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"Here's an unpopular opinion, but I'll state it: TRT is just the newest advancement in modern medicine that enables doctors to give people a better more productive, and healthier lifestyle. It wasn't available a few decades ago, it's here now. There are many examples of how athletes would wear their bodies down over time, but new medical knowledge would make it better. Pitchers in baseball get Tommy John's surgery and throw as if they were a decade younger. Should they not be allowed to pitch? Used to be that a torn ACL was career ending, but now that can be fixed. Should GSP not be allowed to fight? Players in the NFL used to be completely dependent on their own ability to recover quickly on the sidelines, but it was realized that oxygen tanks at the bench allowed for quicker more productive rest. Is the oxygen a performance enhancing substance that should ban them? The point of view that TRT should be outright banned is based on two things: ignorance and fear of advancement. Even outside the realm of sports, doctors have given their assessment of medically acceptable testosterone levels in the adult male a considerable overhaul, and now actually recommend higher levels in many men which were previously considered acceptable. Whatever MMA decides will not change that. Steroids are banned because it's unfair to ask athletes to do something harmful to their body in order to stay competitive. Would you ask the same athletes to forego good medical advice just to satisfy your outdated opinion of what is fair?"
on the following blog post:Vitor Belfort Issues Apology For Actions at UFC on FX 8 Press Conference
19 hours agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"They have guidelines set up for TRT. There has to be a legitimate medical deficiency, you have to notify the commission and the UFC that you are using it, and your Testosterone levels can't exceed a 6 to 1 ratio, which is about the maximum that can be naturally achieved at the height of athleticism in the sport. Other sports have different ratios, and to my knowledge, as long as TRT is actually be used to correct a legit deficiency, it isn't banned in any sport. Seriously, do a search in google for the words "TRT banned sports". There are pages and pages and pages of nothing except MMA sites. Nothing about football, nothing from baseball (despite its own past steroid scandals), nothing from boxing or kickboxing. Just pages and pages of MMA sites. Everyone else sees it as legit as long as its regulated. Why are we talking about it so much?"
on the following blog post:UFC on FX 8 Post Fight Press Conference
3 days agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"This is kind of a ridiculous point of view. There are all sorts of things that can be wrong with your body, and one of them happens to be hormone deficiencies. Low testosterone is a legitimate medical condition. It could be potentially abused, which is why they have the rules they have in place. 1) You can't take TRT without notifying the commission/UFC so said treatment can be monitored and 2) your T to E ratio can't exceed 6 to 1, which is about the realistic maximum for an elite athlete to obtain normally. As long as he stays within the bounds set, what is the problem, and more to the point, why do you feel he is a cheater when he clearly isn't breaking any rules?"
on the following blog post:UFC on FX 8: Bonuses and Attendance
3 days agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"People choosing to continue cutting weight when they don't have the time to recover is a completely separate issue, one known as fighter stupidity. The only reason why weight cutting is even seen as an option is because of the time to recover. You say that fighters will be killing themselves by continuing to cut weight, but that is because weight cutting is dangerous. If they need to, they can add in more weight classes to accommodate some fighters, and I've thought they could have a superheavyweight division for some time now. Have Heavyweight stop at 240 and have SHW go from 241-280, or just be 241+."
on the following blog post:POLL: What should be at the top of the list of things to change in MMA right now?
1 week agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"I had to go with the Weigh-ins. The entire point of having weight classes is to (mostly) alleviate sheer size as a determining factor in who wins the fight. When fighters sign a contract, they agree to fight at a certain weight, but the vast majority are not actually doing that, they're just making sure to weigh in right the night before. Besides the aspect of fairness, there's other issues as well. Fighters with hard cuts often have crappy cardio as a result, putting on rather lackluster fights for the fans, and they cause themselves health problems as well (Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier are both good examples). People seeking a strength and size advantage by trading in their long term health and well-being... Isn't that one of the reasons we don't allow steroids? Besides that, I think it's the easiest one to see real change quickly. Most people in a weight class cut from the one weight class above it, so most of the changes to the roster would be superficial. Meanwhile, inactivity isn't a serious issue (and would probably be alleviated by people having better cardio), the scoring system can (and probably should) change gradually, and I think eye pokes are here to stay unless you get rid of BJJ. Any sort of glove which gives access to the fingers to allow a grip is also going to allow eye pokes. Sorry Joe Rogan, but I don't see it happening."
on the following blog post:POLL: What should be at the top of the list of things to change in MMA right now?
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"Here's an unpopular opinion, but I'll state it: TRT is just the newest advancement in modern medicine that enables doctors to give people a better more productive, and healthier lifestyle. It wasn't available a few decades ago, it's here now. There are many examples of how athletes would wear their bodies down over time, but new medical knowledge would make it better. Pitchers in baseball get Tommy John's surgery and throw as if they were a decade younger. Should they not be allowed to pitch? Used to be that a torn ACL was career ending, but now that can be fixed. Should GSP not be allowed to fight? Players in the NFL used to be completely dependent on their own ability to recover quickly on the sidelines, but it was realized that oxygen tanks at the bench allowed for quicker more productive rest. Is the oxygen a performance enhancing substance that should ban them? The point of view that TRT should be outright banned is based on two things: ignorance and fear of advancement. Even outside the realm of sports, doctors have given their assessment of medically acceptable testosterone levels in the adult male a considerable overhaul, and now actually recommend higher levels in many men which were previously considered acceptable. Whatever MMA decides will not change that. Steroids are banned because it's unfair to ask athletes to do something harmful to their body in order to stay competitive. Would you ask the same athletes to forego good medical advice just to satisfy your outdated opinion of what is fair?"
on the following blog post:Vitor Belfort Issues Apology For Actions at UFC on FX 8 Press Conference
19 hours agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"They have guidelines set up for TRT. There has to be a legitimate medical deficiency, you have to notify the commission and the UFC that you are using it, and your Testosterone levels can't exceed a 6 to 1 ratio, which is about the maximum that can be naturally achieved at the height of athleticism in the sport. Other sports have different ratios, and to my knowledge, as long as TRT is actually be used to correct a legit deficiency, it isn't banned in any sport. Seriously, do a search in google for the words "TRT banned sports". There are pages and pages and pages of nothing except MMA sites. Nothing about football, nothing from baseball (despite its own past steroid scandals), nothing from boxing or kickboxing. Just pages and pages of MMA sites. Everyone else sees it as legit as long as its regulated. Why are we talking about it so much?"
on the following blog post:UFC on FX 8 Post Fight Press Conference
3 days agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"This is kind of a ridiculous point of view. There are all sorts of things that can be wrong with your body, and one of them happens to be hormone deficiencies. Low testosterone is a legitimate medical condition. It could be potentially abused, which is why they have the rules they have in place. 1) You can't take TRT without notifying the commission/UFC so said treatment can be monitored and 2) your T to E ratio can't exceed 6 to 1, which is about the realistic maximum for an elite athlete to obtain normally. As long as he stays within the bounds set, what is the problem, and more to the point, why do you feel he is a cheater when he clearly isn't breaking any rules?"
on the following blog post:UFC on FX 8: Bonuses and Attendance
3 days agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"People choosing to continue cutting weight when they don't have the time to recover is a completely separate issue, one known as fighter stupidity. The only reason why weight cutting is even seen as an option is because of the time to recover. You say that fighters will be killing themselves by continuing to cut weight, but that is because weight cutting is dangerous. If they need to, they can add in more weight classes to accommodate some fighters, and I've thought they could have a superheavyweight division for some time now. Have Heavyweight stop at 240 and have SHW go from 241-280, or just be 241+."
on the following blog post:POLL: What should be at the top of the list of things to change in MMA right now?
1 week agoJTalbainAdded a new comment
"I had to go with the Weigh-ins. The entire point of having weight classes is to (mostly) alleviate sheer size as a determining factor in who wins the fight. When fighters sign a contract, they agree to fight at a certain weight, but the vast majority are not actually doing that, they're just making sure to weigh in right the night before. Besides the aspect of fairness, there's other issues as well. Fighters with hard cuts often have crappy cardio as a result, putting on rather lackluster fights for the fans, and they cause themselves health problems as well (Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier are both good examples). People seeking a strength and size advantage by trading in their long term health and well-being... Isn't that one of the reasons we don't allow steroids? Besides that, I think it's the easiest one to see real change quickly. Most people in a weight class cut from the one weight class above it, so most of the changes to the roster would be superficial. Meanwhile, inactivity isn't a serious issue (and would probably be alleviated by people having better cardio), the scoring system can (and probably should) change gradually, and I think eye pokes are here to stay unless you get rid of BJJ. Any sort of glove which gives access to the fingers to allow a grip is also going to allow eye pokes. Sorry Joe Rogan, but I don't see it happening."
on the following blog post:POLL: What should be at the top of the list of things to change in MMA right now?
1 week ago More...
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