While Patrick Mendes was sentenced to ban for usage of HGH, Joshua Gilbert was suspended for intake of furosemiode

The top Olympic weightlifters Patrick Mendes and Joshua Gilbert were banned from “Average Broz’s Gymnasium” (Las Vegas, Nevada). They tested positive for prohibited medications. Steroids were not the medicines used by these athletes. They administered non-steroidal medicines which are also banned under Code of the WADA.
Mendes tested positive for forbidden preparations in February 2012 before the United States Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting scheduled who would represent the US at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The sportsman tested for HGH; as a result, he was suspended.
Joshua Gilbert tested positive for the diuretic drug furosemide at the 2012 National Weightlifting Championships. It was in March 2012.
Furosemide is a product that is taken by those that apply steroids in order to mask usage of steroids. Furthermore, this drug helps sportspersons to lose weight in order to meet criteria of certain weight classes.  Weightlifting, boxing and wrestling are sports where athletes are divided to certain weight classes.
HGH and furosemide are preparations which are banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The anti-doping system of the IWF meets criteria of the WADA Code.
Mendes and Gilbert were coached by John Broz. Broz lived and trained with the celebrated Bulgarian weightlifter Antonio Krastev during his career. Krastev broke a world record snatch of 216 kg in 1987. John Broz learned the Bulgarian system of trainings and brought several methods to America. He founded own training facilities in Las Vegas.
Mendes was sentenced to 2-year ban. As for Gilbert, he was suspended for 3 years.
The suspensions of these sportsmen are failure for “Average Broz’s Gym”. Thus, the greatest weightlifters were not allowed to represent their native country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.