Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman filed a civil lawsuit against Gold’s Gym in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 28, 2008. Coleman is claiming misappropriation of image and likeness, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment. Gold’s Gym is accused of using a photograph of Ronnie Coleman in an advertising campaign to recruit new gym members without […]
Bigger Stronger Faster at the 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships
The steroid documentary Bigger Stronger Faster is opening in Las Vegas to coincide with the 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships this weekend. Escape the 110 degree Vegas heat and drive over to the Regal Village Square 18 on West Sahara Avenue before or after watching Ed Nunn, Brandon Curry, Mike Liberatore, Curtis Bryant and company […]
Jessica Hardy’s Clenbuterol Positive and Unfair Media Coverage
I am disappointed by the mainstream media coverage of Olympic swimmer Jessica Hardy’s failed drug test for clenbuterol (an asthma medication). NBC was apparently the first news organization to identify the banned substance as clenbuterol. They did not elaborate on the drug other than to identify it as a “stimulant” which was of course very misleading. Clenbuterol […]
Swimmer Jessica Hardy’s Competitors are Permitted to Use Similar Asthma Drugs
U.S. Olympic swimmer Jessica Hardy tested positive for the asthma medication Clenbuterol in both A and B samples at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska on July 1st and July 4, 2008. Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator belonging to a class of drugs known as beta-2 adrenergic agonists or long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist (LABA) . Clenbuterol […]
High School Coaches Blame Steroids on Commercial Gyms and Personal Trainers
The St. Landry Sheriff Department made a major steroid bust after targeting three local bodybuilding gyms in Opelousas, Eunice and Krotz Springs during the course of a seven-month investigation. At least one hundred steroid users were identified including several customers who were high school football players. Some high school coaches are shocked that teenagers on […]
Roche Spokesperson Denies Planting Secret Molecule in Mircera
Roche Pharmaceuticals quickly rejected claims that Roche planted secret molecule in Mircera which allowed for detection of the CERA class drug at the 2008 Tour de France. John Fahey, WADA president, told the Australian Broadcasting Company about the addition of the molecule that made it easy for drug testers to detect use of the performance enhancing drug. Roche […]
WADA Claims Roche Pharmaceuticals Adds Molecule to Drugs in Anti-Doping Effort
John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has revealed they are cooperating with Roche Pharmaceuticals to secretly add a “traceable molecule” to drugs likely to have performance enhancing effects in athletes. This was how AFLD was able to detect the previously-undetectable Mircera (CERA) in Riccardo Ricco’s sample at the 2008 Tour de France. Roche manufacures […]
Blood Booster EPO Only the Tip of the Iceberg in Cycling
Widespread doping continues in cycling despite recent proclamations by Olivier Rabin, the science director for World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Pierre Bordry, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), that they are practically on the verge of eliminating doping from cycling. The testosterone doping test is flawed. The EPO test is flawed in more […]
Will GoDaddy Terminate All Websites Selling Anabolic Steroids?
LegitScript.com has requested that GoDaddy terminate 155 steroid websites that they have determined are responsible for selling anabolic steroids over the internet to U.S. residents. LegitScript.com sent the termination request via email and via U.S. mail on July 1, 2008. LegitScript.com argues that domain registrars have a legal, social and moral obligation to shutdown the […]
Use of Biosimilar EPO Agents Widespread at 2008 Tour de France
A BBC investigation suggests that most athletes who use recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) continue to get away with it. The investigative article reveals several reasons why the EPO test is failing. But the BBC revealed that the biggest problem is not the ineffectiveness of the existing EPO tests used by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It […]