Mixed martial arts player Nick Diaz admits to using marijuana just before every fight in the UFC. Now, he’s not following after A-Rod’s confession to steroid use. He did that because he was forced to after the drug test results were leaked to the press. Diaz admitted to using marijuana because he is honest. For those who want honesty in the field of professional sports Diaz is the guy.

He openly declares that he had been using cannabis and he enjoys it. He even disclosed that he can even avoid positive results during drug tests. According to Diaz he simply detoxifies by drinking herbal cleansers, downs a lot of water, and sweats the same amount. This regimen flushes out the traces of marijuana from his bloodstream. He considers it better than taking steroids.

From The LA Times:

What Diaz brings beyond flying fists and the ability to shut off a foe’s breathing by holding the opponent’s throat against his bottom leg is unbending honesty about his marijuana use, his frustration with his former bosses at the Ultimate Fighting Championship and his belief that steroids are pervasive in his sport.

“Let ‘em do it, they’ll have a shorter career than me,” said Diaz (18-7 with 10 knockouts, five submissions and a no-contest). “With all that wear and tear on their tendons, something’s going to explode. I feel like these guys are hurting themselves. You can’t consistently fight on steroids.”

Marijuana is a banned substance according to the state athletic commission. Diaz has actually been suspended for using them in 2007 before he fought against Japan’s Takanori Gomi. He also paid a fine and was not allowed to compete for 6 months. Keith Kizer of the Nevada State Athletic Commission says that marijuana can be damaging to the body. Diaz on the other hand qualifies his use, saying it is therapeutic for his attention deficit disorder.

On Saturday, Diaz will be fighting Frank Shamrock who is a veteran in the MMA. Shamrock considers it a very important fight. Kizer made a recommendation that he will be tested before the fight.

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Contrary to previous reports that Vince McMahon did not encourage the use of steroids, it seems that the selection process for wrestlers in the World Wrestling Entertainment had everything to do with the use of the banned substances. Jim Cornette, veteran commentator, promoter and booker for wrestling, expressed his sentiments over the condition of what wrestling has become today.

He says that wrestlers are forced to get into drugs because their professional career relies heavily on their physical appearance – powerful built, extremely muscular and vicious. The only way to achieve this is if they inject anabolics.

From PWTorch:

Cornette views Andrew “Test” Martin as an example of a wrestler being re-hired because he has a certain look and not for any additional talent he could bring to the table. Cornette says Martin probably felt the need to look a certain way, which required use of steroids.

“As far as Test goes, it’s a tragedy that a guy is 33 years old and is gone because he got involved in professional wrestling,” Cornette said recently on the Who’s Slamming Who podcast. “In the old days, everybody was a cowboy and if they did drugs, they did it for recreation because they were making too much money. That’s almost easier to take, to me, than guys feeling like they have to do drugs to keep a job or they have to do drugs because their bodies are so broken down from the style that they get addicted to them.”

Cornette also gave an analyzed that because of the decrease in job opportunities for professional wrestlers and the pressure of giving the audience hardcore entertainment had them turning into drugs. As in the case of Martin who got fire and was re hired because he looked bigger and more muscular, that is after he used steroids. Vince McMahon has to accept the fact that wrestling is a dying business and careers in WWE are short lived especially for the newcomers.

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Autopsy results for Andrew “the Test” Martin’s death will be released two weeks from now and Vince McMahon receives advice on how to handle the possible media onslaught. Martin’s demise is the latest in the series of steroids-related deaths in the WWE. Wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son then he took his own life. Eddie Guerrero, died of a heart attack which was also attributed to his long term use of steroids. With Martin’s death happening at the height of steroid scandal in the world of professional sports, McMahon can only do so much to keep the media mayhem at bay which could probably be worse than what he had gone through with Benoit.

From The Associated Content:

Even before the autopsy results come back for Andrew “Test” Martin, Vince McMahon and the WWE should prepare for the worst. One suggestion of prep that I have is that they should prepare to point out that in Andrew “Test” Martin’s last stint in the WWE (2006-2007), he was suspended for a violation of the WWE’s Wellness Program. He tested positive for either steroids or pain killers in a random test and was disciplined. During the suspension, he was subsequently let go from the company. Martin later stated that he had asked for his release.

Vince McMahon and the WWE should also prepare to point out the fact that the number of Wellness Program violations have decreased in the last year in the main roster for the company. It should be pointed out that the main roster has finally gotten the clue that these violations are not tolerated. Most of the suspensions in the last year have been from development contract wrestlers, not the big names.

Vince McMahon and the WWE should also point out the current push in the company to gear their type of entertainment to a younger generation. The WWE and Vince McMahon should press the fact that there is no place for steroids, pain killers, or drugs in programming that is geared towards children. Gone are the days of the Vince McMahon suicide angle. They should point out that they are in the business of making heroes, not losers.

McMahon and WWE should start planning on some damage control especially since Martin’s death would definitely put them on the center ring. Media vs. McMahon and WWE. And this time the WWE can’t rely on their muscles to knockout the opponent. When it comes to the steroid issue, the media can be pretty vicious.

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America’s favorite pastime has become tainted with too much of the steroid controversy. Big names in the Major League have been dragged into the limelight and in court to defend or confess their use of steroids. Rodriguez, Clemens, McGwire and Bonds are few of the names that had received so much attention because of their involvement with the banned substances. It didn’t matter whether they were guilty or not guilty.

But in Northern Nevada, McQueen Lancers High School are trying to redeem the name of baseball by launching their anti-steroids campaign to educate the young athletes of the dangers of using performance enhancing drugs with the hopes of conquering the battle against these banned substances.

From News 4:

“These people they look up, their idols, unfortunately are in the media way too often for breaking rules and making baseball a dirty game right now,” McQueen Head Coach Brian Nelson said. “So we are just trying to send a message that we are going to do it the right way, and that’s keep it clean.”

Anti-steroid banners are posted throughout McQueen’s stadium, including on the outfield fences, the dugout, and the snack bar.

The McQueen Baseball Boosters Club received the $50 thousand grant that made the campaign possible. They applied for the M.L.B.’s Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant and received the money for the anti-steroids campaign and field renovations.

Coach Nelson says that steroids doesn’t seem to be a problem among Northern Nevada student athletes although with all the media hype about steroids use in the Major League, they could be influenced into using the performance enhancing drugs. When they see their idols using steroids, it is not a remote possibility that they too would start trying them. It usually begins with high school kids wanting to get college scholarships, then college students wanting to get into the pros.

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Four days prior to his birthday, Andrew “The Test” Martin was found dead in his apartment. He would have turned 34 yesterday. The professional wrestler also known as “The Punisher” was scheduled to leave for Belgium on Monday to celebrate. But sadly events overtook him.

Accounts of the night of his death told how a neighbour who happened to peek through a window said she saw Martin motionless and immediately called the authorities. A 911 call was dispatched and police rushed to his Harbor Place apartment in Tampa Florida. After the investigation of the crime scene the authorities disclosed that there were painkillers, steroids and prescription drugs were found in his possession.

Spokesperson for “The Test,” Laura McElroy said he was in the middle of a meal when he died. The half eaten pizza and can of soda were the witness to the untimely demise of the wrestler. She said that Martin was healthy and there were no other reasons for his death since the police said there was no foul play involved. Toxicology reports would have to confirm if he died of steroid overdose.

However, many have been wondering why the mortality rate of wrestlers dying young seem to have increased.

From Tampabay.com:

Former professional wrestler Brian “Crush” Adams, 44, died Aug. 13, 2007, in his New Tampa home. An autopsy report found a mix of prescription drugs, a pain reliever, muscle relaxer and anxiety medication.

And on Jan. 19, 2007, ex-wrestler Scott Charles “Bam Bam” Bigelow, 45, died in his home in Hudson. Cause of death: multiple drugs, an autopsy revealed.

Many wrestling deaths cite coronary problems, which can be linked to excessive steroid use. Pro wrestlers are not tested for performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids.

The job is gruelling, and requires long days and the ability to work while injured.

Many fans expressed their regrets over the death of Andrew Martin. They left messages on his MySpace account. Some fondly remember him as a cool guy who and considered his dad as his hero.

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“The Test” Andrew Martin was found dead at his apartment in Tampa, Florida Friday night. The suspected cause of his death was steroid overdose. Reports said a neighbour had peeked in one of Martin’s windows and saw the former World Wrestling Entertainment champ motionless. A call was then placed on 911 and police immediately rushed to the scene.There were no indications of foulplay so drug overdose is the most likely cause, but this is yet to be confirmed as soon as autopsy reports are released.

He joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2007. He debuted in a tag team match with The Abyss and Sting against AJ Styles and Christian Cages. His last match before his death was against “Christian’s Coalition” where he, the Abyss and Sting defeated AJ, Christian, and Tomko.

From Wrestling Edge:

This would prove to be Martin’s one and only match in TNA as company officials decided against offering him a contract due to concerns over his physical size in light of the impending United States Congress investigation into the wrestling business following the Chris Benoit family tragedy. Additionally, his unimpressive wrestling debut, the feeling that he wouldn’t mesh well in the locker room, and an untimely post he wrote on his MySpace account defending the usage of steroids in professional wrestling, also factored into the company’s decision to not bring him back.

Regarding the MySpace post, Martin defended steroids by saying they’re mostly used for cosmetic reasons, and compared them to a facelift or botox. However, he said it’s wrong for athletes in other sports to use them because steroids give them a competitive edge.

Standing 6’6” tall, Martin became known as “The Test” because he always challenged his opponents to pass the test. He was also known as “The Punisher.” He was the latest among the string of wrestlers who died, the last was Chris Benoit. Andrew Martin died at the age of 33.

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In a sport where steroid use is highly expected, what comes as a surprise is that players still get sanction when they are discovered to be using them. That is the case of Ken Shamrock, the “World’s Most Dangerous Man,” and Ultimate Fighting Champion Hall of Famer. It was discovered that prior to his fight with Ross “Grizzly” Clifton he administered some PEDs. His urine was tested positive with the substance. This report was announced by the California State Althletic Commission.

The steroid substances found in Shamrock’s urine sample were two Nandrolone-based substances 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone.

From Examiner.com:

“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” may have landed a heavier blow to his own career than he did to Ross “Grizzly” Clifton in their fight last month. Yesterday, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Shamrock had failed a drug test administered prior to his February 13th bout with Clifton and has suspended him for one full year.

According to the CSAC, Shamrock tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol, as well as two Nandrolone-based substances, 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone.

Shamrock denied the charges and his attorney has stated that they plan to appeal. The 45-year-old UFC Hall of Fame member was scheduled to fight Bobby Lashley in Florida on March 21st. It is likely that the Florida commission will uphold the CSAC’s suspension and an appeal would probably not be resolved in time to make that fight happen.

When Shamrock is suspended he will be able to apply for reinstatement in February 2010 before he turns 46.

The world of sports is under the watchful eye of the Anti-Doping Agency that bolstered their campaign against the use of steroids among athletes. Major League baseball player Alex Rodriguez had admitted tot the use of steroids in 2001-2003 and there are still others facing raps for their involvement in using and distribution PEDs.

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In his column, Bleacher Report writer Jared Zeidman compared the use of anabolic steroids with a scene in the movie “Space Jam“— when Bugs Bunny gave his teammates the “special” MJ drink (which was actually just water) to boost their performance. According to Zeidman, there is a bias towards athletes who use steroids. Everyone thinks that they will perform better with the drug and that they will lose without it. He pointed out that you can’t immediately tell if there is a difference between using steroid use and not performance-wise. An example is Giambi who used to take steroids but still managed to perform well even without the drugs.

From Bleacher Report:

With all of this said, I am adamantly against the use of steroids or any other illegal performance enhancing drug. But, I am also drinking a diet coke as I write this article, which is illegal if I am an Olympic athlete. With so many ridiculous drugs out there, and so many absurd regulations trying to control them, it is more than possible that some of these athletes really don’t know what is going in them.

And I know people are going to want to say, “Everyone should be responsible enough to know what they are putting in their bodies.” To those people, I ask the following:

Without looking at the box, right now, tell me all of the ingredients in a Sudafed tablet. Not just the drug itself, the substances that hold it in pill form, the shiny coating…

Sorry you’re out of time.

With no genuine way to establish the game play effect of performance enhancing drugs, I can’t help but think that some people are just looking for the placebo effect. They are now taking the special stuff.

Shane Mosley is another proof that performance enhancing drugs aren’t really needed to enhance your performance. During the boxer’s fight with Antonio Margarito, an opponent expected to crush him, the 38-year old boxer used his wits, which eventually led to a knockout in the 9th round. Mosley was involved with Balco and was formerly taking steroids. But in his recent battle, he was clean and steroid free— and he won.

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The spotlight was on Shane Mosley last January 24 as he faced Antonio Margarito at the Staples Center. Margarito wasn’t able to do anything about Mosley’s aggressive attacks for the first six rounds. Although he was able to fight back on the seventh, this wasn’t enough to throw Mosley off. After a knockdown on the eighth round, Margarito was knocked out on the ninth after 43 seconds of trying to put up with his opponent.

What is truly amazing aside from the great determination that Mosley showed during the battle is that he kept his focus from round one. Mosley is facing several trials in his life right now. He just fired his father, Jack, from being his trainer. He is dealing with divorce from his wife, Jin, who had also been his manager. And he is facing an anabolic steroids scandal to which many legal actions against him are attached.

From ESPN News:

Outside the ring, Mosley – a former lightweight champ, now a two-time welterweight champ and unified junior middleweight champion – has had a lot of problems in recent months. He’s continually been dogged by his involvement in the BALCO steroids scandal and his admission that he had used substances given to him by disgraced BALCO boss Victor Conte before his second win against Oscar De La Hoya in September 2003. They turned out to be designer steroids “the clear” and “the cream.” He also admitted to being injected with EPO, the blood oxygen enhancer.

Last Saturday night, Mosley put on one of the greatest battles in his career. He may have regained the welterweight championship but it makes you wonder if this would be enough to help him regain the respect of those around him

Tags: Antonio Margarito, BALCO, designer steroids, erythropoietin, Performance enhancing drugs, Shane Mosley, steroids, The Clear, The Cream, Victor Conte

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The sad truth is, yes, there are athletes using anabolic steroids. This truth makes it hard for lovers of the different sports to accept something they treasure become tainted with cheating and maliciousness. This is what Dr. George Del Junco probably felt upon discovering firsthand that Shane Mosley had been using performance enhancing drugs.

Dr. George (as he is known in the boxing profession) has worked with several boxers including Shane Mosley, Oscar De La Hoya and Chicanito Hernandez. He had known Mosley since the latter was just 8 and had been his trainer and adviser. During an interview done by Dan Hernandez, Dr. George admitted to knowing that Mosley had used steroids and that he found this out through a very dramatic encounter. Most of the changes started when Jin, Mosley’s wife, became his new manager and started making the decisions for the team. Mosley was under a new conditioning coach brought in by Jin when he was training for the second fight with De La Hoya. Dr. George related that he noticed the sudden increase in Mosley’s body mass after just a few weeks of training. He knew then that Mosley had been using steroids.

From Ringside Report:

In the back of my mind, I had a feeling it was steroids. I have been around football players and weight lifters, all my life, so I knew right away what had happened, but I questioned him anyway. Mosley responded, “I’ve been lifting weights.” He then puffed up and showed me his muscles in his chest and I said, “Hey, don’t lie to me, that’s not from weights. You might have been doing some weights, but you’ve been shooting steroids.” Right away he went from the sweet mild-mannered Shane Mosley, I had known, to a very aggressive, very uncharacteristic person, using foul language, which he never did before, and told me that, “It was none of my business, you didn’t do it so don’t worry about it.”

Mosley started having terrible mood swings and was aggressive towards those who are around him. Eventually, Dr. George left the team heavy-hearted not only because he was emotionally hurt by the cold treatment of Mosley (whom he even referred to as “son”) but also because he couldn’t stand how Mosley treated the sports both of them love so much— boxing.

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