In this episode, Justin & Jordan discuss the types of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) that are used and abused within CrossFit & MMA. We introduce common banned substances athletes may "pop" for then discuss their prevalence and the whether testing, PEDs and a finely tuned moral compass have any bearing within sports anymore.
Episode Summary
- 00:00-3:00 SPONSORS & PROMO CODES
- 05:00 Who Regulates CrossFit & UFC Banned Substances?
- 05:30 CrossFit & UFC Tolerance Policies
- 06:00 Anabolic Steroids & SARMs (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators)
- 07:25 Differences Between Steroids & SARMs
- 09:20 Prevalence & Legality?
- 11:00 Use With Care
- 12:15 EPO Injections & Mechanisms
- 13:45 EPO for CrossFit & MMA Athletes
- 14:45 EPO & The Documentary "Icarus"
- 15:43 Beta-2 Agonists (Beta Blockers) & Uses
- 17:15 Acute Uses of Beta Blockers
- 18:19 Hormones and Metabolic Modulators
- 20:00 Diuretics & Masking Agents
- 21:30 “The Oil Change”
- 22:50 Testing Systems & Practices in UFC/MMA
- 23:25 Testing & CrossFit
- 25:00 Problems with Testing & CrossFit Games Qualification
- 26:00 “The Cuts” & PEDs: Athlete Breakdown
- 27:00 Athletes Getting Robbed of Prize Money Glory
- 28:30 Baseball & Steroid Aside
- 29:00 Specific Athlete Examples & PEDs Used
- 29:05 Emily Abbott - Anabolic Agent
- 30:00 Are Bans Too Strict?
- 31:40 Reasoning of CrossFit Bans
- 32:08 If You Pop, Your Supervisor Messed Up Your Cycle
- 33:30 Skill vs. PEDs-Weightlifting & Baseball
- 34:20 Deliberate Action
- 34:45 CBG Practices & Coaching Re: PED Safety
- 36:00 Deliberate PED Use-Athlete Examples
- 38:30 Therapeutic Use of PED for Recovery & Banned from Competition
- 39:55 Disclosure to CrossFit HQ of PED
- 41:10 Ben Bergeron
- 41:45 XEndurance Is 3rd Party Tested
- 44:00 Castor Semenya & Debate Over Naturally Higher Testosterone Levels
- 44:45 CrossFit Transgender Policies For Competition
- 47:00 Male Adolescence, Diet & Epigenetics
- 51:00 Embracing The Community of CrossFit
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