You wrote so many wrong things in this post, I do not think you know how steroids cycles and PEDs can work:
- Firstly, he failed 3 tests related to steroids
- Steroids can be cycled properly without many downsides if any, keeping many benefits
- natural T reboots 99.9% of the time with correct therapy and shorter cycles: you end up above your natural limits in many ways
- Jones was cycling from time to time, he did not overdo it...
- in 2015 tested positive for clomiphene and letrozole, only usage for those drugs in men is post cycle rebooting of natural testosterone and fertility
- He also had gyno in weigh ins, common side effect of steroid and clomid, also he had T levels of a female, not possible naturally without surpassing natural T with steroids. (tests were public)
- Steroid cycles make you stronger long term
- change your natural baseline for a lifetime
- Some muscles is preserved, and strength is long lasting
- much easier way to rebuild muscle again next time
- neural adaptation stays and is much improved
- 4x + times faster recovery
- also even if you do not work out at all, just lay down in bed whole day, steroids have performance benefits (makes you stronger and build muscle (more than if you workout naturally) reduces body fat, recovery from injuries...
- you can look at steroid cycle like having another puberty (but with even higher levels of T), again and again, keeping many benefits of it for a lifetime
He obviously timed cycles from time to time, especially did it more for dangerous and important fights, had long breaks after USADA etc...
You’re making a lot of bold claims with half-understood science and cherry-picked interpretations, how ironic...
"He failed 3 tests" – False. Only one test (vs DC 2) led to a No Contest. The other instances, like the infamous “pulsing” M3 metabolite, were not fresh ingestion — even USADA and Novitzky publicly confirmed that. If three positives meant three failed tests for banned usage, he’d have been banned for life. Learn how arbitration works.
"Steroids can be cycled properly without many downsides" – That’s the idealized claim users like to sell. Even under “clean” PCT, shutdowns of natural T can be partial or permanent. And psychological dependency is rarely addressed. Top-level performance year after year — across weight classes, without visible decline — isn’t consistent with someone damaged by PEDs.
"He had female T levels" – Exactly. That proves suppression, not active usage. Low T levels don’t come from steroid use — they come from post-use crash. If he were “on” something during the test, T/E would be higher, not medically low. You’re literally confirming that Jones wasn’t “enhanced” during that period.
"Gyno at weigh-ins" – Speculation. You’re not a doctor. Gyno can be caused by puberty, liver enzyme imbalance, or fluctuations in cortisol or insulin. The “he had puffier nipples” argument is weak when you ignore context — dehydration, lighting, camera angle — and pretend that’s hard evidence.
"PEDs give long-lasting strength" – If that strength isn’t consistently maintained through natural training and performance under stress, it fades. PEDs don’t teach fight IQ, timing, composure under fire, or championship experience — Jon Jones displayed all of those after USADA entered.
"You build neural adaptation" – Neural adaptation from steroids? That’s a huge stretch. Neuromuscular adaptation comes from training reps. PEDs might support recovery, but they don’t wire your brain to outthink world-class opponents like Gane or Cormier in live situations... Otherwise everyone who used it once would be gifted for life. How dumb...
"He timed cycles for dangerous fights" – Pure conspiracy theory. If that’s the logic, then every win can be dismissed without proof. Plus, Jon Jones fought more often when testing was strict, not less. If he were hiding something, he’d disappear like many others did after 2015 (like Vitor, Lombard, etc).
You're just throwing darts at the wall, hoping people don’t notice the science and context. JJ may have made mistakes — he's far from perfect — but the idea that a decade-plus of dominance, against multiple generations of elite athletes, is all “timed cycles” is intellectually lazy. It also completely dismisses the part that separates good fighters from legends: the mind.