1. Eleven Bulgarian weightlifters fail doping tests; dog bites man. (Reuters)
2. A Chinese swimmer banned for life -- tested for Clen. (Swim News)
3. Euro 1500 M runner Sureyya Ayhan of Turkey appeals lifetime doping ban. (USA Today)
4. Says blaming Big Brown's Belmont loss on 'roids is a 'bunch of crap'. (Winnipeg Sun)
Isn't it about time we stopped worrying about what substances athletes use to enhance their performance and got on with playing the games? Every one of us uses substances to enhance his performance, whether it is Red Bull to be able to drive safely after a couple of nights burning the midnight oil or vitamin tablets to stave off the perfectly natural effects of viruses and bacteria.
Posted by: Olympic Speakers Guy | 06/27/2008 at 18:47
Err, the Swim News article is mis-linked, but since when has clenbuterol been considered an anabolic steroid in *humans*. Afaik, humans lack the specific site receptor neccesary to derive the anabolic effect clen grants to cattle, etc.
Got the link changed.
Yep, clenbuterol is a beta2-adrenergic agonist, that is a bronchodialator. It also suppresses labor.
Report say Clen is an atypical-beta agonist too, and as you say not particularly useful in humans.
Posted by: ECM | 06/27/2008 at 21:02