I’ve previously discussed known loopholes for testosterone use in drug testing programs. And of course, the fact that growth hormone use is undetectable via drug testing urinalysis makes it an easy and attractive drug for the athlete seeking performance enhancement. Just as problematic is the loophole of “therapeutic use exemptions” (TUE) for performance-enhancing drugs on […]
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Steroid Use is “Like Terrorism”
Here is a recent example of an analogy that is used to demonize anabolic steroids in the context of doping in sports: It’s a little bit like terrorism. There’s always going to be a certain amount there, and maybe the best we can do is try to keep it at a low level. I don’t […]
Baseball Players Who Use Steroids Can Be Victimized by Gamblers
According to the Mitchell Report, the use of anabolic steroids by athletes is not simply an ethical problem or a health problem. Cheating with the use of performance enhancing drugs is a “broader and more nuanced activity” that can seriously threaten the integrity of baseball. Baseball players who use anabolic steroids are vulnerable to being […]
Mitchell Report’s Bias Against William Llewellyn and Anabolics 2007
The highly anticipated Mitchell Report on the “illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in major league baseball” was publicly released today. Dozens of writers will offer their commentary on the 400+ page report (including appendices). I am fairly certain my commentary in the next few days will be a departure […]
Steroid Documentary Selected for Sundance Film Festival
Several months ago, Bill Llewellyn and Rick Collins told me about an independent filmmaker that was interested in hearing their perspective on the “steroid issue”; Chris Bell patiently spent several hours with each of them for on camera interviews. They had a good feeling about the film he was making finally hoping to see a truthful […]
Movie About the BALCO Steroid Scandal
HBO Films is planning to make a movie about Barry Bonds and all the characters involved in the BALCO steroid scandal. They recently purchased the rights to the book “Game of Shadows” written by the investigative reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of the San Francisco Chronicle. Hollywood is already promoting this as a “Barry […]
Growing Beyond What Nature Intended Part 3 – Steroid Synergy with GH, IGF-1, Insulin, and Thryoid
The Feasibility of Using GH, IGF-1, Insulin, and Thryoid to Enhance the Anabolic Effects of Androgens Warning: The following information is intended only as a hypothetical consideration of ways in which human physiology may be altered, through pharmacological means, to achieve striking muscularity. The drugs discussed in this series of articles are, by and large, […]
Growing Beyond What Nature Intended Part 2 – Combining Anabolic Steroids With hGH and IGF-1
The Role of Androgens in Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Sensitivity Warning: The following information is intended only as a hypothetical consideration of ways in which human physiology may be altered, through pharmacological means, to achieve striking muscularity. The drugs discussed in this series of articles are, by and large, prescription […]