American Academy for Anti-Aging Medicine trained doctor, Jesee Haggard, pleads guilty »
Dr. Jesse Haggard, a doctor who had received training from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, announced that he would plead guilty to federal drug charges. He is the final person in the 12-defendant case tied to the Applied Pharmacy Services involving the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids and growth hormone. One of the 12 [...]
Science of HGH Testing »
So yesterday I commented on the news of rugby player Terry Newton receiving a two-year ban because he tested positive for growth hormone. Now I’ve had twenty-four hours to look the story up I figure its time to discuss the actual test itself.
Growth hormone has long thought to be untraceable due to its incredibly short [...]
HGH test leads to ban of rugby player »
It has just been reported on ESPN’s website that the first successful test for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) has been used to ban a rugby player. With this test now being available for use in all anti-doping arena’s I don’t expect this to be the only athlete caught using HGH. I guess the big question [...]
Amid Fiery Tempest, McGwire’s Rhetoric Boils Down to Protecting the MLB System »
Mark McGwire will no longer discuss his use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone in baseball, so says a spokesperson for the St. Louis Cardinals, according to www.sportingnews.com.
And I say, Thank God. In my 50 years as a Missourian, I cannot recall a public persona capable of tainting this state like McGwire [...]
Mark McGwire comes clean about being dirty. »
This doesn’t come as a big surprise to anyone in the steroid industry but it’s certainly something to write about. I think its interesting that McGwire is willing to talk about his steroid use now (that he is getting a job back in baseball), seemingly after the statute of limitations would have run out for [...]
Major Steroid Busts Linked Together »
Late last night steroid author Anthony Roberts posted the following information in his blog (http://www.anthonyroberts.co.za) about the biggest steroid busts over the last few years being connected.
“The two largest steroid busts ever, Operation Which Doctor (February 26, 2007 – $30m dollars and 24 defendants nationwide) and Operation Raw Deal (September 24th, 2007 – $6.5m dollars [...]
Food Control with Cinnamon and Vinegar »
Both vinegar and cinnamon are well publicized to help with blood sugar regulation. While the research for cinnamon in this area is fairly hit and miss, vinegar absolutely does appear to have genuine effects at helping clear blood sugar and promote glycogen storage in muscle. The effect of vinegar seemingly stems from its acetic acid [...]
Cheating for Success with Ultimate Fate »
Two researchers from the University of New South Wales had an intriguing article published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this year. They wanted to compare attitudes of the general population to those held by elite athletes by offering the same proposal that had been asked of the athletes over twenty years ago, [...]
ZMA supplementation during training produces zero gains in strength and muscle »
Before he became famous for his role in the largest sports doping scandal in the past decade, BALCO founder Victor Conte was a self-styled nutritionist who promoted a Zinc and Magnesium supplement he’d developed called “ZMA.” The athletes who endorsed it were mostly juiced-up with steroids, growth hormone, and other performance enhancing drugs. Still, even [...]
Roswell Police Lt. James McGee - the truth, the whole truth, and nothing close to the truth »
Roswell, Georgia Police Lieutenant James McGee was a media darling for a brief period of time in 2008 when he assumed the role of media representative for the FDA to the Georgia press. His comments appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, both online and in print, and he gave numerous interviews both on the radio (WSB [...]
