Den tidigare welter- och lättviktsmästaren, B.J. Penn, är fundersam. Enligt Penn har fuskare hittat andra sätt att fuska på. När TRT blev bannlyst (Testosterone Replacement Therapy), menar Penn att utövare istället valde att bruka HGH (Human Growth Hormone) istället. Genom BJPenn.com sade UFC-veteranen följande.
I think that USADA made the cheaters jump from taking Testosterone to Human Growth Hormone. You know, exactly how Lance Armstrong cheated for all of those years… That is what is happening now.
USADA told me that they have a test to catch HGH users but I haven’t seen anyone getting busted and everyone’s stomachs are getting bigger. I see it all the time. Fighters shoulders are getting smaller and their stomachs are getting bigger because they are jumping off testosterone and taking HGH.
Yea, (Jeff) Novitzky told me they have a test for Human Growth Hormone that lasts for two weeks. But then why is no one ever getting busted and their stomachs are growing? It’s kind of like IV’s. I have never seen one fighter get busted for taking an IV twenty-four hours out of their fight. The only fighter who ever got busted for an IV was me, this after I disclosed that I had taken a glutathione IV following a visit with a concussion and brain injury specialist. They (USADA) tried to show that they had teeth by reprimanding a fighter who always speaks out about PED’s. Since that day, I have never seen anyone else get ‘caught’ for taking an IV. From my understanding, the only test that USADA uses for IV’s is looking for puncture holes on a fighter. Maybe they don’t realize that a massive weight gain after a weigh in is performance enhancing. When in reality, IV’s can be a huge advantage in the fight game. We aren’t talking about 150-pound men riding a bike
Georges St-Pierres huvudtränare Firas Zahabi har diskuterat HGH med en läkare som hade följande att säga om dopingpreparatet.
One time I was training a doctor and we were talking about that, what would be the most dangerous thing? What should we be aware of that our opponents might be taking. I remember him telling me that the best thing out there is HGH. Why? Because it helps you recover so much.
He was a big believer that recovery was the number one component of taking PEDs and I agree with him totally. If I can train really hard and recover the next day, that means the next day I can train even more. I’ll train even more, I’ll become even more competent.
B.J Penn gick sin senaste match mot Dennis Siver under ”UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee”, en match Penn förlorade genom majoritetsdomslut.
