It is doping if you are not following the rules. No matter if you talk to your doctor.
Weightlifter Sarah Robles said Thursday she’s been suspended for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation and the United States Anti-Doping Agency for testing positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA. Robles, 25, failed her drug test on June 29, at the end of the 2013 Pan American Championships, where she won three medals — more than any other U.S. competitor. She was suspended on Aug. 8. The governing bodies handed down their decision formally on Tuesday. In a statement, Robles said the artificial DHEA was recommended by a doctor to treat hormone imbalance related to polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, a fairly common disorder. She said she made the decision to take DHEA privately, without telling her coach or fellow weightlifters. http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/top-us-female-weightlifter-suspended-for-doping-while-treati
Don’t you just wish one of them would simply say … “Fuck! They caught me. Damn it! My supplier said if I followed his protocol they would never detect it”.
Don’t you just wish one of them would simply say … “Fuck! They caught me. Damn it! My supplier said if I followed his protocol they would never detect it”.
This my friend, made me chuckle, and made my Friday! And you know, if people did say it, all attention on most situations like this would go away quickly without much resentment from the masses because you give everyone no where to go after full disclosure.
The interesting thing is DHEA has been shown in countless studies to not be ergogenic at all. If she was intentionally trying to improve performance, instead of actually attempting to treat a real endocrinological problem, both her and her physician did not do their homework.
The interesting thing is DHEA has been shown in countless studies to not be ergogenic at all. If she was intentionally trying to improve performance, instead of actually attempting to treat a real endocrinological problem, both her and her physician did not do their homework.
That doesn’t seem to be any impediment at all to folks taking stuff that they think is going to or does do something beneficial for them. If it did GNC wouldn’t be in business.
I thought there had been something decent. Maybe WADA only putting it on the list about 5 years ago increased its street cred. I know people on here used to take it. Thats another odd thing about records and such. Many things used to be legal that are not now.
It is doping if you are not following the rules. No matter if you talk to your doctor.
In a statement, Robles said the artificial DHEA was recommended by a doctor to treat hormone imbalance related to polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, a fairly common disorder. She said she made the decision to take DHEA privately, without telling her coach or fellow weightlifters. http://www.buzzfeed.com/…-doping-while-treati
I remember a shot putter got caught using steroids in Norway. He had a press conference and everybody expect the same old, “I ate the wrong chicken, it was the lab, it was supplement, etc”.
But he came out and said, “I got caught because I used steroids. I wanted to be better, to compete so I bought and used steroids”.
I guess the press almost missed the old chicken excuse…
The interesting thing is DHEA has been shown in countless studies to not be ergogenic at all. If she was intentionally trying to improve performance, instead of actually attempting to treat a real endocrinological problem, both her and her physician did not do their homework.
In addition, DHEA is prescribed/suggested to women trying to get pregnant. I have a friend who was put on DHEA before she was pregnant by her fertility doctor, I don’t think she ever thought about it being against WADA rules.
At the same time, against the rules is against the rules. A TUE would be the thing to do. This goes for all levels of competitor, but especially if you compete at a high level and are likely to be tested.