Bodybuilding and Fitness News Blog

Chris Bell Working on MMA/Painkiller-Based Script
By Joe Pietaro
When he first put together the idea of making a documentary about steroid use and the public’s reaction – or better yet overreaction – to it, Chris Bell never figured on the finished product coming out the way it eventually did, let alone having the opportunity to [...]

UFC® JOINS WITH AMERICAN MEDIA INC. (AMI)
Las Vegas, Nev. (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization and American Media, Inc (AMI), today announced a partnership to publish a special UFC 100 commemorative edition magazine that will be available at newsstands across North America and in some international markets.
“The UFC 100 magazine will highlight the [...]

Fitness Pros Say Licensing Could be Bad for Business
Proposal by lawmaker seeks ’standardization’
By Sandy Seegers
In 23 years as owner of a popular gym in Madison, Mike Bronco, a former professional tri-athlete, has made a career of helping those who want to become fit, lose weight or enhance their recovery.
Same with Mendham Township resident Wendy Ryan, [...]

Bodybuilding Guru Passes Suddenly in Montreal

Although he was 85 years old, the passing of Ben Weider comes as a shock to the bodybuilding world. He died at a Montreal hospital of an undisclosed illness. Just a few short weeks ago, Weider was standing on the Mr. Olympia stage crowning Dexter Jackson in Las Vegas.
A legend [...]

Former Slugger and Current Author Practices What He Preaches

Although he hasn’t played a major league baseball game since 2001, Jose Canseco is still taking care of his body, at least in the way he has spoken about in his two ‘tell-all’ books. Perhaps even the once-rich and famous are having issues obtaining performance-enhancing drugs in [...]

The Ramblin’ Freak Speaks his Mind About Steroids in Sports
By Joe Pietaro, MuscleSport Mag

The following article will appear in the October 2008 issue of New York Sportscene magazine. (www.nysportscene.com)
At Arm’s Length
Gregg Valentino Flexes his Opinion About Steroids
The old saying “Don’t throw stones in a glass house,” doesn’t apply to Gregg Valentino. When he talks about [...]

The Black Prince Reaches Out to the Olympic Swimming Champion
By Robby Robinson
Dear Michael,
Congratulations on your Olympic sweep. Your athleticism was truly awe-inspiring to watch. I asked my friend Joe Pietaro at MuscleSport Mag and New York Sportscene magazine to forward this letter to you.
When I learned of your 12,000 empty calorie eating regime, I [...]

Culture of enhancement extends far beyond sports

By Jack McCallum
Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines. But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of steroids and HGH everywhere — from Hollywood to the music industry to your next-door neighbor who doesn’t want to grow old. Don’t blame only the jocks. [...]

Ex-NFL running-back, Femi Ayanbadejo, sues supplement maker ALR Industries (Author L. Rea) over failed NFL steroid test

By Brent Schrotenboer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Athletes who fail drug tests these days often give the same excuse:
“It wasn’t my fault. I didn’t know my vitamins were tainted with steroids.”
To skeptics, it sounds like a schoolboy claiming that his dog [...]

SUNDANCE ‘08 – Meet the Filmmaker: Christopher Bell
“Bigger, Stronger, Faster,” which will inevitably be described as reminiscent of Michael Moore because the director, Chris Bell, has a strong and humorous voice and he’s out to explore nothing less than the American dream, through the lens of the bodybuilding craze that made he and his brothers [...]