Author: Dr. Steroids

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw admitted to using steroids in a radio interview with Sports Illustrated’s Dan Patrick. It was unclear as to whether Bradshaw was talking about anabolic steroids or corticosteroids. We did steroids to get away the aches and the speed of healing. My use of steroids from a doctor was to speed up injury, and thought nothing of it… It was to speed up the healing process and that was it. It wasn’t to get bigger and stronger and faster. Bradshaw dismisses the anabolic effects of the steroids that he received via injection from the Pittsburgh…

The second event of EilteXC is boasting two Cesar Gracie trained fighters on the card, The fight is to take place on July 26th in the hard core City of Stockton, California. MMAFighting: “Nick Diaz (17-7), who was pulled from a proposed DREAM title bout on July 21 against Hayato “Mach” Sakurai to fight on this CBS card on July 26, will meet King of the Cage veteran Thomas Denny (26-16). Diaz and Denny were actually scheduled to fight each other at a Gracie Fighting Championships event in January 2007, but the show was cancelled due to low ticket sales.…

For the sake of a beautiful body people quit smoking, then change their diet and sleep more, and furthermore buy fancy bottles with sport additives. They go through all those efforts to make their body attractive. For the sake of beauty they have to change their lifestyle, but while staying away from cakes may be an easy task, how about alcohol? Sometimes, for instance at the parties, it is impossible to say no to this drink; but how will it affect the training? Will the stamina go down, will some fat crop up? Let’s investigate what alcohol is and how…

Want to end the fight quick? Throw the powerful Superman Punch. Here is a short video that shows this brutal strike, and some instructions on how it’s done. Keep in mind that this is an advanced move and will take some practice to get it right. How to throw the superman punch: 1. Stand your normal fighter’s stance with one leg forward and one back. Your weight should be evenly distributed and your center of balance low. The distance between your two legs should be about shoulder’s width apart. 2. Bring your back leg forward similar to how you would…

According to a study done by BJSM, to analyze the injuries caused by the sport of MMA, it has been determined that MMA fighting is no more dangerous than any other combat sport. Here are the results of the study. BJSM: “Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine MMA injury patterns during a five year period following sanctioning in the state of Nevada. Data from all regulated MMA competitions during the study period from March 2002 to September 2007 (n=1,270 fight exposures) was obtained. Injury odds ratios were calculated by conditional logistic regression on match outcome, age, weight…

Hey, because you are married to an MMA legend doesn’t mean that you will become one. Kim Couture found out just how hard it is to be a world class fighter. She had a rough start in her first professional MMA bout. MMAJunkie.com: “Making her pro debut, Kim Couture — the Vice President of Xtreme Couture and the wife of UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture took on Kim Rose, who also debuted professionally. Couture was tagged early in the fight, and the jolting blow and a constant flood of blood created ongoing problems throughout the three-round fight. Although she landed…

Athletes assume various risks to compete and achieve success in sports. Many of this risks could compromise their short-term and/or long-term health and could possibly threaten their future careers in elite sports. Society has a conflicted and hypocritical relationship with these risks. If the risks involve any sort of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids or growth hormone, then the athletes are condemned by society. It doesn’t really matter how serious, exaggerated or overstated the risks from PEDs. But if the risks involve playing through a relatively serious injury regardless of the long-term damage and health implications, then the athletes are idolized…

Chinese national Lei Jin, PhD and his company Genescience Pharmaceutical Inc., makers of Jintropin brand human growth hormone, have forfeited about $2.7 million dollars to the United States government for illegally marketing and distributing human growth hormone over the internet to bodybuilders, athletes, and pharmacies. Lei JIn and Genescience Pharmaceutical were indicted last year as part of Operation Raw Deal. Assets from the U.S. branches of their Chinese bank accounts were frozen at the time. Now the feds say the money is theirs. Genescience Pharmaceutical was well-known among bodybuilders for the high quality and inexpensive human growth hormone that was available on…

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) proposed to enter Viagra in the stimulant list. Specialists from the agency believe, that the substance sildenafil, presented in Viagra, enhances the blood flow not only to the man’s genitals, but to his muscles as well. As the written request says, athletes can enhance their performance by taking Viagra. In addition, sildenafil can boost the power of stamina and endurance of heavy physical activities. At the moment a large-scale study is being done intended to study the Viagra effect on the athletes; if the proposal is scientifically supported, it is likely that Viagra will find…

This exercise has a couple of complexity levels. Let’s introduce a five-point scale for push-ups; 1 will mean low complexity level, 5- very high level. But keep in mind, that this scale considers only the complexity of different exercises. Complexity is not synonymous to effectiveness. A highly complex exercise can be useless, or vice-versa. The following overview is helpful only when choosing the bodybuilding proficiency stage to practice the particular exercise version. More complex exercises suit higher bodybuilding experience. Push-ups with Close Hands Position Complexity level: 3. Muscles: this exercise, similarly to narrow grasp bench-press, places emphasis on inner section…