Thread: Supplement Hypocrites Revealed?

I have been keeping up on the news concerning the latest "doping scandal" in the Olympics surrounding BALCO labs Victor Conte's supposed distribution of the steroid/ph THG. I find it interesting that so many of the "trusted" scientific experts that are constantly working on these "groundbreaking" substances make claims on their products like "100% absorption rate", "100% anabolic conversion", and "Will increase natural testosterone production by 100%". Yet, in a series of e-mails to the media, Conte purportedly states "USADA is really making a scientific stretch by suggesting that (THG) is closely related to an anabolic steroid...my understanding from what I have been told by experts in this field, is that a very small alteration in the molecular structure of an anabolic steroid can cause it to be totally ineffective. THG may not even reach the androgen receptor at all and there may be absolutely no anabolic effects"
Taken from the Washington Post 10/18/03.
So, my question is: If Conte is such a respected scientist in the supplement field, and BALCO such a trusted source of "high quality" products, then why is he now claiming that THG is probably useless? Is he trying to cover his ass from an indictment, or are most, if not all of the OTC supplement claims a bunch of BS? What the real question should be to people who have tried a vast array of the OTC steroid alternatives or PH/PS's, is, what product REALLY works? Not some endorsement from someone on this site that is affiliated with a company, not someone who packed on 20 pounds of water weight and fat by taking tons of creatine and whey while on 1 Test, but people that have tried the OTC's like 1 Test, etc and got actual steroid like freaky muscle gains. I, (like the rest of us), would certainly like to know that we're not just pissing our money down the drain, and would be better off seeking the black market products that actually work. Anyone out there?

I've heard that this is supposed to be similar to fina, but who knows. He could be covering his ass sure, I think its really about impossible to know the truth these days.