Many people wonder about the safety of anabolic steroid drugs. The media has demonized this category of drugs to the extent that the consensus of the public is that they are toxic substances. In fact, anabolic steroids were never developed for athletic usage or to help … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Please Do Not Stay Seated! by Jerry Brainum
In 1713, Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini observed that tailors and cobblers (shoe repairmen) who sat at their work most of the time and were called "chairworkers" as a result, tended to show greater health problems compared to those whose work involved more movement and … [Read more...]
The Cross-Fit Blues or Stop making an ass of yourself by Jerry Brainum
It would not be wrong to say that the direction of bodybuilding competition changed because of a butt. Or to be more precise, the gluteus maximus muscle, which comprises the largest part of what is idiomatically called "the ass." The gluteus maximus is the bulkiest muscle in … [Read more...]
Keep Off The Grass! by Jerry Brainum
The scene is the famous Gold's Gym in the late 1970s. The gym at that point was located in downtown Santa Monica, California in a building rumored to be owned by actor Robert Blake. I arrived at the gym early in the afternoon anticipating a workout session with my long-time friends, … [Read more...]