Interesting note on USADA testing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7403158.stm

 

Im all for in and out of competition testing by USADA.

Just get everyone on board with random blood and urine tests whether by USADA or VADA and then push for all year round testing.

 

Any figures for 2010 onwards?

Also, not sure how applicable this is for boxing, as it isnt a quarterly sport, there isnt an off season

Also maybe people are less likely to want to pay USADA when the athletes are not competing in their respective sports. But interesting none the less

 

I agree.

The biggest loophole in combat sports at the moment is the use of synthetic testosterone, often in conjunction with a therapeutic use exemption. As of right now I don't think there is enough disclosure around these issues.

We need a body will will conduct year round CIR testing and is the least susceptible to outside pressure or corruption. As this is new in boxing this is going to take time to develop and become clear. But the way to do it is by asking these questions and demanding transparency.

I also cannot see how year round testing would work in a sport like boxing.

I'm sure the figures are available, but this was taken from a 2008 article.

My point was more that USADA has previously shown an inexplicable leniency to it's athlete's by loosening testing during the period they are most likely to be cheating.

Just seems odd to me. I understand that USADA must be under immense pressure, as you can imagine the scandal if they was to clamp down hard during the most notorious doping window and prevent a lot of top name athletes representing the US at the games. But that is exactly what their job is, and these actions suggest a bowing to external pressure from their clients (presumably the United States Olympic Committee) not to make a scene.

 

The more testing the better. I want to see an even playing field.

Steroid use has gotten a little out of hand lately... If urine testing is catching people imagine how many people would be caught by blood testing

 

Year round testing is the way. not just 3 months before a ****ing fight. We've been discussing this **** since the birth of the shaunster.

 

Well, urine is the way of catching people using synthetic testosterone, which is the modus operandi of the modern day combat sports cheat.

Explained pretty well here:

http://runswimthrowcheat.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/boxings-latest-doping-scandal.html

 

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Chemists Outrun Laws in War on Synthetic Drugs

While this is about drugs to get high on I would imagine much of it applies to anabolic steroids.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/synthetic-drug-war/

Just pasting the beginning of the article here. Follow link for more.

The war on drugs has a new front, and so far it appears to be a losing one.

Synthetic mimics of marijuana, dissociative drugs and stimulants — such as the “bath salts” allegedly consumed by Randy Eugene, the Florida man shot after a horrific face-eating assault — are growing in popularity and hard to control. Every time a compound is banned, overseas chemists synthesize a new version tweaked just enough to evade a law’s letter.

It’s a giant game of chemical Whack-a-Mole.

“Manufacturers turn these things around so quickly. One week you’ll have a product with compound X, the next week it’s compound Y,” said forensic toxicologist Kevin Shanks of AIT Laboratories, an Indiana-based chemical testing company.

“It’s fascinating how fast it can occur, and it’s fascinating to see the minute changes in chemical structure they’ll come up with. It’s similar, but it’s different,” Shanks continued.

 

You mother****ers have lost it, lmao. Boxing does not need Conte or his opinion.

 

He only said USADA should be more active during their one lazy quarter.

 

its all about money for usada. u pay them, they keep your positive test results a secret.

like farmboxer says, floyd has the judges, his own referee, his location. he has all the advantages in his favor. y because he pays them all. it is his event

 

Dont even waste your breathe talking to that trick, of course we need someone like Conte, he knows how the system works he has helped countless athletes beat the test, since he was busted, its nice to have him working on the flip side of things.

if there is something wrong or outdated its always good to have someone who knows the ins and outs of these drugs how they work etc...

 

Kinda like black hats and white hats in computer security. The best are the guys that turned from crime after being caught. It was 'their job' and many times, these guys were simply addicted to the thrill of it. That is why it is still rampant. You need the guys that know the system best on your side. Trust them fully? Never. You know that lure will always be there for them.

 

Conte's a liar though.

But yes year round testing is really the best way to do it.