USADA: "Each fighter was tested 8 times. Results are publicized."

[Shadow boxer 3]

good stuff. i wonder what the NSAC is thinking with regards to OST. i think the main problem they hav with it is the cost. if im not mistaking the whole thing cost 20k

[icebergisonfire]

good stuff. i wonder what the NSAC is thinking with regards to OST. i think the main problem they hav with it is the cost. if im not mistaking the whole thing cost 20k

Their only problem with it is cost. As they implement full scale, the cost will come down. For now, I believe that they would be on championship fights and then work on branching out in a few years. You can't do everybody at once as that is a logistics nightmare. Work with the championship fighters then once that has achieved success, place restrictions on everyone.

[Bee Keepz]

New study...fascinating stuff:

Study shows growth hormone boosts sprint speed


The hard-to-detect substance improves performance in men and women, experts say.

May 03, 2010|By Shari Roan

Injections of human growth hormone can improve sprint capacity enough to turn the last-place finisher in the Olympic 100-meter dash into a gold-medal winner, according to a study released Monday.

Sprint capacity improved for both men and women, the study said. Combining growth hormone with testosterone injections in men doubled the improvement in sprinting.

"This is helpful in showing those skeptics out there who say it doesn't help performance that they're wrong," said David Howman, director general of the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency, which funded the study.

Howman and other sports medicine experts said the finding should serve as a warning to those U.S. professional sports organizations that have resisted testing for growth hormone — which is banned by athletic organizations — because they say the substance is too difficult to detect.

Although the hormone can't be detected in urine, it can be found in a blood sample if the test is performed within a few days of use, Howman said. Professional sports leagues should consider unannounced, out-of-competition testing, he said.

"They should wake up and see they should be putting a lot more effort into detection of this substance," he said.

The eight-week study, one of the most rigorous examinations of growth hormone and athletic performance to date, involved 96 healthy, recreationally trained athletes with an average age of 27. The 63 male participants were assigned to receive one of four regimens: two milligrams per day of growth hormone; 250 milligrams per week of testosterone; both growth hormone and testosterone; or placebo injections. The 33 female participants received either growth hormone or placebo injections.

The athletes underwent physical examinations, laboratory tests and performance evaluations. Neither the researchers nor athletes knew who was receiving the hormone and who was receiving the placebo.

After eight weeks, researchers found that growth hormone improved sprint capacity in men and women by an average of 3.9% over the placebo group — which would trim 0.4 of a second from a 10-second time in the 100-meter dash, said study lead author Dr. Kenneth Ho at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia. In the 2008 Olympics, the top three male finishers had times of 9.69, 9.89 and 9.91 seconds.

That same 3.9% improvement could cut 1.2 seconds from a 30-second time in a 50-meter swim, Ho said.

If you're going to post a study why not post the study. We don't want another Dominicano Soy > Scientists.

Abstract

Background: Growth hormone is widely abused by athletes, frequently with androgenic steroids. Its effects on performance are unclear.

Objective: To determine the effect of growth hormone alone or with testosterone on body composition and measures of performance.

Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded study of 8 weeks of treatment followed by a 6-week washout period. Randomization was computer-generated with concealed allocation. (Australian–New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry registration number: ACTRN012605000508673)

Setting: Clinical research facility in Sydney, Australia.

Participants: 96 recreationally trained athletes (63 men and 33 women) with a mean age of 27.9 years (SD, 5.7).

Intervention: Men were randomly assigned to receive placebo, growth hormone (2 mg/d subcutaneously), testosterone (250 mg/wk intramuscularly), or combined treatments. Women were randomly assigned to receive either placebo or growth hormone (2 mg/d).

Measurements: Body composition variables (fat mass, lean body mass, extracellular water mass, and body cell mass) and physical performance variables (endurance [maximum oxygen consumption], strength [dead lift], power [jump height], and sprint capacity [Wingate value]).

Results: Body cell mass was correlated with all measures of performance at baseline. Growth hormone significantly reduced fat mass, increased lean body mass through an increase in extracellular water, and increased body cell mass in men when coadministered with testosterone. Growth hormone significantly increased sprint capacity, by 0.71 kJ (95% CI, 0.1 to 1.3 kJ; relative increase, 3.9% [CI, 0.0% to 7.7%]) in men and women combined and by 1.7 kJ (CI, 0.5 to 3.0 kJ; relative increase, 8.3% [CI, 3.0% to 13.6%]) when coadministered with testosterone to men; other performance measures did not significantly change. The increase in sprint capacity was not maintained 6 weeks after discontinuation of the drug.

Limitations: Growth hormone dosage may have been lower than that used covertly by competitive athletes. The athletic significance of the observed improvements in sprint capacity is unclear, and the study was too small to draw conclusions about safety.

Conclusion: Growth hormone supplementation influenced body composition and increased sprint capacity when administered alone and in combination with testosterone.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Their only problem with it is cost. As they implement full scale, the cost will come down. For now, I believe that they would be on championship fights and then work on branching out in a few years. You can't do everybody at once as that is a logistics nightmare. Work with the championship fighters then once that has achieved success, place restrictions on everyone.

Great post

See people fail to understand this. Too many dumb asses on Boxingscene.

[Ray*]

Exclusive Interview: USADA's Travis Tygart sets record straight on Mayweather Jr & Mosley drug tests

May 12, 10:59 AMSacramento Fight Sports Examiner

Rick Rockwell


Since late 2009, drug testing has been the 'hot topic' of Boxing. The push from Floyd Mayweather Jr to have Manny Pacquiao submit to USADA drug testing has been a highly publicized and highly criticized issue. After the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight negotiations fell through, due to the disagreement on drug testing, Floyd Jr moved on to fight Shane Mosley. However, Mosley had to agree to the same drug testing demands, which he did.

Over the past 3 months, the drug testing for Shane and Floyd has been 'front and center'. Unfortunately, details of the testing were limited and skewed at best. In effort to clear up the confusion and correct the inaccurate facts, USADA's Chief Executive Travis Tygart spoke with this reporter for an Examiner.com exclusive.

1) Are the test results for Floyd Mayweather Jr and Shane Mosley available to the public?

We make the results public. We are open and transparent. All of the tests prior to the fight have been reported back to us, and all were negative.. We are still waiting for post fight tests. We expect to have them any day now.
Once we have all the results, we will process the information, put it in a chart and make available for the public.


2) How long until the test results are made public?

From a processing standpoint it usually takes us a quarter. Due to the significance of this fight, we're on a quicker time table. The details should be available by the end of the month.


3) How many times were Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr tested?


Both fighters were tested 8 times each. 4 of those times were blood only. And the other four times were blood and urine.

4) Any problems with testing Floyd Mayweather Jr or Shane Mosley?

They both were fully engaged in the testing. There were absolutely no problems. Both fighters and all of their representatives were open for education. Both fighters provided all of their phone numbers and their locations. Bottom line, they were consummate professionals.


5) Any conflict with the NSAC during the testing process?


Not from our end. We agreed to share our results and we did. They received all information. We had a good and close relationship with them.


6) Any progress with boxing commissions implementing USADA drug testing?

We have had conversations with some. NSAC was going to hold a hearing to review the need of this blood testing. This sport is just coming around to realize the level of importance for blood testing.
The casinos have a great interest in level playing fields. They are overly cooperative with us because of their direct and significant financial interest in the fighters and fights.

Am glad no-one died in the process of giving blood!!! Cause i heard it makes you weak and drains you.

[rskumm21]

Yeah Shane was asked to take a urine test and said he was too dry and it was impossible. He said "I'd rather they stick the needle in me, I have to make weight". So he was tested for blood one more time then Mayweather. If I'm correct.

NO. Says they were both tested an EQUAL amount of times.

[latinbrawler316]

*******s get their asses owned once again.

yep your right i got owned..... i could care less about mosley and mayweathers results

[DuttyAlacrity]

lol
nice
good stuff

[Soda_Popinski]

Yeah Shane was asked to take a urine test and said he was too dry and it was impossible. He said "I'd rather they stick the needle in me, I have to make weight". So he was tested for blood one more time then Mayweather. If I'm correct.

you're still gonna make this crap up as you go along??...even when the guys in charge of the test say they were tested the same??...

[Doctor_Tenma]

NO. Says they were both tested an EQUAL amount of times.

I'm talking about the last episode of 24/7. Didn't Shane say "I'm too dry, Just stick the needle in me"?. When asked for a urine sample.