Author: Dr. Steroids

Some folks from the University of Connecticut hypothesized one day that an egg-based breakfast would help control appetite throughout the day better than a bagel-based breakfast. Scientists being scientists decided to test this theory in twenty-one men to see if they were right. The egg breakfast was made up of just over half fat, and the bagel breakfast was about three-quarters carbohydrate. The satiating effect of fat is fairly well known, and the researchers figured that starting the day with a higher fat intake would reduce the number of calories taken in over the rest of the day. To assess…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be fined for the behavior of Santonio Holmes and Ben Roethlisberger.  They’ve already unloaded Holmes and now reports are surfacing that they have discussed trading Big Ben. As much as we want to say that the Steelers are a “gold standard” for organizational leadership, they must have a line they cannot cross.  I believe they are dangerously close to that line. They can make an example out of Big Ben and end up making an example out themselves.  I want to take you on a journey from a conversation with my Dad, to “Chappelle’s…

The most difficult cleanse for newbies is the juice fast.  It requires a great deal of preparation and produce, as well as specialized equipment.  Juicers are an investment, and you want to be sure that you’re getting the most for your money within your price range. It doesn’t help that on Amazon.com, all three juicers I’ll review today have the exact same rating of four out of five stars.  Given that they’re all so different, they couldn’t be equally effective in all areas! However, juice fasting is the best way to give your digestive system a chance to heal and…

Hopefully not overshadowed by the NBA playoffs, baseball and the NFL draft, Bellator is having their 3rd event tonight starting at 8 pm live on FSN around the US.  The stars did not align tonight for me, so I won’t be able to view the event live.  I’ll most likely have to wait until the Cincinnati Reds game is over.  So, technically, this blog won’t be live but I’ll do my best once the show gets rolling and I do plan on participating in the post-fight press conference afterwards.  Stick with this post throughout the night as I’ll be updating…

Ok, well I’m sure most people affiliated with mixed martial arts already know about what happened last Saturday night.  Strikeforce: Nashville took place and it ended up being a ratings disaster.  More than that, it left a black eye on the entire sport of MMA when the event was over and Jason Miller was beat down live on national television.  Now Strikeforce is not entirely to blame, there were a lot of problems leading up to the event that factored in.  I decided to comprise a list of them all. The event was not casual fan friendly – Most people…

Kevin Durant is giving me fits. Sure, he just lost to the Lakers in Game 1 of their 1st Round Series. And yes, they really don’t have a chance against the Lakers, but this kid is for real. Not only did Durant win the scoring title at age 21, but he’s clearly the #2 MVP. He’s living in Utopia in — of all places — Oklahoma City. He should be in Seattle, but something amazing is happening in OKC. Meanwhile, LeBron is living a lie in Cleveland. He doesn’t seem like he wants to be there. He’s taken control of…

After week two of the major league baseball season, pitchers are starting to find their stride and hitters are dialing in at the plate. I’m happy to say that the Washington Nationals are 6–6 two weeks into the season and still haven’t called up rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg. Health care reform seems to be the only thing making more headlines than the Nats in D.C. Another uplifting sign from the past week was the Houston Astros winning their first series of the season. They beat the Chicago Cubs this past weekend — the first of many signs for Cubs fans…

Scoring a seed in the NBA’s Western Conference playoff bracket is a testament to the greatness of the season. The amount of talent in this years conference play may be the ultimate compliment. The level of play in all four first round match ups is higher than “Snoop Dogg” at a “Bob Marley” festival. Last time it was this competitive was in 2007. In the ’07 Western Conference playoffs, the Golden State Warriors, as the No. 8 seed, upset the Dallas Mavericks, the No. 1 seed — the first time ever in a seven-game series this feat was accomplished. Although…

Today we live with the reality of “coach speak” and “GM speak”.  Every “higher up” in the NFL tells us one thing whilst we are charged with deciphering its true meaning. In this space I have taken to speculating on “Conversations That Never Happened”.  Now I want to concentrate on reading the minds of the NFL’s elite.  We get to talk about the juicy stuff now! The Bills say Marshawn Lynch isn’t going anywhere despite rumors he’s on the trading block.  Brandon Marshall just got traded to the Dolphins and received a $48.5 million extension. Does that mean the Broncos…

If you were watching Strikeforce: Nashville last night on CBS, you got to see 4 fights.  Three of them were title fights and one of them was a gang style beatdown of Jason “Mayhem” Miller by the Cesar Gracie camp after Miller intruded in Jake Shields’ post fight interview asking for a rematch. Shields shoved Miller, and then Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez jumped him and started throwing punches and kicks as Strikeforce officials desperately tried to break it up…..on national television.  While some may have found it entertaining (I drunkenly cheered when it happened).  Now that I’m…