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  1. Posted

    Got the e-mail from Tiberius on the boxing forum. No.I'm afraid I haven't been in any contact with Paul for a few months now.I have no idea what happened to him >Whether he's fallen ill or something else.

  2. Posted

    Just for gee-whiz, Harumafuji is already heavier than Chiyonofuji was and his career didn't go too bad.

    Really? Hmm. He doesn't look it. I guess it was just that physique that made Chiyonofuji look bigger. He was taller maybe? Well, if that's the case, I take it back. Maybe he can be a very consistent yusho contender without any added weight.

    Checking my, erm, sources, it says Haruama is one kg lighter than Chiyonofuji. But it could be out of date, and it really doesn't change your argument any.

    Harumafuji's calves and forearms are less muscled and more delicately boned than Chiyonofuji's.

  4. Posted

    Today, the second anti-doping lecture was held, this time attended by Hakuhou, among others. "I didn't reach Yokozuna by doing THAT..", he said. The lecture took an hour and 20 minutes. "There is a possibility that I inadvertently used medicine containing some of these outlawed substances while treating myself for fatigue or pain. I have to go through 6 basho a year, and we may be losing some of our privacy in our daily life.. I bet there is no one in the Sumo world who uses these substances..", he reflected. Since he entered Sumo in 2000, he has gained 85 kilos. "I can understand people are saying this kind of weight-gain is suspect, but I categorically deny any usage of these substances. Getting large using drugs and getting large doing keiko are two entirely different things!", said Hakuhou. Asked about the proposed punishment of taking away a yusho from a positive-testing winner,

    My understanding is that the wrestler do not get large with keiko,but rather with the vast amount of chanko nabe they take after practice.Steroids and human growth hormone help with the recovery after workout.You still need to train hard and have a proper diet,if you are to make proper use of these supplements.Steroids and HGH in fact,by reducing recovery time from a workout,allows a committed athlete to train with greater intensity and volume.

    he said: "I don't really think about that since I don't use anything, but what worries me is what will happen if I test positive anyway.. what do I do then??"

    Tomorrow, it's Asashouryuu's Takasago Ichimon's turn.

    Looking worried:

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    Haha.Why would he say that? If he has nothing to hide,why would he question the reliability of a WADA approved laboratory.IMO he's definitely on something.With regards to these drugs sumo had a level playing field. If reports about the new strict testing is reliable,get ready for the kind of circumvention of these test you see in the modern Olympics.

  6. Posted

    So only stimulants? And surprise tests by the organization itself and surprise tests announced beforehand? Very nice.

    It still looks more and more like they will never implement anabolic substance tests and the cannabis havoc was a big blessing to Kyokai in this sense.

    ......

    Following the full WADA regulations is apparently out, but the use of drugs with "muscle build-up effects" will be tested for and sanctioned. Furthermore, the plan is to put the suspension business into the hands of a 10-man commission to consist of one representative of each ichimon as well as 5 medical people, among them anti-doping prof Onishi and the head of the Kyokai's medical office Yoshida. At least that's the word now...

    (sigh) I don't see this as a good thing,personally.

  8. Posted

    Hey, over here, over here, copyright fanatics. Shut them down before they cause significant economic damages to the NHK and NSK.

    I realise that. I assume they will last for the next couple of days at least.

    I guess it's not that hard to find them on youtube,anyway....

    Besides,I'm supposing some people wanted a quick heads-up to the daily events in the basho.

    That was for them....

  10. Posted

    Kyokutenho: All this leaves a bad taste. It made even people who don't normally follow sumo think yaocho exists.

    Am I misreading this quote, or does it imply that people who do normally follow sumo think that yaocho exists?

    Yes the "even" in the quote seems slightly troubling. (Holiday feeling...)

  12. Posted

    Thanks so much from me too.

    I don't think there is any need for Asashoryu to stay with the Kyokai - he appears to be interested in all types of sports from baseball to boxing to soccer to horse racing. He will make a great sports commentator and I am sure one of TV stations wants him if the price is right. Not only that he has so many friends in pro and amateur sports.

    Are you being sarcastic,Jonosuke? :-O

  13. Posted

    Asa is back a day earlier than promised. He will be participating in a fashion show- "Girls' Collection" in Shibuya and will walk the runway dressed as a schoolboy like in his Fanta commercial (the show is sponsored by Coca Cola)with other famous models. This will happen on the 8th, and he got special permission to leave Osaka for the day, as long as he doesn't miss keiko and is back on the same day. Pictures from that will be interesting..

    Today, he enters Osaka, tomorrow he starts serious keiko.The papers are already speculating what will happen if he misses keiko on the 8th or 9th..

    :-O Pics or it didn't happen! ;-)

    Didn't happen - yet.

    It was scheduled for 8th of March.

    Ah..yes.Sorry. :-)

  15. Posted

    Asa is back a day earlier than promised. He will be participating in a fashion show- "Girls' Collection" in Shibuya and will walk the runway dressed as a schoolboy like in his Fanta commercial (the show is sponsored by Coca Cola)with other famous models. This will happen on the 8th, and he got special permission to leave Osaka for the day, as long as he doesn't miss keiko and is back on the same day. Pictures from that will be interesting..

    Today, he enters Osaka, tomorrow he starts serious keiko.The papers are already speculating what will happen if he misses keiko on the 8th or 9th..

    :-) Pics or it didn't happen! ;-)

  16. Posted · Edited by hidenohana

    http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/news/200902...050004000c.html
    大相撲春場所（３月１５日初日、大阪府立体育会館）で連覇を狙う朝青龍が肉体改造に着手した。１８日の朝稽古では、しこやすり足などで汗をかいただけだったが、連日スポーツジムに通い、筋トレに励んでいるという。「昨日は１６０キロのレッグ（カール）を１０回３セット、その他に６５０キロのレッグプレスを７５０キロに上げて３セットやったら、食事の時に椅子から立てなかった」と笑顔で話した。進退を懸けて臨んだ初場所では２３回目の優勝を飾ったが、序盤戦は押し込まれる場面が目立っただけに、重点的に下半身強化に努めているようだ。場所後はモンゴルに帰国せず稽古。「いつもの通りだよ」と優等生ぶりをアピールした。

    Looks like leg curls. 3 sets of 10 reps.

    That would make much more sense.I guess he feels he needs to strengthen his legs.

  17. Posted · Edited by hidenohana

    Asa has started training. Mostly weightlifting. 160 kilos curl, 3 sets of ten times and 750 kilos of leg press, three times, whatever the heck that means. "I couldn't stand up during my meal", he joked. He has not returned to Mongolia so far, but he said earlier that he planned to go after the 21st, so there's still time.

    160 pounds right???? :-)

    Do you have any idea what kind of feat a curl of 160 kilograms is? (Eh?)I've seen him doing hammer curls with a pair of 80 pound dumbells,which is impressive in itself.

    The leg press number sounds OK..... :-/

  18. Posted

    That motivated me to look for the required times and the New York qualification time actually happens to be my goal for my next race - better than 1:30 h in a half marathon on April 5th (the biggest in Germany actually).

    Good luck!

    I did a half marathon 5 years ago,no training and finished about 1 hour 46 mins.

    I was never any good at getting down and training for these things but it didn't stop me running it.

    You're shi**ting me,Paul???!! :-O

    I mean wow! (Showing respect...)

  22. Posted

    I suggest you recheck the youtube copyright policy, Mr. D. My guess is they can use it, since the clip is publicly available. You should look for precedents, though.

    I don't think Kintamayama could sue them for infringement.

    Embedding a video on another website-like I just did-is not that far removed from a media outlet using the video in one of their broadcasts.

  23. Posted

    I wonder if the "outdated home video" was mine, and if so, if I can sue them for using it without my permission and buy property. Does anyone have a copy of the broadcast or has anyone seen it and can verify and testify?

    See for yourself...it's 2:00 into the clip.

    I've seen that video before.(Showing respect...)

    Video

    Did CNN ask for permission? (Showing respect...)

  25. Posted · Edited by hidenohana

    Anybody in sumo who is STILL smoking marijuana after this should be considered too dumb to live.

    And, of course, there is the possibility that he is addicted. Marijuana can be addictive, just like coffee, alcohol, sex and chocolate. I know a few people who cannot let a day go by without it. and when you are an addict, you don't really think too much.

    I'm learning about addictions, as they are directly touching my family at the moment. I believe they can be overcome with sufficient willpower. People do it all the time. And anybody in sumo who is currently addicted to marijuana needs to gather up the appropriate willpower in a serious hurry.

    (On a scientific note, recent research suggests that marijuana is one of the least addictive of the illegal drugs, and less addictive than alcohol or tobacco, which of course, are both legal.)

    I understand that Wakakirin had suffered a knee injury a few years ago.Maybe the marijuana helped ease the pain. (Sign of disapproval...)

    Maybe on one level I'm trying to excuse his stupidity.That is one possibility however....