NPC bodybuilder Joseph Mobareki was arrested by investigators from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department after they discovered vial(s) of anabolic steroids in his car after he was pulled over for speeding. This led to a search warrant for his house and a storage facility. Police discovered 30,000 pills and 100 vials of anabolic steroids. Police […]
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Pro Bodybuilder Art Atwood Responds to New York Times Allegations
IFBB professional bodybuilder Art Atwood has refuted several of the allegations made by journalist Michael Brick of the New York Times during the Times’ coverage of the federal steroid investigations down in Texas. A black Hummer pulled into the Hooters parking lot as dusk fell. Arthur Dale Atwood, a professional bodybuilder with a 61-inch chest, […]
Film Producer Denies Any Mafia Involvement in Lowens Pharmacy Steroid Case
Film producer Julius Nasso denies any mafia involvement in Lowen’s Pharmacy, its compounding business or its large scale distribution of anabolic steroids and growth hormone. Julius Nasso was a long-time friend and former business partner of the principal owner and pharmacist John Rossi, who apparently committed suicide last month. While Nasso still owns the building where […]
Bodybuilding Cosmetic Surgeon Bruce Nadler Dead in Murder-Suicide
The Los Angeles Police Department discovered former bodybuilding cosmetic surgeon Bruce Nadler, MD and his wife dead as the result of gunshot wounds on Monday, February 4, 2008. Authorities believe it is an apparent murder-suicide perpetrated by Bruce Nadler. Bruce Nadler called himself the “world’s strongest plastic surgeon.” He was probably the best known cosmetic […]
Syringe Containing Roger Clemens’ Blood Mixed with Anabolic Steroids
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]