So teenaged boys aren’t allowed in professional cycling? When I was 14 I’m pretty sure my ratio of testosterone to blood was over 11:1.
Aggressive madman? Hard to say. While testosterone certainly has some effect on my moods, it is easy to exaggerate. On the other hand, I am only trying to get back up to normal levels. YMMV.
Androgel is of course for sissies. I am using a 23 Gauge 1.25’’ needle. With a bur on it. I like my testosterone straight. Besides, the gel makes it dangerous for women to touch you. It also gave me monkey fur on my tummy.
I heard two interviews on the radio today with the same doctor from the World Anti-Doping Agency. His responses to some of the questions raised here:
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Synthesized testosterone was first developed in the 1930s. He didn’t get into the process but during the 1940s pharmaceutical companies tried to market it as a “male menopause” remedy. It didn’t catch on.
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He was asked if someone could extract testosterone from his own body and reintroduce it at a later time. His response was along the lines of “practically impossible.”
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He was also asked if someone could have spiked Landis’ water. He indicated that this was also almost impossible since the acids involved in the digestive process would destroy most of the testosterone introduced to the body this way.
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Although the doctor kept indicating that there was still some presumption of innocence on Landis’ part, his experience leads him to believe that the testosterone was introduced as a rub (the infamous “cream” and “clear” of Barry Bonds’ grand jury testimony).
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Interestingly, the doctor said that such a use of testosterone would, in most instances, not be detectable by the urine testing after 24 hours or so of its application.
The one thing that strikes the doctor as odd about this whole thing is the one-day spike in testosterone levels as it relates to Landis’ performance on that day. Evidentially, testosterone does not give you that immediate increase in performance. However, another “expert” on one of the interviews suggested that testosterone is also a mood enhancer and that may be why Landis took it. He got more of a psychological boost that in turn aided his physical performance that day. Not sure I buy it, but I guess it’s possible.
The patch has caused toddlers that fathers played with to start premature puberty. They carry a warning that pregnant women are to never touch them.
Ahh!
So your hairy palms was not due to… :smack: