An inquest into the death of a 46-year old former competitive bodybuilder has been conducted to determine the cause of death. David Kilroy was found dead at his home by his daughter on May 15, 2012. The inquest involved an autopsy and examined the use of various drugs by the deceased, including anabolic steroids, cocaine and alcohol. The coroner examined what role they may have played a role in his untimely death. [Read more…]
AXS Fitness Busted for Steroid Sales According to Spanish Authorities
Spain’s Guardia Civil has arrested four men involved in the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids during an investigation codenamed “Operación Gym”. The steroid dealing allegedly operated out of a sports nutrition supplement store in the Madrid suburb of Las Rozas. The owner and an employee of ‘AXS Fitness Nutricion Deportiva’ were arrested at the store and two other individuals were arrested at their homes on June 5, 2012. [Read more…]
British Politician Horrified As Steroid-Using Son Wants to Be a Pro Bodybuilder
Caroline Spelman, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England, recently spent £60,994 in legal and court costs in order to suppress news of her son’s use of anabolic steroids and subsequent suspension from the sport of rugby by the International Rugby Board. But her teenage son doesn’t want her protection. [Read more…]
NPC Ohio Bodybuilding Champion Busted for Selling Steroids
The winner of the 2009 NPC Ohio State Bodybuilding Championship has been been indicted by a Warren County grand jury for trafficking anabolic steroids. NPC bodybuilder Drew Smith was charged with thirteen felony counts of drug trafficking (steroids) in various degrees and one first degree felony count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. [Read more…]
Floyd Mayweather Scared of Manny Pacquiao on Steroids
American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., the WBC Welterweight Champion, has finally disclosed the true reasons for his insistence upon strict steroid testing as a condition for any fight with top contender Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather admitted that he is concerned about being hurt, with possibly long-lasting injuries, when stepping into the ring with a potentially steroid-enhanced Pacquiao. [Read more…]
Ten Bodybuilders Caught Using Steroids at the 2011 Arab Games
The sport of bodybuilding suffered a major embarrassment at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in the Qatari capital of Doha after ten bodybuilders tested positive for anabolic steroids. The gold medalist is almost every weight class was disqualified for the use of steroids. The entire “Men’s Bodybuilding 70 kilogram” category was eliminated after all competitors failed the doping test. [Read more…]
Steroid and Loan Sharking Charges Setback for National Level Bodybuilder
NPC bodybuilder Sean Harris was on top of the world last year after having a break-out year competing as an amateur bodybuilder. The bodybuilder won the heavyweight and overall titles at the 2010 NPC Atlantic States Bodybuilding Championships. He ended up placing 10th at the 2010 NPC USA Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships coming up short of his goal of qualifying for an IFBB pro card. [Read more…]
Bodybuilder Sold Ecstasy to Pay for Steroids
A New Zealand bodybuilder started selling ecstasy to finance his use of anabolic steroids according to his attorney. Dylan Stephens was fined for attempting to import steroids late last year. But it was his involvement dealing ecstasy during that time that would eventually send him to prison. [Read more…]
Arab Royal Family Bodyguard Accused of Steroid Use
Professional chauffeur Peter Robinson claims he was fired after he accused the bodyguard of a royal family member of using anabolic steroids. Robinson believed the royal family feared he would have reported the bodyguard’s steroid use to police thereby damaging the family’s reputation. [Read more…]
Texas Cracking Down on Steroid-Using Bodybuilders “Wanting to Cheat the System”
The head of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is working to stop the flow of anabolic steroids to bodybuilders “wanting to cheat the system.” Bodybuilders who use steroids are apparently not only breaking the law but are also immoral cheaters according to Lt. Phillip Cash. The term “cheater” is usually applied to athletes involved in competitive sports who use performance-enhancing drugs in violation of the sport’s anti-doping code; they cheat the other athletes who presumably follow the rules. Yet bodybuilders who use steroids outside of a sporting context in order to improve physical appearance aren’t really “cheating” anyone else. Nonetheless, Lt. Cash asserts they are cheating “the system”. [Read more…]