http://www.usada.org/media/sanction-garcia32614
It says she wasn't at fault, but that's crazy. Sucks our sport is being drug into the mud with all this crazy PED shit too
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http://www.usada.org/media/sanction-garcia32614
It says she wasn't at fault, but that's crazy. Sucks our sport is being drug into the mud with all this crazy PED shit too
There's no money at stake from the IBJJF. I say its bullshit that they're testing. They're trying to "clean" up the sport, but In reality they aren't helping anyone. Just My 2 cents. If they decided they were gonna do Drug Testing at ADCC I could be on board, but in reality the IBJJF is only causing problems doing it.
It makes them look more legitimate. It's not to help the sport. It's to help their image. The IBJJF is a private for profit company. Nothing they're doing is "for the sport." This is just to give a more professional appearance.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia
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Originally Posted by BJ Searle
Nobody's surprised, are they? :)
lmao
I think my issue is that even at the Black Belt Level at Worlds/Euros/Pans it's still amateur in the sense that the organization doesn't have them contractually. I'm looking at this from a professional sports level, I don't think there's an issue if the IBJJF Was like the NFL/NHL/NBA/MLB/UFC etc. But it's purely a tournament, however if the IBJJF PRO Division or whatever that bullshit they were doing decided they were gonna make the athletes drop, I could see it because there was something more than "pride" on the line. Lets think about what you win if you win a world championship in the IBJJF, (Pride, a piece of stamped metal, bragging rights) I mean it's a super nonchelant thought process but honestly the IBJJF offers nothing to the participants. Thats why if a big money tourney wanted to drug test ie (ADCC, Metamoris after this one (lol), Grapplers Quest Pro Division) they should, because there's a cash incentive. I don't agree with what the IBJJF is doing at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia
Is that Dogs the Bounty Hunter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wancarlos
Yeah, but the woman on the right finally got caught doping after worlds.
I just think it's sad. This art was built with technique as the key element. If you need peds you're in the wrong sport.
Maybe if she wasn't 6'8" with the jaw line of Dolph Lundgren, I would be remotely surprised.
She tested positive for a drug that increases natural testerone production in men but acts as a fertility drug for women. What she's getting punished for, didn't affect her performance.
Ever see that photo of her in a bikini? She's ripped and looks like someone who was taking roids. People of either gender at that size usually aren't shredded like that.
im not saying that she did or didnt or even if it was specifically for jits or not but implying she did because she looks ripped? you mean a top athlete looking ripped? doesnt she cut weight as well? some people can just have a low body fat percentage. im just saying that going on looks is a terrible argument :)Quote:
Originally Posted by scottross
shocking.
I dunno it doesn't seem that big an issue to me. It doesn't make your technique any better.
We need to test people at the world level. There is an abundance of "cheaters" in our sport. The reason it hasn't been made too big a deal out of it yet is because our sport technique can overcome physical deficits. But the sport is evolving and growing. and when skills are equal... Well, PED's could be the difference. I say keep our sport honest. I hate seeing a guy that clearly a walking pharmacy competing and winning with superior athleticism. That's not jiujitsu..
whats got me confused is the fact they are saying she tested positive but it wasnt her fault she took it and is not banned
or am i reading it wrong
Pretty common excuse. Most people blame their supplements.
Its is almost impossible to believe that she was taking Clomifene for its intended on or off label uses (fertility drug in womens/treats hypogonadism in men)
Id love to know how it was not her fault?
Jits may be about technique but training harder and more often with the help of peds and being stronger is a considerable advantage.
way i read it the ibjjf where the ones that said she didnt know :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Brent Smith