Hardy linked to supplement company

IMO, this entire supplement/steroroid battle is a joke. It like regulating speeding on a highway, sure you will catch some but not all. As my screen name indicates, I am also a big fan of mixed martial arts (UFC especially). There are fighters getting caught all the time, same as nearly every single sport. Not to excuse their behavior, but a lot of these guys take supplements to aid in injury recovery (no so much for building strength - though it does). Let face it, any elite athlete is doing their sport to earn money and fame (olympic swimmers included). They are swimming 10,000 yards per day. lifting weights, getting hurt/injured trying to maintain such elite shape. Its easy to get lured in by a product (usually reccomended by a trusted trainer or even Dr.) that claims to aid in injury healing and muscle recovery. Give them their fine, punish them accordingly, but stop trying to demonize them like they committed murder or armed robbery!

IMO, this entire supplement/steroroid battle is a joke. It like regulating speeding on a highway, sure you will catch some but not all. As my screen name indicates, I am also a big fan of mixed martial arts (UFC especially). There are fighters getting caught all the time, same as nearly every single sport. Not to excuse their behavior, but a lot of these guys take supplements to aid in injury recovery (no so much for building strength - though it does). Let face it, any elite athlete is doing their sport to earn money and fame (olympic swimmers included). They are swimming 10,000 yards per day. lifting weights, getting hurt/injured trying to maintain such elite shape. Its easy to get lured in by a product (usually reccomended by a trusted trainer or even Dr.) that claims to aid in injury healing and muscle recovery. Give them their fine, punish them accordingly, but stop trying to demonize them like they committed murder or armed robbery!