Olympian Tests Positive for - ExtenZe

If you’re an Olympic athlete, like LaShawn Merrit, then ExteZe is not right for you.

Merritt, an Olympic gold medallist in the Beijing Olympics took ExtenZe and tested positive for a banned substance in the over-the-counter male enhancement pill.

Merritt has accepted the provisional suspension and the US Anti-Doping Agency will look into his ultimate punishment.

This is embarrassing to say the least for the 23-year-old track star.

While Merritt call this "a foolish and immature mistake," and apologizes to his fans, friends and sponsors, we wonder whether he'll try another male enhancement supplement without the banned substance that's in ExtenZe.

USA Track & Field CEO Doug Logan claims that Merritt's use of a steroid, inadvertent or not "brings shame to himself and his teammates. Thanks to his selfish actions, he has done damage to our efforts to fight the plague of performance-enhancing drugs in our sport."

Which would be a little harsh, but Merritt tested positive 3 times before his suspension went into effect. ExtenZe may be really effective, but an Olympic class athlete should have been able to figure out what he can and can't ingest.

ExtenZe - gotta love it.

LaShawn Merritt on Wikipedia

UPDATE:

My apologies to LaShawn Merritt, as he tested positive DHEA three months in a row BEFORE they bothered to mention to him that he'd tested positive.

The last Olympic athelete to test positie for DHEA received a two year ban. This could kill Merritt's chance to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, it all depends on how the two years is structured.

DHEA

DHEA falls under the category of a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Code supervised by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which manages drug testing for Olympics and other sports. It is a clearly marked ingredient on the label of ExtenZe tablets.