[igetbadbeat]

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slick,

Peer reviews exist? Why I'd be stunned to see them.

For the sake of intellectual honesty. Did Sherk "eat the poppy seeds"? I mean that is why we actually read this studies... So we can see the methodology and see if it might be similar in any way or if they are taking 35g of creatine a day in addition to 100 miles a week... Or if any other studies can corroborate this evidence since science is repeatable?

Note: My original comment was unclear about the study not existing. From what I've seen the study doesn't seem to be peer-reviewed and seems to be a one-time study that has little actual basis on science. I can't really accept a single random study with no follow-up research as factual. But yes, I understand there was actually a study done.

igetbadbeat,

I don't understand the chemistry. You are correct. I only was a major in it for a time. I do not have a post-doctoral set of studies in biochemistry which what you'd need to understand this. Aside from the fact that some of the reactions are understood at all. Many of these metabolic processes aren't understood. In fact its largely hit or miss to quantify the exact androgenic/anabolic properties of each of these compounds in the human body. What is your point? Supplement are laced? Sometimes you can take a supplement thats sole purpose is to simulate the effects of a steroid... a pro-steroid if you will... You still seem set on this banned substance idea. What if they made a magic pill that wasn't banned and contained no test... But would magically create it in your body, but only certain people has access to it... Clearly they should be allowed to take it and no one else right? Balance in sports and all. Spirit of the law... No one wants a level playing field.

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no man, this response is the whole point why I said OJ is a supplement...please look up the supplements I listed and see how natural they are and then you will understand why its scary that you can test positive. You're still set in beleiving that all these things that make you test positive may be legal but are still mimicking steroids. If that were the case then we should ban all compound heavy lifts because they also increase your testosterone...a line has to be drawn, but the question is where? I don't think PH's should be legal in sports nor should roids. I also think more likely than not Sherk took deca and probably didn't account for his elevated metabolite levels from excercise, supplements, and genetics. But there is still a chance that he's actually innocent.