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Hardly. That sounds like Shane Sutton on a good day. The guy has a rep for a reason.SS rattled already
Thanks......so without Peters basically bringing this to their attention, the story would probably have never seen the light of day?A 2017 Sunday Times story claiming UKAD had found out about it as part of their initial inquiry, with Peters the principal source. CN report.
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Hardly. That sounds like Shane Sutton on a good day. The guy has a rep for a reason.
Probably. The British Cycling employee who opened the box could also have told UKAD.so without Peters basically bringing this to their attention, the story would probably have never seen the light of day?
Saying anywhere between three weeks and six months, I can live with that as a ballpark. Tx.One 50mg sachet used twice a week to help recover after intense training efforts would mean 2 months regime in the box. Testing seems to extend to at least 48 hours after administration of 100mg, so I can't imagine anyone wanting to push their luck by increasing dosage and frequency much above that (this would be very different in sports where less testing goes on) if the gains are purely recovery (small but measurable). It's possible it's one a week, just to take the edge off, so that's over 6 months. If it's gains (larger than recovery gains) it might have to be 3-5 week, cycled on and off to avoid glow periods and chance the testing. So that's looking around 2-4 months.
First class........the Freeman defence....BC and SKY's cycling coach of the first UK winner of tour is a doper and liar who orders PEDs.....HaHa.....if Wiggins thought things were bad before...............
First class........the Freeman defence....BC and SKY's cycling coach of the first UK winner of tour is a doper and liar who orders PEDs.....HaHa.....if Wiggins thought things were bad before...............
Don't non-sportspeople who receive TRT, including transdermally, get tested for unusually high hematocrit? They're compelled to donate blood whenever their RBC is too high (because it's a health risk). Besides recovery, elevated RBC would be an ergogenic aid for cyclists.So if we optimistically use 10% to make the maths easy, a daily sachet of 50mg is going to give you a weekly effective dose of just 35mg. You also have to factor in that as soon as you start introducing exogenous testosterone the body senses this and responds by reducing production of its own endogenous supplies. This suppression isn't an issue in individuals who are already suppressed through age, illness or other stresses such as high volume endurance training, hence the use of Testogel as a therapeutic aid....but true sports performance enhancement is another matter.
im not so sure about those receiving TRT, where the aim is just to reestablish ‘normal levels’...I wouldn’t expect the sort of doseages used to raise RBC too high but I guess individuals react differently so I’d imagine it’s not unheard of. But in bodybuilders it’s definetely an issue at higher doses and yes I’ve heard and read about people commonly giving blood to keep their hct levels down.Don't non-sportspeople who receive TRT, including transdermally, get tested for unusually high hematocrit? They're compelled to donate blood whenever their RBC is too high (because it's a health risk). Besides recovery, elevated RBC would be an ergogenic aid for cyclists.
Bodybuilders typically seek supra-physiological blood serum testosterone, but cyclists probably just want to keep in the normal/upper normal range, despite high intensity/volume training and under-eating. I don't believe there's evidence that supra-physiological test levels assist in endurance performance.
The spiel will be that Sutton asked Freeman to order the Testogel ostensibly for personal use, and Sutton was the one who forced it onto the poor, naive riders using knowledge gained while riding with those dirty continentals.Aye.
If it comes out he's been a naughty boy, no doubt it will be 'He made me do it'
The spiel will be that Sutton asked Freeman to order the Testogel ostensibly for personal use, and Sutton was the one who forced it onto the poor, naive riders using knowledge gained while riding with those dirty continentals.
Wait and see.