Steroids Were Doctors’ Rx For Football in the ’60s »
Bobby Waters, young quarterback in the NFL, held high hopes entering training camp for the San Francisco 49ers in 1962. The 24-year-old was vying to start in coach Red Hickey’s “shotgun” formation, banking on his athleticism in the run-and-gun offense to win the job. John Brodie and Billy Kilmer also contended at quarterback, but both [...]
Eight-time Mr. Olympia winner Ronnie Coleman arrested »
You read the title correctly… Ronnie Coleman was arrested this past Friday. Apparently he was driving through Dalworthington Gardens, TX on his way back to Arlington when he was pulled over for speeding. As most of us know, Ronnie was a reserve member of the Arlington Police force (from 1998 to 2003). After being pulled [...]
ALR Industries settles with former NFL player in doping lawsuit »
Former San Diego State and NFL running back Femi Ayanbadejo has reached a settlement agreement with ALR Industries, a supplement company owned and operated by A.L. Rea (Scott Jensen) the author of “Building the Perfect Beast” and “Chemical Muscle Enhancement”.
Ayanbadejo had alleged in his suit that there were banned substances contained in Max LMG, a [...]
Chemical History: Anabolic steroids invade football in the ’50s-’70s »
“I couldn’t understand why [rookies] felt making the pros was so tough, until the veterans arrived. … Two huge guys were standing in the locker room doorway. … Their arms looked as big around as my thighs. I was reluctant to ask them to move aside.”
David Meggyesy, former NFL linebacker, 1970
Contrary to a common [...]
Applied Pharmacy, a Modern Day Witch Hunt »
If you ask the average citizen, they would say we live in the land of the free. And, regarding freedom, we have clearly become more so over the past 50 years (with, perhaps, a nod to the Bush-era infractions); issues like institutional racism, sexism, etc… are less prominent than ever before (though they’re still an [...]
Mary Jane and the Bodybuilder »
If you’ve been around bodybuilding for any amount of time, at some point you’ve probably come to the realization that drugs and bodybuilding go hand in hand. I’m not talking about “growing drugs” (or as Flex Wheeler calls them, “Sport technology drugs”, lol), but “recreational” drugs.
Sports Illustrated versus the International Society of Sports Nutrition »
Sports Illustrated recently highlighted what appears to be an improper relationship between the International Society of Sports Nutrition and the nutritional supplement industry:
Even supplement makers that submit their products for independent testing have trouble escaping the appearance of impropriety. In 2008 VPX funded a study by Willoughby on one of its products, a fat burner [...]
The 1980s: Steroid Juicers Rule NFL Jungle »
“If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out, and it wouldn’t be the f*cking monkey.”
-Lyle Alzado, NFL lineman, circa 1980s
Steve Courson strode into the Pittsburgh neighborhood drugstore, looking huge and menacing in gym shorts and tank top. Other customers gawked at Courson’s massiveness, the muscles bulging on [...]
MLB targets agents »
Just as I believe no team was immune to the PED craze, I am sure every agent’s stable has to have someone who has been dinged, or at least someone who has used but not yet caught.
Anti-doping? Let’s start by trashing testing »
An established neighborhood of sports
The Alex Rodriguez saga continues, America’s latest morality play over a doping superstar athlete, and the predictable result is more asinine talk—besides the baseball player’s so-called confession—regarding what should be done.
Naturally, a congressman tops the list of clueless quotes. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., sought to co-opt media spotlight on A-Clod and [...]
