Equipoise (1,4-androstadiene-3-one-17β-ol, available as the undecylenate ester) is one of the most popular sport steroids. The anabolic steroid (also known as Boldenone, Equigan, Ganabol, and Ultragan) is characterized by a low androgenic potency and high anabolic activity.

The steroid was originally developed as a long-acting injectable methandrostenolone (Dianabol) but does not have properties similar to methandrostenolone. Equipoise has a very long half-life because of the long undecylenate ester attached to the parent steroid. Use of this potent anabolic steroid is commonly associated with improvements in terms of protein synthesis, nitrogen retention, appetite, and release of erythropoietin (EPO) in the kidneys.

Equipoise use has been largely associated with dramatic improvements in the levels of aggression, which is considered a good thing among sportsmen. Use of this anabolic steroid is also effective in promoting stamina, muscle mass, muscle function, and performance besides helping sportsmen recover quickly from fatigue and stress associated with intense workouts.

Also known as Boldenone Undecylenate, Boldenone is commonly used by professional sportsmen as its long life helps them avoid frequent oral dosing or repeated injections while reaping optimum benefits of this legitimate steroid. One of the best things about Equipoise is that it can be made a part of both cutting and bulking cycles and its use does not lead to side effects. If that is not all, proper use of Equipoise does not lead to side effects and its gains are nearly permanent. Another advantage of this steroid is that it does not result in estrogenic side effects like oily skin and gynecomastia unless abused or of low grade. All these and many reasons make Equipoise the “preferred choice” of sportsmen, especially those in Mixed martial arts, Athletics, Major League Soccer, Australian Rules football, Bodybuilding, Boxing, and Cycling.

Some of the popular sportsmen who have used Equipoise are Los Angeles Angels minor league outfielder Reynaldo Ruiz and Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher San Lazaro Solano. Josh Barnett and Stephan Bonnar, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters from the UFC and PRIDE Fighting Championships have also tested positive for Equipoise. Former PRIDE and UFC fighter Phil Baroni, Muay Thai turned MMA fighter Kit Cope, EliteXC Heavyweight Champion Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, New York Red Bulls’ Jon Conway (goal keeper) and Jeff Parke (defender), and former three time boxing champion James Toney have also used Equipoise.

The recommended dose of Equipoise is 400-600 mg per week for men and 50-150 mg per week for women during a steroid cycle of six to eight weeks. Boldenone can be stacked with Anavar, Testosterone, and Trenbolone or Anadrol and Sustanon during a steroid cycle. It should, however, not be used by those having an existing allergy to Boldenone or any of its ingredients or by pregnant or breastfeeding women or those suffering from breast or prostate cancer. Since Equipoise is a potent drug and its abuse can lead to side effects such as water retention, oily skin, acne, and gynecomastia, it should not be taken without the supervision of a physician.

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The World Anti-Doping Association knows micro-dosing, testosterone patches, and sample manipulations are going on and the anti-doping agency is confident it is getting better at catching the cheats.

“Nothing surprises me,” director-general David Howman said. “There are many examples of athletes being stupid because they know there’s going to be a full programme at events like this and yet they still take the risk. I don’t understand it and I don’t think there will be an example where it doesn’t happen.”

From Nzherald.co.nz:

Wada is getting more scientifically savvy, but recognises that people are paying smart people large sums of money to stay ahead of the pack.

That is why it has forged an alliance with Interpol and is using a more investigative-based approach to catching cheats.

“There are more examples nowadays of micro-dosing, where substances can go in and out of the body reasonably quickly. We have more cases of manipulation, where athletes can manipulate their samples, and so we have to be wary.”

“Those who are supplying the drugs are making a lot of money. There are many countries where it is legal to distribute steroids, to distribute EPO, to distribute human growth hormone. Why not invest in that business and make a lot of money? We need to stop that,” Howman said.

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Angel “Memo” Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach of Juan Manuel Marquez, recently threatened to sue Alex Ariza, his counterpart in the camp of Manny Pacquiao.

“I would like to say through this medium and the public that logically, we are preparing a lawsuit for defamation against Mr. Alex Ariza,” Hernandez said, his words translated from Spanish.

From Boxingforum.com:

While it is unclear exactly which of Ariza’s comments have sparked Hernandez’ statements, Hernandez has come under scrutiny lately after former BALCO chief Victor Conte revealed through his Twitter account on Monday that Hernandez is the former Angel Heredia.

As the government’s star witness in the infamous BALCO doping cases, Heredia testified before a San Francisco court in May of 2008 that he had sold banned substances—namely EPO, growth hormone and steroids—to Olympic sprinters like Marion Jones.

Conte ended up serving four months in prison for his role in orchestrating the steroid distribution scandal.

However, Hernandez’ ire was not directed at Conte, but rather at Ariza and Pacquiao, the latter of whom will fight Marquez on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“On his behalf, the declarations he has made are very direct. I think they’re very prejudicial not just with respect toward the image of Juan Manuel Marquez, but for mine as his physical trainer,” Hernandez said.

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Victor Conte, one of the United States’ most controversial doping experts and founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), believes that the record-breaking success of Jamaican athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China was a fraud.

Conte made his suspicions of Usain Bolt and other Jamaican runners known during an interview with Italian newspaper, La Gazetta dello Sport.

From Examiner.com:

According to Conte, athletes from another Caribbean nation told him that at the 2001 IAAF world championships in Edmonton, a doctor from their team supplied them with testosterone, EPO (erythropoietin) amongst other steroids. Furthermore, Conte intimated that an informer told him that prior to the 2008 Olympics, Jamaicans were using the same methods that he was using during his time at BALCO.

“I don’t have proof, but all you need to do is look at the results: I strongly suspect (Usain) Bolt, and the others (Jamaicans),” Conte said.

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The battle to keep the London Olympics drug-free has started long before the opening ceremony next July.

A sophisticated laboratory provided by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Britain’s largest drugmaker, is ready and waiting.

From Reuters.com:

“We have a state-of-the-art facility, we have the best detection systems going, we’re right up to date with the science, and if athletes know you’ve got good testing and good detection systems, it really has a deterrent effect,” said David Cowan, head of the Drug Control Centre at King’s College London and the man who will oversee London 2012′s anti-doping regime.

His staff, which he has expanded to include eight times as many scientists as he would normally have, are aiming to conduct more than 5,000 tests at the London Olympics – roughly one for every two of the 10,000 or so athletes expected to take part.

As the science of detecting doping advances, athletes who cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs are devising ever more sophisticated doping regimes.

The drugs of choice for cheats range from anabolic steroids to human growth hormone, blood boosters such as erythropoietin (EPO), beta-blockers and stimulants, or diuretics.

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In what is believed to be the largest international medicine trafficking ring, police have seized 700,000 doses of anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and other illegal medicines.

Police arrested 26 people, including the manager of a cycling club.

From Thereader.es:

Amongst the drugs kidnapped in the 19 separate property searches carried out today were hundreds of thousands of well-known brands of tablets for erectile dysfunction, greater than 10,000 ampoules of growth hormones, anabolic steroids and other doping substances, with a street value of some 3.5 million euros.

The trafficking ring, with outlets in Alicante, Málaga and Madrid, used suppliers in China, India and Turkey, with intermediaries and storage facilities in the UK, Germany and Hungary so as not to arouse suspicion.

The police operation also found out a laboratory in a lock-up in Elche (Aicante), where a growth hormone bought in bulk from China was manufactured and packaged to be sold on the internet.

One of those arrested is a cycling club manager in the Comunidad de Madrid taking delivery of EPO, which is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production.

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An investigation by Spanish police into a suspected dope trafficking ring led to arrest of seven Britons among 26 people.

The Spanish police were able to seize 700,000 doses of performance enhancing drugs and counterfeit medicines as well as 10,000 vials of human growth hormone.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

Spanish police said the Britons, who have not been named but are all believed to be residents of Marbella, were “leading members” of the alleged network. Some of the illegal substances were reportedly imported into Glasgow before being packed and distributed to Europe via Manchester.

Among others arrested was the director general of a cycling club where, according to police, several former European and world champions were members. Local media reports said the club were based in the Madrid area and that the man was arrested on suspicion of receiving a “significant amount” of the red blood cell-boosting drug EPO.

Other drugs seized in 19 property searches across Spain included anabolic steroids and substances not intended for the sporting market, including hundreds of thousands of counterfeit Viagra tablets. It was these that are alleged to have been sent through Glasgow and Manchester.

Police described the ring as the largest international organization operating in Spain dedicated to drug trafficking, growth hormone, and doping substances.

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Trainers of horses that test positive for anabolic steroids at the Breeders’ Cup will face a suspension of one year from the event and three-time violators will be banned for life.

The Breeders’ Cup will be at Santa Anita in California on Oct. 24-25, and the track will host the event in 2009.

From Seattlepi.com:

“The Breeders’ Cup board believes it’s crucial that we take a leadership role in eliminating anabolic steroids from our sport,” said William S. Farish Jr., Breeders’ Cup chairman.

This year’s Breeders’ Cup will be the first time in the event’s history that post-race steroid testing will be conducted. The top four finishers in all 14 races, and at least one horse selected at random, will be tested. Violations will result in forfeited purse money and suspensions. There will also be out-of-competition testing for EPO (blood doping) 10 days before this year’s event and TCO2 (milk shaking) before all 14 races.

A failed EPO test would make the horse ineligible for competition and the trainer subject to suspension. Failed TCO2 tests will result in forfeited purses and suspensions. The EPO and TCO2 testing policies began at last year’s event in New Jersey.

“We must provide an even playing field for all our equine athletes if we are to continue to offer the best thoroughbred racing in the world,” said Greg Avioli, Breeders’ Cup president and chief executive officer.

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The possibility of a retest of urine samples taken from the 1999 Tour raised by President of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), Pierre Bordry, was denied by the seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.

Bordry remarked that the samples of the cyclist’s first Tour de France could be tested to see if they contain EPO traces.

From Espnstar.com:

With Armstrong set to make a comeback in 2009 after three years away from the peloton, Bordry felt such a move would give the seven-time Tour winner “a chance to confirm that he never cheated in his brilliant career”.

But Armstrong will not agree to the AFLD‘s request, insisting the matter is in the past.

“He is not interested in discussing again results from samples taken in 1999,” Mark Higgins, Armstrong’s media spokesman, is quoted as saying in L’Equipe.

“I will refer the AFLD or whoever will ask the questions on this subject to the Vrijman report.”

Higgins is referring to a report, published in 2006 by Dutch lawyer Emile Vrijman, which cleared Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour and accused anti-doping authorities of misconduct in dealing with the American.

In an age of doping scandals that have rocked the sport over the past few years, many sceptics still doubt that Armstrong was clean when he won his seven successive Tours between 1999 and 2005.

Many in the world of cycling are of the view that Armstrong’s illustrious career was dominated by use of performance enhancing drugs.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has been approached by Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco to reduce a two-year suspension.

Ricco was penalized by the Italian authorities and banned from the sport by the Anti-doping Tribunal of the National Olympic Committee of Italy (CONI) on October 2 after testing positive for CERA, a third generation version of banned substance EPO.

From Espnstar.com:

The 25-year-old, after initially denying the allegations, eventually pleaded guilty and named the doctor who had given him the substance, as well as another rider, in an effort to get a reduced punishment.

A decision on Ricco’s appeal will likely be reached within four months.

A statement released today by CAS read: “The CONI Anti-doping Tribunal has imposed a suspension of two years on Ricco after a positive doping test with EPO, performed during the Tour de France 2008.

“The athlete requests the reduction of the suspension on the basis of his collaboration with the authorities in this matter.

“The directions with respect to the arbitration procedure will be issued later on by the Tribunal in accordance with the Code of Sports-related Arbitration.

“As a general rule, CAS delivers its decisions within four months from the filing of the appeal.”

Ricco won two stages on the Tour – the second with a spectacular finish on one of the toughest mountain climbs.

Ricco would only be able to compete again after July 30, 2010 if the appeal fails.

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