The end is Nigh. Is this the lowest thing ever in the existence of humanity?

Hyperbole some may cry. Heresy! Say others. Me, I haven't stopped crying.

My Hero Geir Helgemo has been suspended for doping. I mean cmon Bridge is tough! Cannot he been given some leniency???? I am at a loss for words. The world of bridge has been sent back 100 years. RIP noble sport.

"Geir Helgemo, who is Norwegian but represents Monaco in bridge events, tested positive for synthetic testosterone and the female fertility drug clomifene at a World Bridge Series event in Orlando in September.

After accepting he had breached anti-doping rules, Helgemo was suspended by the World Bridge Federation (WBF) until 20 November. He also had all titles, medals and points from the 2018 World Bridge Series revoked".

www.barstoolsports.com... r-drugs

a reply to: lakenheath24

My life is basically over. Damn you.

DAMN YOU TO HELL!


(Elks Lodge Bridge Club member )

a reply to: lakenheath24

links not working. sounds like an article from the onion but if true... Bwahahaha!!

a reply to: TheScale

Looks like even the mods are upset. They have broken my link. I am sure MSM will be on this ASAP. I shall find another link....if my heart can bear the pain.

a reply to: DBCowboy

Say hey my Elk bro. Here is a horny salute.

a reply to: lakenheath24

Jeezus Lord in Heaven. Its worse than i thought. He was busted for testosterone doping! The inhumanity.

www.unz.com...

Geir needs to switch to holdem where at the NA casinos the geezers are so medicated or drunk they can barely play.

Love that tourny play...

btw....what's 'bridge"

a reply to: olaru12

Well he was doing male AND female hormones so sounds lime he WAS holding them.

originally posted by: lakenheath24
a reply to: olaru12

Well he was doing male AND female hormones so sounds lime he WAS holding them.

What exactly is the affect of male and female hormone loading. Is it like steroids or Modafinil? Crank?

Is it a common practice? Nada on Google.

a reply to: olaru12

Hell if i know. Maybe chick hormones make you concentrate better and dude hormones let you hold your bladder for that eight pint. Disclaimer...that was not a scientific analysis.

a reply to: lakenheath24

In men, the medical dose of clomiphene accelerates testosterone secretion. The use of clomiphene aims to increase the sperm cell count of semen. The substance is usually administered in 50 milligram daily doses during 2 to 3 months. After that, the dose is paused, the extent of the pause depends on the luteinizing hormone (LH) contents measured in the serum.

Clomiphene is a doping substance according to the Penal Code. Particularly men, who use anabolic steroids, commonly use clomiphene or other anti-estrogens (for example, tamoxifen) as an accompanying drug.

The purpose of clomiphene, in this case, is to inhibit the estrogen problems caused by the overdosed anabolic steroids, that appear when anabolic steroids convert in the body to estrogens or other metabolic products that have estrogenic effetcs. These problems, in men, include the over-growth of breasts (gynecomastia) and blood coagulation disturbances.

Even though clomiphene accelerates testosterone secretion, its muscle growth increasing effect is in practice insignificant. It should also be noted that with large doses, clomiphene changes from anti-estrogen to estrogen. Small doses block estrogen receptors, but large doses stimulate them. Because of that, clomiphene is not used in large doses.

dopinglinkki.fi...

He wasn't trying to become a transsexual super being, he was accelerating the release of the synthetic testosterone he was banging into his veins.

The chemical world of professional athleticism, mixed martial arts, and body building is murky to say the least. Those people pound so many supplements, drugs unregulated by the FDA called supplements, steroids, hormones, they even inject human blood cells (Lance Armstrong).

How many regular boxing, MMA, NFL and NBA games have piss or blood tests before or after the match or game? Not many except for big UFC matches that I know of.

a reply to: r0xor

Except....we are talking about a card game here. CARDS ffs. Do they drug test horseshoe players as well. Lol

WTF ?????????????/

how the hell does doing work in bridge ??????????????????/

i can ALMOST get my head around amphetamines // other stimulatnts - for " maximum alertness through a long match "

but gender specific hormones ????????????

a reply to: ignorant_ape

The funny thing is that they actually test players. It will be Bingo touneys next. Peeps gettin disqualified for smokin. Lol

originally posted by: olaru12
Geir needs to switch to holdem where at the NA casinos the geezers are so medicated or drunk they can barely play.

Love that tourny play...

btw....what's 'bridge"

*puts pun about poker away*

Damn you beat me to it..

If bridge is not the card game, I'm as lost as you lol

originally posted by: lakenheath24
a reply to: olaru12

Well he was doing male AND female hormones so sounds lime he WAS holding them.

This all sounds terribly painful, shocking and scary...

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run

originally posted by: lakenheath24
a reply to: ignorant_ape

The funny thing is that they actually test players. It will be Bingo touneys next. Peeps gettin disqualified for smokin. Lol

Rob Bailey, 76, from Texas, was found guilty of doping before the Sunday night match of professional world wide bingo. He has been disqualified for 2 years from any bingo event, and fined $1500 for the use of the performance enhancing drug, viagra. Close friends of Rob say that he can't even remember anything, due to alzheimer's but regretted the unfortunate outcome, shortly before asking for a lift to bingo.

idk.. lol

a reply to: gallop

Lol. Can you imagine Bob being dragged out of the Bingo hall by armed cops?!