Anabolic Info - Worldwide Bodybuilding News

• Beware of fake drugs, muscle men told
  Bodybuilders in Northern Ireland were today warned to be vigilant after the discovery of a large haul of counterfeit drugs. In a joint operation last month, medicines ...
  United Kingdom - 20. December 2002
  
  
• Cambridge bodybuilder finishes second
  Cambridge's Tannis Maciel enjoyed her first foray into the world of competitive bodybuilding this past summer so much she decided to enter another competition. This time the ...
  Canada - 20. December 2002
  
  
• Police seize fake body-building drugs
  Police in Northern Ireland have seized a large quantity of counterfeit body-building drugs and urged anyone who may have taken them to seek medical advice.The haul ...
  United Kingdom - 20. December 2002
  
  
• Supplements making inroads in high schools
  Eric Seeberger carefully wrapped his hands around the bar, his eyes squinting with determination. He exhaled, pursed his lips and began to bench-press 315 pounds. His arms ...
  United States - 20. December 2002
  
  
• Eat right, exercise, forget the pills
  Columbia's Iron Devils program promotes building strong bodies without using nutritional supplements A bodybuilding program at Columbia High School promotes peanut ...
  United States - 19. December 2002
  
  
• For students, illegal steroids tempting, available
  Illegal steroids are available in Capital Region high schools, police investigators say, and two veteran detectives have differing views on the extent of their use. "It's ...
  United States - 19. December 2002
  
  
• Metabolife Cleared In Stroke Case
  In the second case of its kind and the first in California, a jury decided the ephedra-based diet pill Metabolife 356 was defective but not the cause of an Upland man's stroke. ...
  United States - 18. December 2002
  
  
• Planet Hollywood trying to emerge from bankruptcy
  Trying to regain its star power, Planet Hollywood International Inc. is getting a makeover as it emerges from bankruptcy for the second time in more than two years. The ...
  United States - 18. December 2002
  
  
• Bodybuilding competition benefits slain officer
  Sheriff's deputies, police officers, firefighters, and paramedics put their strength and endurance to the test Saturday.They competed in the second annual ...
  United States - 17. December 2002
  
  
• Bodybuilding primer
  Bodybuilders: Think Arnold Schwarzenegger in his heyday. They're massively muscled and train to bulk up, often putting on 20 or 30 or more pounds. Weightlifters: ...
  United States - 16. December 2002
  
  
• No pain, plenty of gain, for Wain
  She is the mother of two young children. She runs a marketing consulting business out of her home. She works out for about 10 hours a week. And Kelly Wain crackles with ...
  United States - 15. December 2002
  
  
• Building on her success
  Dawn Finniss used to be an All-State field hockey goalie for Kennett High School. Like all field hockey goalies, picture her hidden under those big pads, the over-sized helmet, ...
  United States - 14. December 2002
  
  
• Date rape drug in $60,000 haul
  Townsville drug squad officers have seized a haul of the date rape drug ketamine, ecstasy tablets, liquid growth hormone and anabolic steroids with an ...
  Australia - 13. December 2002
  
  
• Steroid use seeps into mainstream
  Patrick Keogan wanted to be big, like the men with the huge bodies and rippling muscles he saw at the gym. "I was training like an animal," he said, ...
  United States - 12. December 2002
  
  
• Local duo enjoy fame
  He wasn't paid for it, but the arduous task of being the only male posing with three beautiful women on a busy Toronto street was something Ranier Santos Jr. would do ...
  Canada - 11. December 2002
  
  
• More than 30 Army Deaths Attributed to Ephedra
  The U.S. Army has reported that more than 30 active duty service personnel have died while taking ephedra products thus prompting a recent military ...
  United States - 11. December 2002
  
  
• Body-enhancing danger
  Blame Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark McGuire or macho video game heroes. Whatever the reason, the desired physique for a growing number of young men, including young teens, is ...
  United States - 10. December 2002
  
  
• How safe are diet products?
  Did you know that many products marketed as dietary supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other governing body? While these products ...
  United States - 10. December 2002
  
  
• New steroids can be undetectable
  Two new steroids that aren't readily detectable by current drug-testing methods have angered sports and government officials, who say the companies marketing them are ...
  United States - 10. December 2002
  
  
• American Curves Fitness Beauty Magazine Debuts
  The ideal woman has evolved to a new look of health and fitness yet with beauty and sex appeal. Robert Kennedy, the Hugh Hefner of the fitness world, launches a new Maxim meets ...
  United States - 08. December 2002
  
  
• Steroid look builds demand for drugs
  Patrick Keogan wanted to be big, like the men with the huge bodies and rippling muscles he saw at the gym. "I was training like an animal," he said, working out seven ...
  United States - 08. December 2002
  
  
• Drug abuse very intricate
  Abusing dope to enhance performance in sports is becoming more intricate and complicated, experts have said. The ...
  Kenya - 07. December 2002
  
  
• Bodybuilding champ
  It had been five years since she last competed, and while she never had jitters before, her nerves were jumping. Pam Boykin's trainer sprayed Pam cooking oil on her taut ...
  United States - 06. December 2002
  
  
• Contestants sought for King Classic Bodybuilding Championships
  The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s “King Classic Bodybuilding Championships” seeks men and women of all ages to compete on Saturday, February 22, 2003. The Center ...
  United States - 06. December 2002
  
  
• Facini takes a step toward pro bodybuilding
  Mechanicsburg's Su san Facini realizes the importance of gaining a professional card with the International Federation of Bodybuilders. Especially when it hands out ...
  United States - 06. December 2002
  
  
• Studies show ephedra potentially harmful
  Because the pressure to be thin and fit is highly prevalent at college campuses, the different manners in which people are choosing to lose the pounds are ...
  United States - 06. December 2002
  
  
• Natural Muscle Showdown
  The INBF Natural Muscle Showdown and Ms. Figure bodybuilding competition, presented by Don Robinson Productions on Oct. 19, consisted of a morning prejudging and evening ...
  United States - 05. December 2002
  
  
• These Supplements Are Sold Nearly Everywhere, but Are They Safe?
  Earlier this year, Dr. Bernard Greisemer, a sports medicine physician from St. Louis, was asked at a Senate hearing about the difference between anabolic steroids, which it is ...
  United States - 05. December 2002
  
  
• Barriers prove no obstacle
  Bodybuilder Janice Lorraine continues to defy age and gender barriers in her chosen sport. At aged 60, Lorraine recently became the first female in the world to take ...
  Australia - 04. December 2002
  
  
• Suit blames Las Vegas man's death on bodybuilding supplement
  The family of a 28-year-old Las Vegas man has sued the maker of a bodybuilding supplement, claiming it was to blame for his fatal June heart attack. In their Clark ...
  United States - 04. December 2002
  
  
• AF Surgeon General issues NOTAM on ephedra risks
  The Air Force Surgeon General has issued a "Notice to Airmen" on the potential risks associated with dietary supplements that contain ephedra, following the death of a young ...
  United States - 03. December 2002
  
  
• Pumping Iron -Digitally Enhanced Deltoids
  If you thought Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn't do comedy, then you never saw him psych out Lou Ferrigno in the ultimate body building documentary, "Pumping ...
  United States - 03. December 2002
  
  
• Bodybuilding comes naturally to Scot Ian
  Bodybuilder Ian Sturrock is a natural champion - and he has the lie- detector results to prove it. Scot Ian, 29, triumphed in the light-heavyweight category at the ...
  United Kingdom - 02. December 2002
  
  
• Police and Customs uncover large doping import ring
  Together with the Finnish Customs, the National Bureau of Investigation (Finland's central criminal police) has uncovered a large criminal gang suspected of having smuggled ...
  Finland - 02. December 2002
  
  
• With No Answers on Risks, Steroid Users Still Say Yes
  This article was reported by Gina Kolata, Jere Longman, Tim Weiner and Timothy Egan and written by Ms. Kolata. Patrick Keogan wanted to be big, like the men with the ...
  United States - 02. December 2002
  
  
• Steroids: Quick and sometimes dangerous fix to a perfect body
  During the more than 20 years that Coach Robert Dean has been involved in sports, he's seen people do a lot of things to be the best. That includes using steroids to ...
  United States - 01. December 2002
  
  
• Why eating less may extend your life
  As Americans feasted on plates of Thanksgiving turkey Thursday, U.S. scientists reported they have made progress in understanding how eating less leads to longer life. ...
  United States - 01. December 2002