OT Alberto Salazar banned

[wc1934]

Another idol bites the dust and Team Nike takes another hit.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...X7K/story.html

Anyone ever hear of L-Carnitine? Anyone taking it?
Web MD (if they are credible), made it sound like a positive supplement.

[echappist]

About damn time he got caught

Royal slimeball

[merckx]

Originally Posted by echappist

About damn time he got caught

Royal slimeball

This.

He is disgusting.

So too is USADA and WADA for allowing only a four year ban.

[oldpotatoe]

Doping in professional running, what a surprise-
Maybe they'll take a harder look at 'football(soccer), trigeekery, cross country skiing, biathlon, etc, etc, blah, blah...NFL??,

ahh..no..too much $$...

[peanutgallery]

Money and sport, bad mix

Reflects poorly on all Nike athletes, but I'm sure Adidas or whoever is no different

[echappist]

Originally Posted by merckx

This.

He is disgusting.

So too is USADA and WADA for allowing only a four year ban.

And let’s not forget Nike’s role in all this. Absolutely despicable company, especially considering its political influence in Oregon. A company that really loves itself prevaricating psychopaths (think Armstrong).

I also hope Mo Farrah gets his see-no-evil a** some punishment. Seven years spent under Salazar, and he trots out his whole charade...

[rwsaunders]

Nike’s attorneys defended him in court and this (see link) is what they allow him to post on the Oregon Project website...note that he took a snippet of the decision that was favorable to him and used it in the statement too. Slime

https://nikeoregonproject.com/blogs/...erto-statement

[weiwentg]

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

Nike’s attorneys defended him in court and this (see link) is what they allow him to post on the Oregon Project website...note that he took a snippet of the decision that was favorable to him and used it in the statement too. Slime

https://nikeoregonproject.com/blogs/...erto-statement

Here's an interesting tidbit. Salazar had experimented with testosterone gel on his own sons to find the maximum amount of gel that would not trigger an adverse analytical finding. Salazar reportedly briefed Nike's CEO on this. This should have been an immediate red flag. I know Salazar's stock excuse was that he was worried about people sabotaging his athletes, and Nike has released a statement that they're going with this flimsy reason. But seriously, nobody would or should buy this.

Parker was also briefed about Salazar's work on infusing L-carnitine. IVs are generally frowned upon, and Salazar exceeded the time and volume limits that were on IVs for these infusions.

[redir]

Yeah that got me too, he used his own sons as Guinea Pigs, what a guy.

[unterhausen]

I have never understood why there is so much money in track and field. But the results speak for themselves, the times just keep on getting faster. There was a slight dip after the "doping era" was over, but it's obvious they are still doping.

[goonster]

Originally Posted by unterhausen

I have never understood why there is so much money in track and field.

Promotional market for fitness/amateur runners, and the money going to athletes and programs is peanuts compared to big time team sports.

[mistermo]

So sad to hear this. As a high school/college long distance runner in that era, he was my absolute idol. He raced so many distances so well. Oh well, I'll write him off now along with so many others.

[Bentley]

The OP asked the following question

Anyone ever hear of L-Carnitine? Anyone taking it?

L-Carnitine is an amino acid, produced naturally in the body, that helps in the conversion of fat to energy. Apparently its not considered toxic at the levels that are offered in over the counter supplements that are available.

It would seem like if there is a way to improve the conversion of fat to energy it would be a good thing for folks carrying around a few extra pounds, but the kind of athletes that are coached by Salazar, must be some other benefit.

My Doctor suggested I take it and I did, nothing of note to offer.

[93KgBike]

What a scumbag, and NIKE too.

Arbitrators wrote about an instance in which Salazar rubbed testosterone gel on the backs of his sons as a way of finding out how much gel could be used before sparking a positive test.

It was after that experiment that Brown exchanged e-mails with the Nike CEO to update him on the test.

The arbitrators said there were ‘‘numerous other examples of this type of ‘medical’ direction in the record of this case.’’

The directions involved calcium supplements, anti-inflammatories, sleep medication, and the consistent pushing of thyroid medicine that is often used to increase metabolism and control weight.

It led distance runner Kara Goucher to comment that she ‘‘was very concerned [about Dr. Brown’s role with the NOP] because everybody on the team had hypothyroidism,’’ according to the report.

[rwsaunders]

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