Royce Gracie = busted.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:49 pm

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=7975

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:50 pm

In the wake of Royce Gracie's (Pictures) positive test for steroids, the California State Athletic Commission released details Monday that the Brazilian mixed martial arts icon showed such elevated levels of Nandrolone, a common anabolic steroid, that it could not be registered by the testing lab.

According to the CSAC, a normal person could potentially produce 2 ng/mL of Nandrolone, while an athlete following "rigorous physical exercise" could have a level of 6 ng/mL.

Both "A" and "B" samples provided by Gracie, said the CSAC, "had a level of over 50 ng/mL and we were informed that the level itself was so elevated that it would not register on the laboratory's calibrator."

Gracie, currently on vacation in Spain, told Sherdog.com last week that he has never taken steroids, and that he would file for an appeal.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:00 pm

^ what he said.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:10 pm

does the UFC have a testing policy?

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:12 pm

bassjones wrote:does the UFC have a testing policy?

Yes.

Tim Sylvia was busted a while back.

I think the athletic commission requires it. But I could be wrong. I usually am.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:14 pm

Weird; Tim doesn't look like a roid head.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:16 pm

bassjones wrote:Weird; Tim doesn't look like a roid head.

You don't have to look like one to be one.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:26 pm

'roids speed up recovery from injuries and are thus quite appealing to athletes

sevesd93 · Post by **sevesd93** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:10 pm

All of them do at least HGH.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:24 pm

There are safer ways to do so - albeit slower ways. Creatin has been proven safe and effective - barring a pre-existing kidney disorder. Amino acids, various vitamins - especially A, E and the B's, as well. 'Roids are a good way to kill yourself young, shrink your testicles, grow man boobs.

sevesd93 · Post by **sevesd93** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:27 pm

Take HCG with your Test and the balls wont shrink, add a little clomid and nolvedex and no b*tch tits or water retention. Problems solved. Now your a machine.

sevesd93 · Post by **sevesd93** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:29 pm

Oh and dying young... Take a look at Stallone. He found the Fountain of youth, HGH. These ultimate fighter guys are going to die because of getting the crap kicked out of them.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:33 pm

Actually, they have lower rates of long-term injury problems than boxing or football - much lower, in fact.

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:23 am

Yeah, I've been doing the Creatin after workouts and it's worked wonders. I hardly ever have any real soreness and when I do, it goes away within a day, plus I've been able to increase the number of reps and the amount of weight I'm lifting/pressing/pulling/pushing significantly and frequently.

I am however only going to be using it for the short term to help boost my still early stages of weight loss and muscle growth as I've heard that if you use it for a significant amount of time and then stop working out, your muscles will turn to fat pretty quickly.

deek · Post by **deek** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:44 am

Yeah, creatin is pretty solid, but good call on using it only short term. I did that same thing...used supplements to boost the early stages, whether that was protein intake or metabolism boosts, but after a couple months, I always quit due to long term health concerns...

All of that stuff will work when used "correctly"...just have to be smart about it. HGH is an awesome "drug", for what it can do...