My original motivation to begin weight training wasn't to acquire big muscles or win bodybuilding titles. Oh sure, like most other 12-year-olds, I did admire having a muscular body, having been indoctrinated into thinking that was ideal by the appearance of various comic book … [Read more...]
Are the Health Risks of Anabolic Steroids Exaggerated? by Jerry Brainum 11/23
In recent months, several prominent champion bodybuilders have died and since many of them were relatively young, the first thought that came to the minds of many people was that their deaths were likely related to high-dose anabolic steroid usage. Anabolic steroids are … [Read more...]
Why Do Anabolic Steroids Stop Working? by Jerry Brainum 5/23
A few years ago, I was in New York City to cover a contest for a bodybuilding magazine that I was writing for. One afternoon, I went into a local restaurant and saw a familiar face I hadn't seen in a while. This man was a top amateur bodybuilder in the late 80s. He had won the … [Read more...]
Clenbuterol Works: New Human Study by Jerry Brainum 4/20
In the late 1970s, rumors began to spread in bodybuilding circles about a drug that appeared to produce the long-sought Holy Grail of bodybuilders: it helped to promote the loss of excess body fat, while building muscle mass simultaneously. This redistribution of fat … [Read more...]