Josh Barnett Talks Steroids, Strikeforce Tournament

And a baseball season starts in Spring and ends in Fall (where i come from anyway)

Roids can seemingly quicken your bat speed without lengthening your swing AKA you have more time to react to the pitch, which obviously is enormous for hitting the ball.

Of course no one mentions that players have been jacked up on greenies for decades, which is going to allow you to read the ball faster, which gives you more time to react to the pitch…

In my experience, a lot of guys who would never use them as performance enhancers per se are more open to using them to help recover from injury. The additional size and/or strength is more a side effect for them than anything else.

Having said that, there are many of those who also wind up as longer term users once they see the benefits.

The other groups who frequently turn to them are the mid-tier and lower-tier guys looking for a way to move up, particularly among those who believe that “everyone else is doing it.”

Think about it – you are a guy, living your dream as a linebacker. You have floated team to team as a back-up and special teams guy. You see and hear about many of the starters for various teams doing it, but it just feels too much like cheating.

Then you get an injury that leads to muscle atrophy and you get put on IR, knowing full well your career and your dreams may be coming to an end. You have been rehabbing diligently but you are a little older now and it takes longer to heal.

You finally ask the assistant S & C guy who has been working with you if he knows any way to improve or speed up your recovery. After a brief and veiled conversation, the guy trusts you and gives you the number of a friend who can “show you some other things that might help.”

I can’t speak for everyone, but having seen similar scenarios play out on the other side, were I the athlete in that situation I can’t say I wouldn’t do the exact same thing.

I guess it counts.

i’m of the belief that a very high percentage of these guys are using PEDs and simply haven’t been caught.

I share that belief. I would guess that well in excess of 60% of the guys in combat and other high contact sports (i.e. football (American)) use or have used PEDs at some point, even if only to aid in recovery.

In fact, with Nelson and Brock in limbo and Cain is injured, Strikeforce has a much more compelling scene in the HW division. I’m looking forward to the tournament, and any future combination of fights among these guys.

Especially after saying he’d…what was the actual quote?

Something like, I’d beat that motherfucker?

It was an interview about Barnett’s opinion on Werdum tapping out Fedor.

Monson just owned him not long ago.

that he’s recovered anywhere near full strength and flexibility.

Haven’t seen a fight since to challenge that, not even Newton/Saku (although it’s close).

Are the same people That are damning Josh.