Chick:how do you respond to one of your top athletes gtting busted for steroids?

[Howard]

No one "has" to break the law to compete, anymore than in football, baseball, etc, etc.....

Surely you need to include ALL professional athletes in this assumption....unless, you're niave enough to believe they are all natural?

Toney is a great guy and I hate to see this happen but:

1.Obviously, I think the personal steroid use laws or retarded but they are the law of the land in many nations now.

2. C'mon Bob, we all know what is needed to compete and do well in the IFBB pro ranks.
Name me one pro, just one that competes clean?

* I don't want to rehash this issue, but so long as pros keep getting busted, the problem remains.
Bodybuilding can try to ignore the steroid laws and say they suck when some pro gets busted.

The sad reality is that more will keep getting busted.
If they think risking prison is worth it, fine, just don't say complain when someone gets busted.

[MB]

* I don't want to rehash this issue, but so long as pros keep getting busted, the problem remains.
Bodybuilding can try to ignore the steroid laws and say they suck when some pro gets busted.

The sad reality is that more will keep getting busted.
If they think risking prison is worth it, fine, just don't say complain when someone gets busted.

The sport is dying.  And this is the main problem.  You have to knowingly break the law to compete in it.  It wasn't a big deal 30-40 years ago, but laws continue to get more and more aggressive, and it's just not worth the risk anymore.  Bodybuilding refuses to change because they fear that there's no sport without the drugs.  The truth is that the US government could shut down professional bodybuilding in a heartbeat.   

[Alex23]

the chinks in your intelligence armour are showing.

Calm down King Scrabble... it's actually acceptable...

 try speaking 3 different languages on daily basis...