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Originally Posted by stevew
I wonder if Sanchez and NBA guy Jodi Meeks were using the same supplement ? I know claiming “tainted” is right out of the cheater handbook but it has to happen occasionally, right?
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It happens, but in bodybuilding and MMA, the "taint" is a feature, not a bug. The pills can get on the shelves and websites based on what they claim to be, but there's no regulations, and the pills are sold on reputation and results. And savvy users understand that that the ingredients of certain pills aren't going to be limited to what's listed on the label. Almost every single UFC fighter who fails a drug test (and there's 10+ a year) claim "tainted supplements", and, they're almost all right. But that's the game. Most regular athletes don't have a big outfit like BALCO at their disposal, they're accessing banned substances through supplements, either intentionally, or through a choice to be willfully ignorant.