TMZ reports Jon Jones fails USADA test for Turinabol - What is that?

If Turinabol sounds familiar, it’s the same drug Frank Mir was suspended for using. It’s an anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) based on a derivation of testosterone. Turinabol is also known as 4-chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, DHCMT, and CDMT. Unlike many AAS, Turinabol is taken orally rather than injected.buy turinabol

The drug has a long and storied history in athletics, most famously being the drug of choice for the East German Olympic teams throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and is credited with leading the tiny nation of 17 million people to the podium of the Olympic medal leaderboards, competing directly with the USA and USSR.

The steroid was particularly useful for athletes, since it resulted in lean muscle gain without any significant accompanying water retention or rise in estrogen levels.

While not regarded as giving spectacular results in terms of muscle growth compared to other steroids, it was considered dependable and is still sometimes used as one part of multi-steroid “stacks” by bodybuilders to this day, thanks in part to its propensity to increase free (active) testosterone levels via its action on sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which can enhance the effects of other steroids.

It also potentially comes with some significant negative health effects, which former athletes--many of whom were underage when they were given the steroid--are dealing with to this day. The potential health effects include potentially permanent liver damage and raised cholesterol, as well as suppressed natural testosterone production.