The use of the anabolic steroid trenbolone has a long history in the bodybuilding but it has never really been considered a steroid suitable for therapeutic use in medicine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved tren for use in humans. The media has often demonized it as a dangerous veterinarian steroid never […]
Lance Armstrong vs. Anti-Doping Movement: Who Is Really Defrauding the Government?
The United States government wants to charge seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong with “conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, racketeering, drug trafficking and defrauding the U.S. government” according to Sports Illustrated. Everyone in the world knows that the goal of this exercise is simply to prove that Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and […]
Patrick Arnold Criticizes Government War on Steroids in Sports
Patrick Arnold criticized the federal government’s war on steroids in sports in an article posted today on his website. He feels the ongoing steroid-related prosecutions targeting famous athletes such as Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong are a waste of taxpayer funds that will accomplish little more than the humiliation of the athletes involved. Arnold shares his “views […]
MMA Fighter Chael Sonnen Case and the Testosterone Replacement Therapy Problem
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Chael Sonnen recently appeared before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) to appeal a suspension after testing positive for anabolic steroids (testosterone) at UFC 117. Sonnen’s suspension was reduced to six months from one year. The CSAC seemingly accepted Sonnen’s defense of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). However, they did not […]
Pro Bodybuilder Toney Freeman Speaks Out Against Sweden War on Bodybuilders
IFBB professional bodybuilder Toney Freeman released a statement this weekend describing his recent experience as a victim of “muscle profiling” by police in Sweden. “Muscle profiling” as suggestive of anabolic steroid use is an accepted law enforcement practice in Sweden that has been used to detain numerous bodybuilders in recent years. The muscle profiling policy […]
British Dragon Founder Soon to Be Extradited to United States for Trial
Edwin Richard Crawley, the founder of British Dragon, will soon join his business partner Ashley Vincent Livingston in the United States to face trial on anabolic steroid distribution and money laundering charges. The Thailand Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling authorizing extradition proceedings against Crawley and Livingston. A Thailand Criminal Court originally ruled to […]
Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Cancels Guest Posing Appearance Due to Muscle Profiling in Sweden
Professional bodybuilder and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler cancelled his scheduled guest posing appearance at the Fitness Festival (Fitnessfestivalen) in Göteborg this weekend after IFBB pro Toney Freeman was taken into police custody on Thursday. Sweden advocates the controversial practice of “muscle profiling” where muscular individuals can be detained by police and compelled to submit to urinalyis […]
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Toney Freeman Taken Into Police Custody in Sweden
IFBB pro bodybuilder Toney Freeman was taken into police custody shortly after arriving in Sweden for the 2010 Fitness Festival in Göteborg. Freeman, a victim of “muscle profiling“, was detained during an appearance in Sundsvall solely because he was a professional bodybuilder. Freeman was compelled to submit to a urine test where he tested positive […]
Woman Criticizes “Government on Roids” After Husband Imprisoned in APS Steroid Investigation
Elizabeth Kelley has decided to speak out against the government’s war on steroids in her new blog, “Government on Roids” after her husband was sentenced to 10 years in prison for steroid-related crimes as the principal owner and chief executive officer of Applied Pharmacy Services (APS). Kelley describes how her husband, A. Samuel Kelley II, […]
Floyd Landis: Easy to Take Anabolics in Cycling Without Getting Caught
Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis claims that it is easy to use anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and erythropoetin (EPO) in professional cycling without getting caught by the ever more invasive doping controls. He made the following comments regarding his experiences as an elite cyclist in an interview for Sportschau onGerman television ARD last week: […]