http://www.mmafighting.co(...)s-to-major-disappoi/To anyone arguing the detectability of steroids as a cop out bit, here are the detectable time frames of different steroids. Also, it's good to point out that Overeem could not be using other steroids, because they would have shown up on his last fight's drug screen. He would probably be using one of the testosterone esters and winstrol (stanozolol), oxandrolone, and possibly methandrostenolone (methandienone). These would keep his water weight down (except for methandro.. but it can be used successfully).
If he were using steroids, however, he would 99.99% guaranteed using testosterone. He could be using one of the long esters that are detectable for 3 months, or he could be using the propionate ester which has a much shorter detectable life, but must be injected more frequently. That's the catch.
In other words, he would only get caught for using steroids if he were using a long ester of testosterone. It should be out of his system, though. Synthetic testosterone is the same as the bodies naturally made testosterone, but the ester carbon/oxygen chain attached to it allows it to be metabolized at a regular rate, keeping levels more constant over longer periods of time. The metabolites of synthetic steroid esters are what show up on drug screens.
I think that overeem could avoid detection within the time frame, and that the steroid theory isn't correct. I think that he is not ducking the fight to avoid a failed drug screen. Someone in the game as long as Overeem would know which steroids to take, and which not to take. He wouldn't be taking trenbolone, nandralone, boldenone, etc because athletes who take that know that the risk of being caught is high, and there are no athletic, mma specific advantages to be had from taking them.
Overeem is not ducking because of the potential of a failed drug test.
testosterone-mix (Sustanon & Omnadren)
- testosterone enanthate
- testosterone cypionate
3 months
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- oxymetholone
- fluoxymesterone
- injectabel stanozolol
- formebolone
- drostanolone propionate
2 months
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- methandienone
- mesterolone
- ethylestrenole
- noretadrolone
3 weeks
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- oxandrolone
- oral stanozolol
3 weeks
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- testosterone propionate
2 weeks
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- testosterone undecanoate
1 week
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- clenbuterol
4 days