Brian McNamee has turned over steroid syringes, vials and gauze pads to federal investigators that allegedly contain physical evidence supporting McNamee’s claim that he injected baseball player Roger Clemens with anabolic steroids and growth hormone. I didn’t see that coming. It is simply bizarre that McNamee would have saved such items for seven years; I […]
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All Steroid Charges Against Hidetada Yamagishi Dismissed
Flex Online reports that all felony and misdemeanor steroid and controlled substance charges against Hidetada Yamagishi were dismissed except for one misdemeanor count of possession of Viagra without a prescription which Hide pleaded no contest. This is the best possible outcome for Hide according to his attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley. I met with Mr. Lynch […]
Bodybuilder Craig Titus’ Hitman Found Guilty of Solicitation to Commit Murder
The man that pro bodybuilder Craig Titus hired to kill witnesses has been found guilty on three counts of solicitation to commit murder. Nelson Ronald Brady, Jr. was an obsessed bodybuilding fan of Craig Titus who told investigators that Titus asked him to kill Anthony Gross, Megan Pierson Foley and Jeremy Foley. These three witnesses […]
Steroids and Dietary Supplement Regulation
Several blogs have been discussing Neil Levin’s criticism of inaccuracies reported by CNN. Levin strongly criticized CNN for “preposterous,” “erroneous,” and otherwise “false claims” that dietary supplements are “unregulated” and/or free of “government supervision.” His blog entry goes on to cite the many ways that dietary supplements are regulated by the government. The lengthy entry, with […]
Creating a Fake Physique with Anabolic Steroids
Attorney Alex Coolman made some interesting observations in his blog regarding the comments made by a personal trainer in the Dallas Morning News. The trainer cited by Coolman explains: With steroids, you’re tricking your body. You’re creating something that’s not you, and that’s why you’re cheating. Coolman finds it odd that society believes a muscular […]
Does Texas High School Steroid Education Video Work?
The State of Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) produced a steroid education video entitled “The Making of a Champion.” The steroid education video was released in conjunction with the introduction of steroid testing in public high school sports in Texas. The video features lengthy segments featuring high school teenage athletes who used steroids and suffered. […]
Doctor Sanjay Gupta on Steroids
I was prepared to read another commentary about the dangers of anabolic steroids when I started reading “The Truth About Steroids And Sports, How Performance-Enhancing Drugs Went Mainstream;” the article was written by CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta. It started off poorly: So we all agree that steroids are bad, right? They’ve brought suspicion and […]
Dick Pound Nominated as President of Court of Arbitration of Sport
I find it hard to believe that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has nominated the controversial Dick Pound as President of the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS). Pound, as the head of the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA), was widely criticized for his highly prejudiced and unethical abuse of the position. If Pound is elected […]
Masters Bodybuilder Marc Sangiuliano Arrested on Steroid Trafficking Charge
Masters bodybuilding competitor Mark J. Sangiuliano (aka Marc Sangiuliano) was arrested and charged with “second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance” identified as anabolic steroids. MSNBC reports that Marc was arrested by federal authorities; however, the ABC television affiliate in Louiseville, Kentucky WHAS-TV reports that deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Sangiuliano at his […]
California Considers Viagra and Cialis a Controlled Substance?
It appears that the State of California considers Viagra and Cialis “controlled substances” when the pharmaceuticals are not accompanied by a valid prescription! Court documents reveal that two of the charges against IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Hidetada Yamagishi involve Viagra and Cialis (emphasis added): Count 7: On or about December 8, 2007, in the County of […]