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<p>UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones, 25, is still several years from hitting his prime. Dan Henderson is just three days out from hitting 42, and will be packing Testosterone Replacement Therapy in his back pocket for their UFC 151 shootout..</p>
“That’s a pretty controversial topic, I’m not sure I should go there or not,” Jones said during Tuesday’s conference call before detailing his disdain for TRT and other PEDs. “Basically, I believe that if you’re healthy enough to play a sport, you shouldn’t take any performance-enhancing drugs or anything [like] testosterone. Fighters make a lot of money in their 20s, they make a lot of money in their 30s, and when they get in their 40s, unfortunately, you’re in your 40s. You should fight the way you fight when you’re in your 40s. Switch your style up to stay in the game.
“I don’t think you should be able to take a drug to pretty much give you the strength of a 30-year-old again. That’s like me saying, ‘Oh, I’m not as fast as I was when I was 20. Let me just take something to be 20 again.”
“I think things like TRT and steroids should be for the sick or for the normal people that really need the drugs. Not athletes. If you’re an athlete, be an athlete. I don’t think anyone should have anything that enhances them.”
I feel like torn but overall pro TRT. The reason being that as a Chael fan I know it's not just guys taking it for fun basically. He needs it as a genuine medication and that's that. When he was on Rogan's podcast though one of them said about how it should be all or nothing and that makes a kind of sense too. Plus really with all of the perfectly legal enhancements that maybe shouldn't be... who cares about a lil TRT if the UFC has deemed it safe and legal?
If it's legit therapy why don't athletes in other sports get TRT exemptions? Getting old is part of life. Once you can't cut it you get out. That's the way it goes with every other professional athlete.
From his 'what he says and what he does' track record outside the cage, Jones will probably be following a rigorous TRT treatment plan in about 4 to 6 months.
He can visualize himself healthy past 35.
If Hendo somehow (I really stress IF)knocks out JJ, we must rename the H Bomb to the T bomb (T for testosterone).
When this kid gets old he will look more hypocritical than Tito. Fighters always talk too much trash when they are young, it's like they believe they will never age, never get knocked out, never get choked out and carelessly thrown to the ground. Everyone, even "devout christian" fighters, age and when this kid does it will be forum posts of hypocritical quotes.
Tito, for example, was mad that Forest for being disrespectful. What Forest did doesn't compare to what Tito had done to guys like Shamrock.
When fighting is your full time job, and you do it for a long time, what else do you have? What kind of resume is that? You can take TRT and squeeze a few more years of paychecks out, or you can what? What other jobs does cage fighting qualify you for?
"Well Mr. Henderson I see you have a mean right hand and a solid chin, I think that makes you a perfect fit as our new greeter here at Waffle House"
DaddyRich - If it's legit therapy why don't athletes in other sports get TRT exemptions? Getting old is part of life. Once you can't cut it you get out. That's the way it goes with every other professional athlete.
That's what I think, pretty much. I hate Jones, but think he's right on this
DaddyRich - If it's legit therapy why don't athletes in other sports get TRT exemptions? Getting old is part of life. Once you can't cut it you get out. That's the way it goes with every other professional athlete.
How do you know other athletes are not getting it? Just because its not reported like it is in MMA doesn't mean it is not happening.
This. I know of many professional athletes use it. Read up on baseball rules. No flag comes up unless your like 5:1. You can take what you want basically. In the majors they don't even test for bud like they do in the minors. Either way read up on rules of other sports before you say people aren't using shit.
DaddyRich - If it's legit therapy why don't athletes in other sports get TRT exemptions? Getting old is part of life. Once you can't cut it you get out. That's the way it goes with every other professional athlete.
How do you know other athletes are not getting it? Just because its not reported like it is in MMA doesn't mean it is not happening.
This. I know of many professional athletes use it. Read up on baseball rules. No flag comes up unless your like 5:1. You can take what you want basically. In the majors they don't even test for bud like they do in the minors. Either way read up on rules of other sports before you say people aren't using shit.
I guess I don't know but then there wouldn't have been any reason for Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens to retire.
Sure they should be allowed. Its ignorant to say they should't. However, they should be tested weekly to make sure their test levels are in the normal range and not being jacked up. If you want a TRT expemption, you should have to get tested weekly.
DaddyRich - If it's legit therapy why don't athletes in other sports get TRT exemptions? Getting old is part of life. Once you can't cut it you get out. That's the way it goes with every other professional athlete.
How do you know other athletes are not getting it? Just because its not reported like it is in MMA doesn't mean it is not happening.
This. I know of many professional athletes use it. Read up on baseball rules. No flag comes up unless your like 5:1. You can take what you want basically. In the majors they don't even test for bud like they do in the minors. Either way read up on rules of other sports before you say people aren't using shit.
I guess I don't know but then there wouldn't have been any reason for Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens to retire.
Umm they didn't test back then. Clem was accused never proven. Clemons is playing baseball still for the skeeters. How did Cabrera get busted? He was about 8:1.
