ZMA: sucked then, sucks now »
ZMA, otherwise known as Zinc Magnesium Aspartate, was the brainchild of Victor Conte, who originally pimped his zinc product as a cure for acne, but later touted its benefits to athletes as a testosterone booster. He even cited a study showing that the stuff boosts testosterone.
One problem: Victor was one of the authors of the [...]
Twenty grams of protein per meal may be optimal »
For years, bodybuilders have espoused the benefits of consuming tremendous quantities of protein. From as far back as Eugen Sandow consuming a gallon of milk per day, to the 3,000 calorie weight gain shakes of the ’90s, to the modern day claims of top bodybuilders that they eat 500 grams of protein per day, the [...]
Charlie Francis, track coach, steroid expert, passes away »
Charlie Francis, who was diagnosed with lymphoma five years ago, 61, died at Sunnybrook Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Francis was the Canadian 100-meter champion in 1970, ’71 and ’73. His personal best of 10.1 seconds was established at the Pan American Games trials in 1971.
Francis became first became a world-wide household name when an athlete [...]
D-Aspartic Acid: Fail »
D-Aspartic Acid (DAA) has been getting a lot of press lately, mostly due to a swarm of emerging nutritional supplements that contain it, and an article published by Muscular Development (that was published simultaneously as an advertiser began carrying the ingredient). It’s being heavily marketed by several people, including the owner of SDI-Labs (Daniel Amato), [...]
2008 tax records for the National Physique Committee, Jim Manion’s salary, etc… »
While I realize that non-profit Organizations do earn money, I’m at a loss to explain how the NPC (National Physique Committee) legitimately meets many of the requirements to be treated as such legally. Still, as they are registered as an NPO, their financial records are subject to public disclosure. Form 990, the one I’ve published [...]
Spanking raises womens testosterone, study shows »
In a paper published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior titled Hormonal changes and couple bonding in consentual sadomasochistic activity, two studies were performed to examine the hormonal changes in testosterone for 58 sadomasochistic (SM) couples. The couples performed a variety of activities designed to produce either pain or pleasure including bondage, sensory deprivation, [...]
Editorial: Operation Farmacia de Juicy Phruit - law enforcement misrepresenting facts to the media »
Earlier this week we at SteroidTimes.com witnessed the largest steroid bust, in terms of people, since Operation Raw Deal, the 2007 bust that netted 143 arrests. This time, it was called Operation Farmacia de Juicy Phruit, and there were 73 arrest warrants issued, with the majority of them being served, and those people placed into [...]
Lead us not into Testosterone, but deliver us from evil »
Growing up a devout Catholic, I went to church twice each week. Once on Friday (with my class, as I went to a Catholic school), and once with my family on Sunday. I can still recite the Rosary, although I haven’t in years. I graduated with two degrees from a Catholic University.
One of those degrees is [...]
