Bodybuilding News
Mother of 5 goes from Overweight to Bodybuilding Competition
Mary Lynch is a Colorado mother of five who went from being overweight to being one of the fittest moms around, fit enough to enter her first bodybuilding competition.
Next Generation of Soy Proteins Now in Development
Among the major protein types in the food chain, soy protein is probably at or near the bottom when to comes to benefits to bodybuilders and athletes. New research may be changing that....
Jamaicans Marcus White and Shernett Falconer Strike Winning Pose
Marcus White and Shernett Falconer captured the Mr Jamaica and Miss Jamaica titles at the 2008 National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships before an appreciative crowd, at the Holy Childhood High School auditorium on Saturday night. ...
Armbrust: "I Expect to Win the Whole Thing"
Heather Armbrust has laid down the gauntlet for her Olympia competition, claiming that she expects to take the Ms. Olympia title this year....
Stephanie Hancock - Woman's Muscles, Spirit Strengthened
Stephanie Hancock has a shiny, new statuette after claiming top spot in the women's open bodybuilding competition at the Toronto Classic International Drug Free Athletics bodybuilding, fitness and figure show earlier this summer....
NFL Earmarks $1.4 Million for Anti-steroid Message to Youths
ATLAS is aimed at male student athletes, while ATHENA is targeted at females. Each consists of several 45-minute interactive sessions (10 for ATLAS, eight for ATHENA) using a "squad leader," a student athlete tapped to run each session....
Competitor List - Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding - Lee Priest is Out
The much anticipated return of Australian IFBB pro bodybuilder Lee Priest has been delayed until the 2009 Arnold Classic, as he is not doing the Atlantic City Pro and therefore cannot qualify for the Olympia this year. ...
Nicole Simien - First Time's a Charm for Female Bodybuilder
Dental hygeniest's winning smile, killer guns take first place at the Annual Far East Bodybuilding Competition....
Cheats of Strength - Ten Next Generation Doping Methods
While the International Olympic Committee is busy trying to catch today's performance enhancers, athletes are already looking for the next big boost that will give them the edge in 2012....
Prize-Winning Bodybuilder Leslie Crook Draws on Her Strength
Amateur NPC bodybuilder Leslie Crook uses training to move through the grief of her husband's death....
Pro Bodybuilder Branch Warren Latest to Exit the Olympia
Texan Branch Warren, husband of IFBB fitness pro Trish Warren, has joined Kai Greene and Victor Martinez on the sidelines for the 2008 Mr. Olympia....
Female Bodybuilder is First from Trinidad and Tobago to Get Pro Card
Gale Hamlet-Frankie has become Trinidad and Tobago's first professional female bodybuilder after receiving her International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) pro licence recently....
Testosterone and Body Fat Are Controlled by The Same Genes
Research shows a 23% overlap between the genes that control testosterone and those that regulate body fat composition, suggesting that these two variables are partly controlled by the same set of genes....
Arab Woman Storms Male Bodybuilding Bastion
Dorra Zaier thinks women in her country should follow her example by getting off their sofas and pumping iron, not only for their health but also to tackle gender inequality....
Lee Priest is Master of His Universe
Priest maintains he “never wanted to be a body builder, I just wanted to look like the He-Man character.” ...
Lee Priest Reinstated, Competing in Atlantic City
In an 11-5 vote, Lee Priest has been reinstated to full status in the IFBB and will be competing at the Atlantic City Pro in September....
Victor Martinez and Kai Greene both out of 2008 Olympia
Two of the top contenders for the 2008 Mr. Olympia men's bodybuilding title will be sitting out the show....
Vietnam's Top Female Bodybuilder Tests Positive
Vietnam’s top female body builder Nguyen Thi My Linh has tested positive for doping, a big setback for the national team as it prepares for the Asian Bodybuilding Championship slated for next Wednesday in Hong Kong....
'Exercise Pill' is Now Closer to Development
Astonishing test results for the pill that'll get you fit...and you won't have to move a muscle....
Post-exercise Caffeine Helps Muscles Refuel
Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research shows....
2008 NPC Junior Nationals - Women's Bodybuilding Contest Report
FigureRX Magazine has released an in-depth contest report for the 2008 NPC Junior Nationals Women's Bodybuilding Division....
Anti-Aging Expert James Abernathy Linked to Federal Steroid Investigation
The federal steroid investigation involving Applied Pharmacy Services has been linked to self-proclaimed anti-aging expert James Abernathy....
Steroid Maker Says He Taught About N.F.L. Loopholes
For more than a year, bodybuilder David Jacobs operated a makeshift pharmaceutical lab out of his kitchen in his one-story suburban home. ...
Some Athletes’ Genes Help Outwit Doping Test
Many athletes have a genetic feature that makes doping tests turn out negative when the athlete is using drugs. The testosterone follow-up test is technically complex and expensive....
Scientists Link Baldness and Weight-lifting
British scientists have confirmed that lifting weights is the second single greatest cause of hair loss, after genetics....
Plano Resident's Steroid Distribution Ring was one of the Largest in U.S.
Bodybuilder Dave Jacobs allegedly built one of the largest steroid and human growth hormone distribution rings in the United States, and that has landed him in the middle of one of the biggest trafficking investigations of its kind in the nation's history....
Lee Priest Denied IFBB Reinstatement Once Again
Professional Bodybuilder Lee Priest has been denied for early reinstatement by the IFBB and his case will be considered at the meeting of the IFBB Professional Committee during this year's Olympia Weekend....
Over-The-Counter Pain Killers Increase Muscle Mass
Taking daily recommended dosages of ibuprofen and acetaminophen caused a substantially greater increase over placebo in the amount of quadriceps muscle mass and muscle strength gained during three months of regular weight lifting, in a study by physiologists at the Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University....
Parents Feel Betrayed by Millionaire Role Models
They will attend the Congressional hearings Wednesday, the husband and wife with the sad eyes. They have become part of the steroid circuit, honored with reserved seats near the front, silent witnesses to the plague of the last generation....
Bodybuilders strut their stuff in Buffalo
56 men and women from all over the United States and across the Canadian border came to Amherst (Buffalo) on Saturday to compete in the Can/Am NGA Natural Invitational Bodybuilding & Figure Championships....
FDA seizure of $1.3 million in supplements not related to anabolics
Federal agents seized more than $1.3 million in seemingly legal dietary supplements from a Brighton business that markets products to bodybuilders, authorities announced Friday....
Tennis Star Lleyton Hewitt's Sister Flexes Her Muscles
Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt's little sister Jaslyn, 24 years old, is flexing her muscles as a bodybuilder....
Where is She Now? Female Bodybuilder Sue Gafner
Esteemed Women's Bodybuilding historian Steve Wennerstrom has caught up with female bodybuilder Sue Gafner, in an article and interview in Muscular Development Online Magazine....
BALCO cyclist a blueprint for eventual Barry Bonds trial
The BALCO-related trial of cyclist Tammy Thomas is being seen as a preview of the government's case against Barry Bonds....
British Steroid Ring Apprehended by DEA and Thai Police
Two British citizens were arrested Friday in the Thai seaside resort of Pattaya on charges of using the Internet to illegally export steroids to the United States. Steroids are legal in Thailand but are a controlled substance in the United States....
Bodybuilder Heather Armbrust Buys Colorado Gym
IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Heather Armbrust (formerly Policky) has, along with her husband Dylan, purchased a gym in Wheatridge, Colorado. Heather placed 3rd at the 2007 Ms. International / Arnold and 5th at the 2007 Olympia....
Stanford Study: HGH May Build Muscles But Not Boost Athletic Prowess
A new Stanford University study has concluded that although human growth hormone (HGH) may build muscles and provide people with a healthy sense of well being, it may not create faster, stronger or better athletes....
Shelley Beattie Committed Suicide After Suffering from Bipolar Disorder
Female bodybuilding star, former USA champion, and American Gladiator Shelley Beattie committed suicide last month after succumbing to bipolar disorder....
Ronnie Coleman Eyeing a Return To The Stage in 2009
Eight time IFBB Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman is seriously considering a return to the stage in 2009....
IFBB Pro Bodybuilders Agree to Random Drug Testing at 2008 Arnold Classic
Jim Lorimer, the promoter and co-founder of the Arnold Sports Festival reportedly told male bodybuilding competitors in an athlete’s meeting at the 2008 Arnold Classic that the IFBB implemented a new drug testing policy in January 2008....
