The theory was probably that it aided repair
Allowing a team to use a much more intensive preseason, to pack two preseasons into one.
Oh, and Id hope the club has written notes about all thats whats and whys and so on.
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The theory was probably that it aided repair
Well they certainly didn't engage Dank to improve their suntans.So you agree the intention for use was to aid repair and thus improve performance?
Well they certainly didn't engage Dank to improve their suntans.
Why would you hope they had written notes?Allowing a team to use a much more intensive preseason, to pack two preseasons into one.
Oh, and Id hope the club has written notes about all thats whats and whys and so on.
One word can say a lot- can you make it a habit?Bingo!
In the words of Tim Watson....
"You've got to understand that the information that (the players) have been given and the explanation that they've been given is the reason why Jobe spoke so confidently last night."
If it enhanced recovery from Chronic injury would it be ok to take?
Wrong. There's plenty of research showing AOD was safe years ago.
From the paper I quoted:
Between 2001 and 2006 six human clinical trials with the hexadecapeptide AOD9604 have been performed, 893 healthy, in all but one study, clinically obese adults par- ticipated in these studies and are the basis of this safety evaluation
Also, for those saying "what about injections?"
"The test substance was either administered intravenously (studies METAOD001 and METAOD002) or as a capsule/ tablet."
Why would you hope they had written notes?
Not if its banned. Steroids aid recovery, that and other medical matters, is what they were designed for but you can't take them if you are an athlete.
http://calzada.com.au/wp-content/up...-of-the-Hexadecapeptide-AOD9604-in-Humans.pdf
Conclusion: AOD9604 displayed a very good safety and tolerabil- ity profile indistinguishable from placebo. AOD9604 did not result in any of the adverse effects associated with full-length hGH treat- ment.
I was asked about safety and answered, correctly
Wrong. There's plenty of research showing AOD was safe years ago.
From the paper I quoted:
Between 2001 and 2006 six human clinical trials with the hexadecapeptide AOD9604 have been performed, 893 healthy, in all but one study, clinically obese adults par- ticipated in these studies and are the basis of this safety evaluation
Also, for those saying "what about injections?"
"The test substance was either administered intravenously (studies METAOD001 and METAOD002) or as a capsule/ tablet."
Clinical trials began over 10yrs ago
You dunno much.I dunno. So they know who was given what, for a start.
EFC does know this, right ?
Yeah didn't you know? Gerard Healy was there too.
I would say probably if and when there's proof rather than speculation. I understand that might be a bit out there, but there you go.
I'm notI'm also going to feel bad for mxett as this all comes crashing down.
All the other shit aside, the most puzzling aspect of this episode now is why Essendon people are so confident they'll get off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist by the AFL.
Hmm who am I going to listen to. A clearly (and understandably why) biased Tim Watson or the head of WADA and the former head of ASADA?
Your club is in deep shit, time you started facing reality.
I honestly can't work out why Jobe would come out and say it. Apart from the club continuing to say they can't comment on the case (despite commenting on the case fairly frequently) - what is the gain here?
I see only two possibilities:
1) they think they're in the clear, and this is a message to their members and fans that "relax guys, we're in the clear"
Or
2) they're cooked, and the news is being slowly released (despite not being able to comment) in order to reduce the shock to the system when sanctions are handed down.
I can't see how they could be in the clear. Must be one hell of a loophole if you can get away with using a substance that WADA says is prohibited under S0, but if they've managed that then they'll be popping champagne corks.
Also - the AFL's silence is very strange. This isn't a good look for the game - the brownlow medallist coming out and saying that they've used a controversial substance but won't get spanked for it. Even if true I can't see the afl being all that happy about the statement.
There's a lot more to this. Simple explanations don't cut it in this situation.
And just so nobody thinks I am some biased Essendon hater, my own club recruited Angus Monfries in the off-season who is probably connected with this saga in some way. Now while as a supporter I'll be genuinely disappointed and upset if he is banned for a period of time due to taking banned substances at Essendon last year, I can recognise that in this case there are more important things at stake here than just winning games. The entire integrity of the competition has been compromised as a result of Essendon's actions, and if they're seen to get off lightly it sets a huge and dangerous precedent for future 'experiments.' The AFL and ASADA need to come down like a tonne of bricks on them, including Monfries if he is proven to have participated in breaching s0 of the WADA code.
It really is time for Essendon as a club and as a supporter base to own up to the fact that they have been caught cheating in a very bad way. None of this legal loophole, technicality stuff. If they own up now and accept their punishment with dignity and humility they might just save the little bit of their reputation which isn't already in tatters. If they have to be dragged to the docks kicking and screaming by the AFL and/or ASADA, it will only ultimately make the recovery process that much longer.
Man up and take responsibility Essendon FC.