
Originally Posted by
cylon357
Is there a list of substances they explicitly check for or do they just go by normal hormonal ranges? I'm quite certain (though not 100% sure) that there are ways of avoiding detection, depending on how they test.
For example, lets say as part of TRT, you are using Test and HCG, probably no AI because MMA fighters tend to be lean as f*ck all (Tank Abbot notwithstanding). Further, lets say that your doses keep you in clinically normal range, maybe towards the upper end.
So, unless there are tests that can explicitly detect external testosterone and accurately say that it is foreign, or there are explicit checks for HCG somehow, I don't know where the problem would be. MAYBE LH/FSH being in the dumps with a high normal test score would be an indicator, but maybe there are ways around that.
I'm just speculating here, obviously. I find it hard nearly impossible to believe that the big names aren't full of PEDs, they just have the money for the high end drugs that help with detection.