Comments on: Saturday headlines: Steroids and birth defects

By: Preach

Preach — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:59:26 +0000

Actually no, GHK. I’ve never heard of the story that blood is in chocolate milk before. But there’s even a patent on the use of blood for chocolate (patented in the former GDR if i remember correctly), and the famous italian “Sanguinaccio” (which is a chocolate/blood cream; sangue= italian for blood). There are many urban legends, but the food world is filled with many rather unappetizing things. Campari and certain brands of yoghurt are being colored with “cochenille” (which are scale lice), most strawberry-yoghurts have never even seen a strawberry and are made with wood shavings (wood shavings get mixed with water and alcohol, and through a complicated procedure build an artificial strawberry flavor), Kopi Luwak coffee is made out of coffee beans that have been eaten and passed out by cats…

And on a side-note: 3 australian and 2 american children were hospitalized after chewing on their chinese-made toys – because they contained GHB !!!

By: Fightlinker.com

Fightlinker.com — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:31:22 +0000

This post and the comments inside it should be considered essential reading for anyone commenting on nandrolone:

http://fightlinker.com/?p=531

if only because I don’t feel like having to re-write everything in it every time someone says something incorrect regarding nandrolone

By: mdhan

mdhan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:34:19 +0000

“Regular adult male levels – 2:1
IOC upper threshold – 4:1″

I’m pretty sure the IOC’s limit is 2ng/mL, and that a regular adult male has A LOT less than 1ng/mL. If I’m not mistaken, the IOC’s upper threshold was determined with factors like strenuous exercise and nutrition in mind. The CSAC’s limit of 6ng/mL is considered extremely generous compared to the IOC’s. I don’t know why some people think 12ng/mL is low.

By: The Gaijin

The Gaijin — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:02:08 +0000

“Why are people so quick to assume that Sherk is guilty? His testorone level was not an abnormal margin among common athletes, his opponent Hermes Franca had a significantly higher margin that could in no way be sbsolved.”

Regular adult male levels – 2:1
IOC upper threshold – 4:1
Athletic Commission upper threshold – 6:1
Sean Sherk – 12:1

I’d call that abnormal levels.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:18:18 +0000

If this was the first time he pulled out of a UFC event, it would be one thing…..

But this is literally like the 5th time he has pulled out of a fight since. The guy is made of glass….

By: Croatian Strength

Croatian Strength — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:24:06 +0000

Yeah, Terrell is so unreliable, severely injuring his ankle.
He should just shoot up some painkillers in the dressing room – didn’t hurt Mark Kerr.

By: mdhan

mdhan — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:43:14 +0000

I’m surprised that there are so many people who are so sure that Sherk is innocent “because he has an amazing work ethic and doesn’t strike one as a person who’d be dishonest.” It’d be sad if these are the same people who accuse Wanderelei and Shogun of juicing because Juanito Ibarra says so and accuse Crocop, Gomi, and other PRIDE fighters because they choked on American soil. BTW, the people I’m referring to are usually guys who post at other forums(non-Sherdog, of course, or else I wouldn’t have even bothered), not anyone from this site in particular, so I hope no one’s offended here.

In many cases, with all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one as in Occam’s razor. So in this case, Sherk should be considered guilty until his appeal proves otherwise. The only “real” evidence we have right now is his positive test result. Yes, there may be incidences of contaminated supplements and so forth, but until Sherk can prove that he’s a victim of such things, it’d be foolish to refute the test results. Sherk may be innocent like he says but I just don’t understand how so many people are so sure. He’s getting his chance so IMHO, people need to sit back and see how everything turns out instead of making assumptions and excuses for him.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:54:45 +0000

I justed watched the Bart/Horodecki fight on my TiVo. it was a really good fight. I thought the right guy won. I had Chris winning the first and third rounds.

I thought the IFL telecast was kind of piss poor. Even for it being live.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:31:51 +0000

David Terrell has to withdraw from another UFC event. This guy might be the most unreliable fighter of all time. I think it is time for the UFC to cut him from the roster.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:18:17 +0000

Not only is Preach talking about an urban legend, he is recounting it incorrectly.

The “real” urban legend is described here.

It is about cow’s blood in chocolate milk, not in chocolate.

And, no, neither story is real.