@smithbell81 I find it an interesting one on a number of levels.
In this day and age it absolutely wouldn’t be the strangest thing in the world for someone to say something purely for clout without it actually being true. It’s entirely possible that everything Hiller has said thus far about PED use has been a big ol fairytale. I personally don’t believe that to be the case, but it’s possible. Him just saying something probably isn’t really safe ground for issuing a ban without some sort of proof he is in breach of the rules.
Next scenario - he IS using, but at such a level which means he could / would still pass a test. If he passes a drug test even by the skin of his teeth then you can’t really ban him for being ‘just clean enough’.
And finally - the precedent this sets, particularly in the masters categories where literally thousands of folk across the world are doing the same drugs as part of HRT / TRT….. in fact, many of them can be found in the comments section of Hillers videos, also being open about how TRT is going for them and how it’s changed their lives etc.
If a public admission of using these drugs is enough to merit a ban - what does that mean for those folk in his comments sections who’ve also publicly admitted usage?
I do agree that this was a no-lose situation for Hiller though - but that only serves to add fuel to the fire of just how unfit for purpose the current drug policy is within CrossFit.
Hollers very open conversations about PED use should have really been an immediate flag for CrossFit to tug him for testing if they so wish. If discussions about PED’s put a red flag against his name and make him more likely to be tested, that’s fair. But I just don’t see how you can go banning people without at least proving they fail the criteria to be clean.
