Here's a fascinating article from the annals, written by Joe Gallucci for Ironman Magazine in 1973 (33/1) about the growing drugs scene in Bodybuilding. Some of the arguments and accusations put across by Gallucci will be familiar to modern day Bodybuilding fans concerned with drugs in the sport. At the recent Mr. East Coast physique… Continue reading Can A Non-Steroid User Compete Today? (Ironman Magazine, 1973)
Bodybuilders and athletes alike are hearing more and more about the "new" tissue drugs and anabolic steroids, but down to earth facts and information has been hard to come by. Just what are these steroids ? Are they harmful ? Do they really work the miracles some claim ? These are but a few of… Continue reading Jackson Bowling, Steroids Good or Bad? (Muscular Developement, September 1968)
It can be a little surprising for some to find out, but pretty much every professional bodybuilder you’ve ever seen is on anabolic steroids. One of the reasons why it can be surprising to find this out is because, depending on the generation you were raised in, the usage of steroids was simply never very… Continue reading Famous Bodybuilder Who Use Steroids
Known as the Steroid Guru during the 1990s, Dan Duchaine was one of bodybuilding’s most outspoken commentators during the birth of mass monster. Controversial to the highest degree, Duchaine’s career spanned prison sentences, coaching and television appearances with an impressive regularity. While much has been written about Duchaine, not all of it true mind you,… Continue reading Dan Duchaine’s Bodyopus diet
Note:Â This article is about the legal history of Anabolic Steroids in the United States and not an endorsement or discussion about steroids and performance. There is perhaps no other topic in sports that garners as emotional a reaction than the use of steroids or performance enhancing drugs by professional athletes. For some the ends justify… Continue reading Friends to Enemies: Steroids and the United States
Here's a fascinating article from the annals, written by Joe Gallucci for Ironman Magazine in 1973 (33/1) about the growing drugs scene in Bodybuilding. Some of the arguments and accusations put across by Gallucci will be familiar to modern day Bodybuilding fans concerned with drugs in the sport. At the recent Mr. East Coast physique… Continue reading Can A Non-Steroid User Compete Today? (Ironman Magazine, 1973)
In 1968 Jackson Bowling, a writer for bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development set out to clear up any misconceptions about the growing trend of anabolic steroids in bodybuilding. Jackson's advice? Use them sparingly and under the supervision of a doctor. Fascinating to think that in less than 50 years Steroids have gone from being relatively unknown… Continue reading Steroids Good or Bad? Muscular Developement Article, September 1968
