Author: Dr. Steroids

Just a few years ago, it seemed as though boxing was a dying sport. Recently, washed up fighters like Evander Holyfield and Roy Jones Jr. have desperately sought to drag out their careers with the hope of bringing home a few more paychecks. As the sport has been surpassed in popularity by MMA, a handful of fighters have kept boxing relevant. No two have been more intergral than Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Now, with their potential March showdown in jeopardy, the boxing world desperately needs their mega fight to happen as planned. Pacquiao and Mayweather, widely considered the top two pound for…

Massage is an important part of the training process for many purposeful athletes who want to achieve swift recovery after extensive training or competition. Massage also plays an important role in injury prevention due to overuse or overstraining the body and in the rehabilitation process after injury. Every athlete has experienced heighten muscle tension from training and competing. The usual signs of such side-effects are limited performance, reduce flexibility and increase risk of injury not to mention pain. Pain is the result of unbalanced muscles becoming inflamed because they were not handled properly over a long period of time, which…

There is simply no excuse not to work out because exercise can be performed anywhere. Motivation is what many people need, so training with a partner or listening to cool music will certainly help. What if you do not have a gym membership but want to get fit for the New Year. It would be great, would it not, to lose weight on your own without having to join a gym and then unleash the ‘new svelte you’ before your mate in a couple of months time. Serious weight loss does not take long to accomplish with deep effort, and…

In throwing this idea out to one of my superiors here at steroidslive.com I said “And I’ve got this great idea for a column on players playing within themselves” and his response was simply “LMAO”.  Honestly, I didn’t really that sounded as bad as it did when it wasn’t being said by a professional athlete so I just want to ask you to hold your laughter as I honestly (and seriously) try to delve into my explanation for this oft used phrase.  {I’m hoping that we don’t run into a situation like in “The Usual Suspects” where all 5 men…

Flash knockouts may get the glory, but to me, there is nothing more awe-inspiring than a beautiful submission.  To forcefully put your opponent in a position where he must surrender or risk unconsciousness, broken limbs or agonizing pain is a feat that few sports can rival.  2009 was not exactly a banner year for spectacular submissions, but there were a few that stood out from the pack.  As I said before, submissions in high profile fights are on the same level as any other event to me.  All that matters is that what happened is exceptional.  Creativity gets bonus points.…

Weight training, bodybuilding, or body weight training is difficult in itself. A positive mindset is required to help to push through the pain. Whether you work on pyramid or reverse pyramid sets, plyometric training, or simple lifting of weights, it is important to know your own mind to achieve your aims. Many people may hit a plateau stage in weight training and need something to push them toward the next stage. A great method to help with this is short, sharp one-minute drill sessions in skipping, sprinting, high jumps, or other exercise of your choice. As long as it works…

You Play to Win the Game “You Play to Win the Game” is fun to watch NFL coaches sing to the hip beat of Steve Porter. I tried to embedded the video in full, but had technical difficulties, but you can click on the link above and get a much better version with an awesome introduction from Inside the NFL. It’s worth the jump to the next link — enjoy!

Capital One Bowl – Penn State and LSU pony up for a battle of two teams who had good season, but were standing behind better teams in their conferences.  LSU had Florida and Alabama’s shadow to stand in whilst the Nittany Lions were hard up to get past a depleted Ohio State squad.  Even though this isn’t the bowl Penn State was looking for you have to feel good for Joe Pa for getting his team to yet another New Year’s Day bowl and playing strong after the controversy that swirled around him a few years ago as his age…

Getting a body massage is a great way to help relieve stress naturally.  We all know that stress causes illness. The things that are known to cause stress are children, job, money, relationships, and time – you name it – even extended family. One can manage stress to a certain degree. Some people do better than others. The key is to find relief naturally through massage therapy.  Because the nerves in the body are interconnected, a pressure point blocking a nerve in one area in the body can block the function of another part of the body. Through massages the blocked nerve…

Your mind is your most powerful friend. Visualization is an extremely important tool to strengthen your spirituality, but it can also boost your health and fitness. Obviously, it cannot build muscle, you need to push your body with weights to accomplish that, but visualization can help you to push through your physical limitations. So how does visualization work? By using your mind, you can visualize yourself fitter. Your mind will give you all the answers you need. If you are struggling to add weight gain, for instance, visualisation will help you to find out exactly what you need to do…