DomerTriGuy wrote:
Guilty for having traces of the substance in their system but at least one being able to prove that the salt tab that was not identified previously as suspicious had traces of ostarine. I say traces but like most on here, don't actually know what amount that is. I'm giving benefit of the doubt to at least Barnett and feel bad for Beth as she likely was in a similar situation but didn't have a saved sealed bottle to test.
We just don't have enough information to rush to judgment but that isn't stopping anyone from doing so even though the info we have shows more innocence than guilt. There are always more details that can't be shared due to potential litigation but we all seem to think we are owed those details (and NOW) or they must be hiding something.
And this is the problem...we will not get enough information and it will eventually die out. Foul play anyone?? Bueller??!
First, let's address how a standard drug test works; I will use marijuana as an example. Certain drugs are known to produce false positives (poppy seeds on your bagel = opioids). False Positives occur around 7-8%; on the other end of that is False Negatives at 12-13%, (though more common, no one cares about these). To help control these false-alarms, there are Federal Guidelines setting threshold levels for positive results in certain substances. THEN there are the substances that produce very few false positives/negatives. In short, the white stuff is the white stuff, there's no mistaking this. There are meds, seeds, etc. 'things' that can trigger false positives, but it is pretty clear on a test to see whether something was ingested and if it was done intentionally. Your kid can be in a room with Tommy Chong and it is not going to trigger false positive results, no matter what they claim. Getting back to threshold levels; they're set to filter out the 'accidental contamination' and false positives by triggering the alarm only at levels that are more or less...blatantly intentional. For Ostarine to show up on a test it would take levels that are taken consistently and not accidentally.
Okay, so you're still innocent and your supplement was contaminated? Then tell us what supplement it is. Admitting to ingesting contaminated salt tabs but not giving any info beyond that very general statement and a loophole that has gotta be closed. Admitting you ingested a banned substance by contamination and receiving a 6-month suspension is essentially a plea deal. Oh, the suspension is already over? Funny, because the news flash came out yesterday... That is laughable. I feel terrible for the athlete that is sticking to her guns but getting a 2-year ban because she did not admit fault. At least there's some integrity to this claim of contamination. The 6-month suspension (that is already over) is a cowards deal and does nothing for the anti-doping cause.