NRL suspends Reni Maitua

[auck_builder]

source nrl.com

The National Rugby League, after consultation with the Cronulla Sharks, has imposed a provisional suspension effective immediately upon Cronulla’s Reni Maitua over a positive drug test result to Clenbuterol.

The NRL is not in a position to give any further detail in relation to the test, which is still at the ‘A’ Sample stage.

Under both the World Anti-Doping Authority Code and the NRL Anti Doping Policy, a player is subject to a provisional suspension upon notification of the ‘A’ Sample.

The player has the right to waive the ‘B’ sample and move to an expedited hearing or wait until the ‘B’ Sample is confirmed, at which point the NRL will again offer the opportunity to expedite the process.

Here comes the "steroid" media beat up again....

Question: would an athlete seriously just be using clenbuterol during a season?? would it be stacked with some test or something? they dont want catabolic effects during there season...

Discuss

[BainTrain]

Yes he could be using it quite possibly to increase his aerobic capacity and to increase his oxygen transportation. It's not just good for bodybuilders. It's anabolic in rats not sure about humans but as long as your eating heaps protein you'll be right and it's fine to use on it's own as far as i'm aware.

[musclenz]

source nrl.com

The National Rugby League, after consultation with the Cronulla Sharks, has imposed a provisional suspension effective immediately upon Cronulla’s Reni Maitua over a positive drug test result to Clenbuterol.

The NRL is not in a position to give any further detail in relation to the test, which is still at the ‘A’ Sample stage.

Under both the World Anti-Doping Authority Code and the NRL Anti Doping Policy, a player is subject to a provisional suspension upon notification of the ‘A’ Sample.

The player has the right to waive the ‘B’ sample and move to an expedited hearing or wait until the ‘B’ Sample is confirmed, at which point the NRL will again offer the opportunity to expedite the process.

Here comes the "steroid" media beat up again....

Question: would an athlete seriously just be using clenbuterol during a season?? would it be stacked with some test or something? they dont want catabolic effects during there season...

Discuss

Clenbuterol is not actually a steriod. He might have a defence on that premise. Say it was a fat burner which could be argued in court.

[auck_builder]

yea looks like he will be getting 2 years under WADA rules...

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/a ... 12&ref=rss

SYDNEY - Reni Maitua's rugby league career appears in tatters after the Cronulla forward was suspended by the NRL for testing positive to a banned substance.

The former international tested positive to Clenbuterol, an anabolic agent used to improve muscle mass and reduce body fat, following a routine Australian Sports Drug Agency test three weeks ago.

The NRL imposed a provisional suspension effective immediately, pending the results of tests on Maitua's B sample.

Clenbuterol is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List, with a doping offence in relation to its use leading to a possible two-year ban.

Maitua and his manager Sam Ayoub met with Sharks chief executive Tony Zappia in Sydney on Wednesday night, Maitua avoiding the waiting media scrum by escaping through a back exit.

The positive test continues a wretched year for both the NRL and the Sharks, both dogged by a succession of off-field atrocities.

The last high profile athlete to test positive for Clenbuterol was American swimmer Jessica Hardy, who missed last year's Beijing Olympics as a result of a positive test at the US Olympic trials.

[BainTrain]

Clenbuterol is not actually a steriod. He might have a defence on that premise. Say it was a fat burner which could be argued in court.

What's it classed as? a Beta-Agonist?

[Pete_S]

Clenbuterol is not actually a steriod. He might have a defence on that premise. Say it was a fat burner which could be argued in court.

What's it classed as? a Beta-Agonist?

A banned substance (that's all that matters)

[Optimass]

musclenz is right - it's not a steroid. And would be taken as 2guns has stated .... in it vet form it's used to treat horses with neumonia for the same reasons.

notes: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articl ... id=1138923

[Mrbig]

its a broncholator its for asthma patients to open airwaves its a good fat burner but shit at bulding muscle but i guess it doesnt matter he got caught and the media will have a party with this one

[LOS]

just cant beleive he would take it knowing theres a possibility that he could get caught.

Richie Barnett has coming out saying it was rife when he was playing in the NRL. Must be readily available in oz.

[BainTrain]

Clenbuterol is not actually a steriod. He might have a defence on that premise. Say it was a fat burner which could be argued in court.

What's it classed as? a Beta-Agonist?

A banned substance (that's all that matters)

Really? Gee thanks for the heads up!

[AlBundy]

I would think the reason it's be banned, is due to its stimulant properties.

[BANNER]

I feel for the guy, Gone done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues now this, not to mention the repercussions for the Sharks after the Matty Johns fallout too, just read LG pulled their sponsorship as well there goes another 700k :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Mike Zero]

Good riddens Sharks

[HumanPerformance]

As well as being a potent fat burner clen has a strong effect on the central nervous systems. This CNS stimulation can result in an imidiate increase in strength of up to 5%. Which would be hugely beneficial to an olympic lifter but not really of any benifit to a league player. With the CNS stimulation though comes slightly faster reflexes, higher energy levels and a percieved feeling of more alertness (as anyone who has taken it can attest, it has a definate "wired " feeling to it).

[OMCV6]

I have not used Clen, but used to swear by 1 tab of ephedrine 1 hr before a 60m, 100m or 200m sprint on the athletic track, was worth maybe 0.2 to 0.3 seconds time improvement over 100m for me. I can see how that could make it better for a league player who gets in the open to poor on some pace toward the try line.

[JamesR32GTR]

The strength and endurence increases from clen comes from allowing more efficient transportation of oxygen into cells. Any anabolic activity in humans is still debated and from what i can recall the studys were all done on rats.

Take drine , ma huang or large amounts of caffiene before say a leg work out or even cardio and compare it to clen by itself , clen is not that type of stimulant , in fact IMO it = shit.

It has never given me a wired or over abundance of energy or focus like the other "stims" mentioned above and with all the other people I have known who have taken it.

Taken in to high of dose it raises BP , I have experiecned this first hand with mad headaches.

Clen in regards to BB IMO is best used as a thermo/fat burner and nothing more as it does raise body temp 1/2 degree and if you have genuine clen you will be sweating buckets :pfft:

[Optimass]

Can't say I ever got a lift in alertness from clen ...

I could handle 2 teaspoons of granules (1 teaspoon enough for a 200kg horse) and i'd only just be getting the shakes ...

On the same note could take 1 effie 100mg/hcl and 1/2 asprin with a double shot latte and I'd be beaming for hours.

[JamesR32GTR]

Can't say I ever got a lift in alertness from clen ...

I could handle 2 teaspoons of granules (1 teaspoon enough for a 200kg horse) and i'd only just be getting the shakes ...

On the same note could take 1 effie 100mg/hcl and 1/2 asprin with a double shot latte and I'd be beaming for hours.

x2 mate

[vinzilla]

I have not used Clen, but used to swear by 1 tab of ephedrine 1 hr before a 60m, 100m or 200m sprint on the athletic track, was worth maybe 0.2 to 0.3 seconds time improvement over 100m for me. I can see how that could make it better for a league player who gets in the open to poor on some pace toward the try line.

Can vouch for this for footy, you have to take 3 tabs, 1 an hour before,1 half an hour before and 1 right before you run on to last the whole game and believe it or not you could buy it over the counter at the pharmacy, 10 bucks for 50 tabs but once that stopped you had to get your hit from "ripped fuel" as it had ephidrene in it.

The good old days huh :pfft:

[musclenz]

Can't say I ever got a lift in alertness from clen ...

I could handle 2 teaspoons of granules (1 teaspoon enough for a 200kg horse) and i'd only just be getting the shakes ...

On the same note could take 1 effie 100mg/hcl and 1/2 asprin with a double shot latte and I'd be beaming for hours.

The perfect adrenaline rush. Ephedrine & adrenaline work on the same pathways & their effects are enhanced by introducing caffeine & aspirin.

I was just looking up my data on Clen vs Ephe/Adren action & I found that Clen mostly works on the beta adrenergic receptors (Beta 2), whereas Adrenaline & Ephedrine act on both alpha & beta receptors, so that might be why you noticed better performance from Ephedrine as a CNS stimulant. But thats just speculation on my part.

[Gym rat]

I feel for the guy, Gone done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues now this, not to mention the repercussions for the Sharks after the Matty Johns fallout too, just read LG pulled their sponsorship as well there goes another 700k :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I also feel for the guy as well getting done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues and now the Matty Johns fallout .I also heard that LG have pulled the plug on sponsoring the Sharks there goes another 700k down the loo.

[BANNER]

I feel for the guy, Gone done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues now this, not to mention the repercussions for the Sharks after the Matty Johns fallout too, just read LG pulled their sponsorship as well there goes another 700k :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I also feel for the guy as well getting done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues and now the Matty Johns fallout .I also heard that LG have pulled the plug on sponsoring the Sharks there goes another 700k down the loo.

GYMRAT UR A GENIUS :nod: :nod:

[genetic freek]

lol

[trainharder]

I feel for the guy, Gone done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues now this, not to mention the repercussions for the Sharks after the Matty Johns fallout too, just read LG pulled their sponsorship as well there goes another 700k :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I also feel for the guy as well getting done at the Bulldogs for alcohol related issues and now the Matty Johns fallout .I also heard that LG have pulled the plug on sponsoring the Sharks there goes another 700k down the loo.

SNAP