Originally Posted by
JuiceWillis
trenbelone has a half life of 2-3 days, he also popped for clomid which is used for anti-estrogen and post-cycle therapy. How do people still believe the "tainted food" or "tainted supplement" excuse? It stands to reason that he could have been micro-dosing tren, and did an injection prior to the 2nd test causing him to pop, which is why there were only trace amounts found on the second test and none on the first test. I mean hes 90 so who cares, but you don't pop for tren AND clomid because you ate something.
The trenbolone in meat is a very real thing. Cattle are fed Trenbolone pellets right up until they are shipped for slaughter. Sure trenbolone has a short half life, but that is an excretory half life, not a hlaf life due to chemical or elemental degradation. There is no withholding period for trenbolone acetate because of it's very short half life, unlike anitbiotics and other pharmaceuticals used in veternary treatment. So if a cattle is slaughtered that has been administered trenbolone before transport, it will have trenbolone and epitrenbolone within it's blood stream and muscles. Once slaughtered, these chemicals are "locked in" as the animal is no longer metabolizing and excreting these substances, because it's dead.
Secondly, taking an injection of trenbolone mid competition would actually hinder performance, as trenbolone is injected with a carrier oil (trenbolone acetate). This oil is carried into the blood stream and makes it to the users lungs where the body tries to get rid of it. Trenbolone also facilitates the release and activation of prostoglandins which have an infammatory effect on the lungs, as well as causing vasoconstricton in the bronchus. These add up to symptoms known as Tren Cough. It causes respiratory distress and hypoxemia in users, which is why it would be stupid for an endurance athlete to take this mid competition. So while it's a great drug for bodybuilders, it's a horrible choice for any athlete that requires any aerobic work in their training.
Thirdly, the Clomiphene never showed up in any of his bio samples, it was found to be contaminating one of the supplements that the athlete submitted to USADA for testing. He never got "popped" for Clomiphene.