The Lance Armstrong doping scandal has created an unprecedented degree of hysteria over the use of anabolic steroids, erythropoietin (EPO) and other performance-enhancing drug (PEDs) in the sport of professional cycling. The anti-doping movement often pretends to be about something more than enforcing an arbitrarily and capriciously defined morality. Lip service is given to the […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Steroids Give Same Advantage as a Suntan in Bodybuilding
Arnold Schwarzenegger has released a new autobiography. Most people want to know the gossipy details about Arnold’s extramarital affairs. But most bodybuilders want to know if Arnold reveals any new details about his history of anabolic steroid use during his time as a competitive bodybuilder.
Tyler Hamilton’s Guide to Using Anabolic Steroids and EPO in Cycling
The Secret Race is a virtual how-to guide on using anabolic steroids and EPO in cycling while evading drug testers. It exposes the weaknesses of drug testing in the sport. It is a “big game of hide-and-seek played in a forest that has lots of good places to hide, and lots of rules that favor the hiders.”
Federal Prosecutors Use Wikipedia as Source for Steroid Information
Federal prosecutors apparently don’t require the use of scholarly or authoritative sources when discussing the side effects of anabolic steroids. They are perfectly satisfied with citing Wikipedia as proof that steroids are evil. Why take the issue of steroid side effects seriously when cutting and pasting from Wikipedia is so much easier?
How Lance Armstrong Can Win Against the United States Anti-Doping Agency
The battle between Lance Armstrong and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is shaping up to be much more than a doping case. USADA has formally accused Armstrong of using a variety of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during his accomplished career as a professional cyclist. And USADA rarely loses a case when it decides pursue an athlete. So, how […]
UK Bodybuilders Who Import Steroids Considered Criminals Beginning Today
British bodybuilders who order anabolic steroids over the internet will be considered criminals beginning today – April 23, 2012 – under a new amendment to the British steroid law. Fortunately, the possession of anabolic steroids for self-administration remains perfectly legal under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“MDA”). However, the new amendment makes the importation of […]
Bodybuilding.com CEO Pleads Guilty in Federal Steroid Investigation
Ryan DeLuca, the founder and CEO of Bodybuilding.com, pleaded guilty to five Class A misdemeanor charges arising from a criminal investigation into Bodybuilding.com‘s sale of products containing “synthetic anabolic steroids or synthetic chemical ‘clones’ of anabolic steroids which were not dietary ingredients” between June 2007 and September 2009. Federal agents raided Bodybuilding.com’s corporate offices and warehouses […]
UFC Dana White Supports Testosterone Replacement Therapy in MMA
UFC President Dana White strongly supported the use of medically-indicated testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for mixed martial artists competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He defended TRT as a legal medical therapy that anyone, including amateur and professional athletes, should be entitled to receive if they are suffering from low testosterone. White doesn’t believe it […]
Green Tea Helps Steroid-Using Athletes Beat Anti-Doping Test
Researchers at Kingston University in London have discovered that drinking green tea or white tea can help steroid-using athletes beat a commonly used anti-doping test. Declan Naughton and colleagues reported that compounds known as catechins may allow athletes to use the anabolic steroid “testosterone” and avoid detection.
Jose Canseco and Testosterone Replacement Therapy
The latest debacle involving Jose Canseco has overshadowed a legitimate issue facing professional and Olympic sports – the prospect of middle-aged athletes being prescribed testosterone to combat the negative consequences arising from hypogonadism. The conversation hasn’t been about the “use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in sports.” It has been about “Jose Canseco the steroid user”. […]