2016 ITV2 series “Love Island”, has blamed his decision to use anabolic steroids on the pressure he experienced as a contestant on the British reality dating show.

Powell believes that the entire genre of reality dating shows, like ‘Love Island’ and ‘Ex on the Beach’, are responsible for the increased use of anabolic steroids in the United Kingdom. Young men watch these shows and feel they need to use steroids to compete in the dating marketplace.

The reality dating shows typically feature several highly attractive, athletic and muscular men hooking up equally-attracting young women.

Tom Powell is one of thousands of men on a risky pursuit to achieve the perfect body image – through the use of anabolic steroids. Doctors are warning frequent or reckless use can lead to health complications including heart attacks and strokes https://t.co/UIncdmgN5L pic.twitter.com/td7XNBEGDQ

— ITV Wales News (@ITVWales) February 14, 2019

Using steroids to obtain a ‘Love Island’ hot body.

For example, ‘Ex on the Beach’ was promoted by MTV as a hook-up show featuring “eight smoking hot single guys and girls arrive in paradise for a dream holiday of sun, sea, sex and good times”.

“Everyone that’s been on ‘Ex On The Beach’ or all these different reality TV shows, they’re all in very good shape. I’ve got to be on the same level as them, if not better.”

Powell flatly denied using anabolic steroids prior to his ‘Love Island’ appearance. He blamed ‘Love Island’ for convincing him to use steroids.

Powell was competing with several other equally muscular men on ‘Love Island’. And he knew that a nationwide audience was judging him on his physical appearance. This was too much pressure for Powell.

“The added pressure of people constantly, constantly judging you,” Powell said. “With thousands of people watching me every single day, it just gets to you.”

Powell refrained from using anabolic steroids during his appearance on “Love Island”. He even stayed away from the muscle-building drugs for months afterward.

But six months later, Powell concluded that steroids were the only way to help him compete with other reality fitness stars and make his mark in the fitness industry.

Source:

ITV. (February 14, 2019). ‘The pressure to look good led me to taking steroids’: The men on the dangerous pursuit to achieve the ‘perfect body’. Retrieved from itv.com/news/wales/2019-02-14/the-pressure-to-look-good-led-me-to-taking-steroids-the-men-on-the-dangerous-pursuit-to-achieve-the-perfect-body/

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The owners of Wildcat Labs made millions selling steroids but pocketed unemployment benefits for a decade.

Christopher Young and Tracy Robinson were the owners and operators of the underground steroid laboratory called Wildcat Research Labs. They made millions sellings anabolic steroids and never bothered getting a real job. But this didn’t stop them from filing for unemployment and receiving government benefits for the previous 10 years.

Young and Robinson were found to have earned over £2.3 million ($2.97 million) from their illegal steroid enterprise. Wildcat Research Labs afforded the couple the opportunity to live a lavish lifestyle.

Wildcat Research Labs owners must pay back ill-gotten gains and unemployment benefits.

Judge William Ashworth noted that the couple regularly traveled around the world, purchased multiple vehicles, purchased property interests in Bulgaria as well as two properties in Sussex includig a 6-bedroom house valued at £430,000.

Judge Ashworth was disgusted at the greed displayed by the couple. They were making all kinds of money, albeit illegally, selling anabolic steroids. They did not feel the need to work a legitimate job. And felt entitled to claim unemployment benefits.

“[With the] large amounts of money coming in from drug sales,” Judge Ashworth noted, “the fact that you continued to claim benefits for 10 years would be something that the public would be aghast at”.

Young and Robinson will be required to return all of the ill-gotten government welfare money as well as the proceeds of the crime under the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS). The Sussex Police financial crime experts have already identified £1.31 million in recoverable assets belonging to the couple.

The Portsmouth Crown Court granted a confiscation order for the full £1.31 million during a hearing on February 11, 2019.

“This was a significant confiscation of money and assets which in time will benefit our policing resources, and communities in Sussex…” according to Sussex Police Detective Inspector Mark O’Brien. “The fact that we have seized and now confiscated their assets will impact on and hopefully deter Young and Robinson from following a criminal lifestyle when they eventually leave prison.”

The Sussex Police shut down Wildcat Research Labs during a raid on May 16, 2017. Police investigators seized 14 liters of injectable liquid steroids, dozens of kilograms of unprocessed steroid powders and 433,000 tablets of various oral steroids and ancillary bodybuilding drugs like Clomid and Viagra.

Young and Robinson each pleaded guilty to various counts of money laundering, possessing, producing and possessing with intent to supply Class C drugs (anabolic steroids) and income support / employment support allowance fraud, tax credit fraud and council tax benefit fraud.

In April 2018, the Wildcat Research Labs owners were sentenced to nine years and three years in prison, respectively. Young received the longer sentence because he was the undisputed leader of the operation. However, Robinson was not spared prison because she participated and financially benefited.

Source:

Burrows, R. (February 14, 2019). Bognor couple who ran illegal steroid lab ordered to pay back £1.3m. Retrieved from spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2806336/bognor-couple-who-ran-illegal-steroid-lab-ordered-to-pay-back-13m/

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Anthony Joshua allegedly has permission to use testosterone and other prohibited substances.

Anthony “AJ” Joshua, a British professional boxing superstar who is the current unified world heavyweight boxing champion, has been directly accused of using anabolic steroids by challenger Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller.

Miller made the accusations during a pre-fight press conference to promote their bout this summer.

“This motherfucker has TUE test exemptions for testosterone and all kinds of shit,” Miller said. “I have been doing my research, who comes out of the Olympics at 220 pounds and goes to 240 pounds in a year?”

Anthony Joshua has permission to use testosterone and other banned drugs.

Miller suggested that Joshua has therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) to use the anabolic steroid testosterone. TUEs allow athletes to use otherwise banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) with the explicit permission of anti-doping authorities.

Miller provided no evidence whatsoever to support his assertion that Joshua has a TUE for testosterone therapy. Miller could only point to Joshua’s physique as evidence.

Miller noted the dramatic and rapid increase in muscularity and size achieved following Joshua’s gold medal victory in the super-heavyweight division at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Joshua’s bodyweight has fluctuated considerably following the Olympics. He weighed-in at his all-time heaviest bodyweight of 254 pounds prior to his victory over Carlos Takam in October 2017. However, his bodyweight dropped to 242 pounds prior to his victory over Joseph Parker on March 31, 2018.

Bodyweight fluctuations are common in the sport of boxing due to the existence of various weight classes. However, such fluctuations are less common in the heavyweight divisions where there is no upper acceptable limit on bodyweight.

For the record, Miller usually weighs-in at over 300 pounds. Miller weighed in at a career-high 317 pounds when he defeated Tomasz Adamek on October 6, 2018

Joshua is scheduled to fight Miller at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 1, 2019. Joshua will be defedning his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts against the American challenger. Both fighters are undefeated as professionals.

Source:

Downes Jr., W. (February 19, 2019). YOU DOPE Miller accuses Joshua of doping after putting on 20lbs following Olympic gold. Retrieved from thesun.co.uk/sport/8464973/miller-accuses-joshua-doping/

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Steroid use is ‘crazy’ in the United States according to the former super-middleweight boxing champion from England.

James DeGale, a gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and two-time IFB super-middleweight boxing world champion, recently claimed that the use of anabolic steroids is widespread in the sport of professional boxing.

DeGale shared his thoughts on steroids in boxing during an appearance on the London-based sports radio station TalkSPORT on February 5, 2019. He singled out the United States as the country with the biggest steroid problem in boxing.

“Believe it or not, performance-enhancing drugs is rife in the sport,” DeGale said. “There’s so many people over the last couple of years that have been done. Trust me, it’s rife in America, in America it’s mad, it’s crazy.”

James DeGale learned about American steroid use from Paulie Malignaggi.

DeGale seemed to base his knowledge of steroid use in America on the stories told to him by his trainer Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi from New York City. DeGale directly credited Malignaggi as the primary source for his insight on American steroid use.

“I speak to Paulie Malignaggi, he’s part of my team now,” DeGale said. “When I sit down and speak to him it’s mind-boggling, some of the stuff he knows, some of the stuff he tells you and some of the stories he knows. It’s so interesting.”

DeGale started working with Malignaggi in March 2018. Malignaggi reportedly quit his job as an award-winning boxing commentator for Showtime so that he could work with DeGale.

Malignaggi was a professional boxer for 16 years prior to working as a boxing commentator and trainer. During the course of his career, Malignaggi was a world champion in the light-welterweight and welterweight weight classes with the IFB and WBA, respectively.

DeGale advocated a lifetime ban from the sport for any boxer caught using anabolic steroids. DeGale joins fellow British boxers like Tony Bellew who think steroid use makes boxing too dangerous.

“You should be banned for life,” DeGale said. “If you get found out, you should be banned for life. It’s dangerous man, boxing’s a dangerous sport already. So when you’re putting stuff in your body that’s making you stronger, more powerful, hit harder, train harder, it’s crazy stuff.”

Of course, boxing is inherently a dangerous sport that in which head trauma is often one of the main objectives. It is somewhat disingenuous to demonize factors that make athletes better boxers.

At any rate, steroids alone don’t really make anyone much stronger. If the concern is restricting things that make boxers stronger and more powerful, perhaps DeGale should call for a ban of weight training.

Source:

Barry, C. (February 5, 2019). James DeGale insists doping is rife in boxing. Retrieved from metro.co.uk/2019/02/05/james-degale-insists-doping-rife-boxing-8451535/

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