Does the S.C. in Steroids Trial Evidence Stand for Shane Carwin?

I knew I should’ve went ahead and posted my story last night instead of saving it for this morning at noon.

sheeeeeit, less than $500 a month? time to get some roids

Interesting.

I guess we’ll see what happens

Stands out to me. The user does not retain water, but the side effects suck. It bulks you up quickly. I wonder how much hair Carwin had pre 2006? Trenbolone Acetate has often times resulted in hair loss.

steve “the snake” claveau

Outside of baseball, where the geeks love their precious history more than they like actually watching the sport being played, I think sports fans of all kinds are pretty wrung out on steroid stories.

I’m a huge football fan, and I’m sorry if this makes me a bad person, but I just can’t be bothered to care about PEDs anymore. I support enhanced testing. I think punishments should be enforced. But if it turns out that Santana Moss was popping HGH like skittles, I’m not going to hold it against him.

I think we’ll see the same thing in MMA. Dana White will say “we have testing, we’re always looking for ways to get better, we punish people that violate the rules, but we’re dealing with what every sport in the world is dealing with as far as PEDs,” and it will blow over.

How nonchalant most fans and media have been about this story. Now I’m not saying we should all rush to judgement and lynch mob Shane Carwin or anything, but still. There is a lack of “give a crap” surrounding this story that is almost surreal. I wonder if its because of Carwin, the heavyweight division, sports in general…I just don’t know.

Point is, we have a HUGE double standard when it comes to steroid allegations like this. If this was the exact same story in every regard except the fighters initals were “G.S.P” do you think we’d all be so ho hum about it?

Shane got those for pretty cheap. In comparison, 1 cycle of Stanozolol (Winstrol horse steroid) is about $350 street value. Stanozolol is used for definition and not necessary bulk (correct me if I’m wrong), but can add size.

“Its all good, it was 2006, I thought he was a legit Doctor and business with a legit perscription being given…Im a victim too!!!! I’m Sorry it wont ever happen again, I promise”.

cornflake12z: @ShaneCarwin are u atleast gonna give the fans a statement about the whole scandal situation?

ShaneCarwin: @cornflake12z I am fighting that fight currently. Being told I cant I however feel like I should.

I’ve been bodybuilding for many years and have been lifting for over 25ys and am very familar with these compounds as I have used them all at one time or another. The testorsterone blend I am assuming is more commonly referred to as “Sustanon” in the bodybuilding community (Unless this is a special pharmacy blend). This is a blend of four different types of testosterone all with different release times. Trenbolone Acetate, otherwise known as just “Tren” is also a steroid. Some people say it can increase aggresion, which I am somewhat skeptical of that assertion. It’s typically used as a hardening agent. Stanozolol, otherwise known as “Winstrol”. It is typically added along with a “stack” to help with body fat loss (assuming diet is in order) and hardening agent. It can make the joints a little sore as it will pull subcutaneous water from the surrounding tissues and joints. HGH or human growth hormone will help with the healing and recovery process. Nandrolone Decanoate or “Deca” can help with joint pain as it does provide additional fluid in the joints. Anastrozole is used to block the conversion of aromatizable steroids to estrogen. To much estrogen in the male body is going to give you bitch tits or more commonly known as “gynecomastia”, something you don’t want as a guy. As far as how this will help a fighter, #1 the obviously size gains with this type of stack are going to be significant. #2 In taking testosterone you will have increased aggresion as well as an increase in Red Blood Cells, RBC carry oxygen, the more you have the more oxygen you can get to the muscle. Growth Hormone will have more a long term benefit in helping the body heal.

Scott Coker.
Hasn’t anyone else notice how much he’s ballooned since 2006?

As for the anabolic steroid stack that SC received, I recommend doing a little reading at http://www.steroid.com. As a scientist and as an athlete, I can verify that the information over there is correct. Trenbolone is an extremely powerful injectable anabolic compound that will provide massive size and strength gains with minimal water retention. It is anecdotally reported to decrease cardiovascular endurance, which is interesting with regards to what happened in the Lesnar fight. It will definitely shut down your body’s natural testosterone production, so it is always stacked with some kind of testosterone in order to prevent sexual dysfunction. In SC’s case, a testosterone blend was used; this is likely a mixture of different testosterone esters that will have different rates of metabolism in the body. You can think of it as a mixture of shorter and longer acting compounds with similar physiological effects. The primary role of HGH in the stack is to greatly increase muscular recovery; it is NOT a particularly good compound for building strength (contrary to popular belief). I’ve been prescribed HGH to help recover from a muscle tear, and it does amazing things to your body’s ability to recover, but I did not experience any siginificant size or strength gains while using it. Stanozolol (commonly known as Winstrol) is another anabolic steroid used primarily as a cutting agent. This is the same compound Ben Johnson tested positive for. Anastrozole is used to prevent the excess testosterone in the body from being aromatized into estrogen, which would produce several negative side effects for a male athlete (water retention, gynecomastia or “bitch tits”, etc).

The combination of all of these drugs would be a reasonable stack for a fight, particularly for a heavyweight that needs to cut to make 265. The stack would provide massive strength gains while minimizing water retention, which would be a critical factor regarding making weight for the fight.

It’s hard to comment on the price of all of this as he may have received a “friend discount” and it’s difficult to estimate what the overhead on an underground lab might be or what the size of the vials were. The $$$ seems a little low to me, but not unreasonable as YMMV with these types of products.

 I have graduate degrees in both chemistry and forensic science, and one of my areas of expertise is PED usage and testing. I’ve also been training in powerlifting, kickboxing and MMA for about 15 years and I have seen extensive PED usage by many top level athletes with my own eyes.