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[Fe1]

Originally Posted by W.Silva>C.Norris

You guys know that TRT isnt against the rules right? Its actually allowed by the comissions, if you apply for and receive an exemption.

Exactly! It's a valid medical procedure prescribed by doctors and approved by the athletic commissions so in what way is it cheating? Maybe if it's abused like Nate Marquardt did but I don't see Dan doing that.

[MIZjitsZOU]

Originally Posted by W.Silva>C.Norris

You guys know that TRT isnt against the rules right? Its actually allowed by the comissions, if you apply for and receive an exemption.

For the Fucking Win!

The day they say it is illegal we can have a whole other discussion.

Until then it is legal.

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The fact that something is legal doesn't necessarily equate that it is ethical

[dimerules28]

Originally Posted by FCK

This doesn't warrant Hendo a license to continue his prime well past its natural decline though. Just because Hendo was born 20 years before Jones and earned shit money fighting to start, it doesn't give him a free pass that says you've earnt your TRT replacement therapy to fight today in 2012. Life's not fair. Some people develop testosterone deficiencies, some people get cancer, some people get hay fever so bad, it causes them to drop their career.

I'm curious why in all the time Hendo has been on TRT, he hasn't tried to get off it. Didn't Nate Marquardt just recently fight off it, saying he felt fine?

Fucking love this post... I've said it once and I'll say it again... TRT is a PERFORMACE ENHANCING DRUG... It seems like most of you guys are just a bunch of hendo fans... Let's say it was Tito fighting for the title and he just destroyed strike farce and shogun after he began a TRT program... What would you guys think of that.

[dimerules28]

Originally Posted by Fe1

Exactly! It's a valid medical procedure prescribed by doctors and approved by the athletic commissions so in what way is it cheating? Maybe if it's abused like Nate Marquardt did but I don't see Dan doing that.

How thefuck do you know that... Are you monitoring his levels during fight camp?? Lol

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Originally Posted by dimerules28

Fucking love this post... I've said it once and I'll say it again... TRT is a PERFORMACE ENHANCING DRUG... It seems like most of you guys are just a bunch of hendo fans... Let's say it was Tito fighting for the title and he just destroyed strike farce and shogun after he began a TRT program... What would you guys think of that.

I would think, Head, Move! NOW!



That's a big melon.

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Originally Posted by dimerules28

Fucking love this post... I've said it once and I'll say it again... TRT is a PERFORMACE ENHANCING DRUG... It seems like most of you guys are just a bunch of hendo fans... Let's say it was Tito fighting for the title and he just destroyed strike farce and shogun after he began a TRT program... What would you guys think of that.

Most of us guys have a brain.

Hendo has never tested above normal levels. Testosterone Replacement Therapy is not about pumping testosterone levels to new heights. It is used to make a male's hormone levels the equivalent of the average man's.

It is only used when an athlete is producing deficient levels of hormones.

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The problem with TRT in the fight game isn't the fact that it is used, its that it is abused. Nate and Chael got popped abusing it. Hendo, has never tested above normal levels for a person his age.

I am probably one of the biggest Jones fans here and even I do not have a problem with Hendo being on TRT.

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I have made the argument before about the T/E ratio. If TRT is going to be allowed they should test both the ng/ml of testosterone as well as the T/E ratio. These tests should be given by the commission and paid for by the fighter if he chooses to apply for the exemption.

If the allowance is 4:1 T/E ratio while the average is 1:1, there is alot of room for abuse due to insufficient tests being done on the athlete. I believe there is insufficient testing on these fights as whole but in this particular issue, there needs to be two tests done to find out the legitimacy of the treatment rather than only one. The reason why only one is being done is because of cost. The commission would rather have more money for salaries than additional testing. Greed is more important than the purity of the sport.