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 |  Subject: BJ Penn reveals multiple offers of TRT use Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:18 pm | |
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- BJ Penn has revealed he has been approached on multiple occasions by
coaches offering him Testosterone treatment, but he has always said
'no'.
Penn was arguably the most vocal of
all the UFC fighters when Nate Marquardt was axed by the promotion for
submitting a high level of testosterone. Marquardt later tried to
explain that he was undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy, and he had
simply been administered too much testosterone ahead of UFC Live.
Former lightweight and welterweight champion Penn has a problem with the
entire idea of TRT though, insisting everybody goes through spells in
their training camp when their body feels drained. The Prodigy is a
believer that you overcome such problems by training smart, not by
messing with your body.
"I think everyone is really of the same opinion as I am, if they want to admit it or not," he said on the MMA Hour.
"Stuff like this is not easy to talk about. We're talking about friends
and colleagues of mine. They look at me and they hear me say these
things, and they're like, 'You know you're the only guy that doesn't do
it, right?' And I'm like, I know.
"It's a catch-22 for me. I believe so strongly in fair play and all
these things, and on the other side, it's people you know and people you
look up to, legends of the sport. They've been involved with stuff like
that. I guess I shouldn't be so outspoken because I have so many
friends and colleagues and so many people I respect in this sport that
have gotten involved with stuff like TRT and hormone replacement."
Penn's major fear is that Marquardt may not be the last to stumble into
problems surrounding TRT. The Hawaiian believes certain coaches are
all-too-ready to give their stars extra help, and he wants more people
just to say 'no' as he does.
"When you're chi is down, you feel weak, and I'm sure it's an easy way
out to do all the testosterone and stuff, but I just couldn't see myself
doing it," Penn said. ESPN UK | |
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