Industry News
Facing Economy, S&M Gals Dig in Heels with Union Bid
New York's dominatrixes have been getting spanked by the economy recently - and now, they're lashing back.
NPC Eliminating One Piece Posing Suits for Fitness and Figure
The National Physique Committee (NPC) is eliminating the one piece posing suit round for both figure and fitness contests beginning in 2009....
Pepsi to Distribute CytoSport's Muscle Milk
Pepsi Bottling Group has signed an agreement with CytoSport, Inc. to distribute Muscle Milk, a leader in protein-enhanced functional beverages in the U.S. The distribution agreement with PBG will greatly increase Muscle Milk's market penetration. ...
NPC Vice Chairman Steve Stone Passes Away at Olympia
NPC Vice Chairman and co-stage expediter Steve Stone has suffered an apparent heart attack and passed away in Las Vegas, one hour before the Olympia finals....
Magazine Heavyweight Kennedy in Stellar Shape at 70
Robert Kennedy's creations fill newstands everywhere - MuscleMag International, Oxygen, Maximum Fitness, Reps, American Curves and Clean Eating....
Unfair? Jose Canseco's Name May be Removed from Miami Street
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez offered a resolution to permanently remove Jose Canseco's name from a street that bears his name....
Energy Drink Costs Set to Drop with Anheuser-Busch Subsidiary
Did you ever wonder why energy drinks seem to cost twice as much as comparable amounts of soda? Well those high-priced days may be coming to an end....
Fitness Icon Monica Brant Filming New Infomercial
Monica Brant will be filming an informercial for a machine called the Muscle Flex, after F.E.M. camp in September....
Vitamin Shoppe Launches Online Forums
Tradional "Bricks and Mortar" companies like GNC, Vitamin World and Vitamin Shoppe are being forced to step up their online game in response to upstarts like Bodybuilding.com....
Calories Come Off and the Lights Come On
A gym in Portland, Oregon, will use exercise equipment to generate renewable energy....
Ireland's Glanbia Pays $315 Million for Optimum Nutrition
Glanbia Plc, the producer of a third of Ireland's milk and cheese, said it paid $315 million for Optimum Nutrition Inc., a U.S.-based maker of sports nutritional supplements....
Titus and Ryan Sentenced in Slaying of Assistant
Former IFBB professional bodybuilder Craig Titus was sentenced today to serve 21 years to 55 years in prison for the December 2005 slaying of 28-year-old Melissa James. His wife, IFBB Fitness Pro Kelly Ryan, was sentenced to six years to 26 years. ...
Friday Sentencing Set for Fitness Pro Kelly Ryan, Craig Titus
Bodybuilder Craig Titus and Fitness Pro Kelly Ryan are scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow in Las Vegas, at 10am pacific time....
High School Steroid Testing in Decline as Economy Weakens
Even the nation's largest and most expensive steroids-testing program for high school athletes in Texas is screening for less than a third of substances it prohibits....
New Jersey Steroid Dealer Linked to Trenton Cops Pleads Guilty
A Hamilton, New Jersey man is facing six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of distributing the performance enhancing drugs human growth hormone and anabolic steroids. ...
Governor Schwarzenegger Tears Knee Cartilage During Gym Workout
The 61-year-old Republican governor tore his meniscus, cartilage that acts as a shock absorber in the knee, while working out in the gym earlier this month....
Figure Pro Felicia Romero Joins Derek Anthony on Team GAT
Rapidly rising IFBB Figure Pro Felicia Romero has joined the German American Technologies ("GAT") supplement team, as a sponsored athlete....
Ex-Model Jailed for Importing Steroids
Brendan James Brophy, a former male model who ran a successful business selling illegally obtained human growth hormones and steroids, has been jailed....
Dietary Supplement Label Database in Development
As sales and use of dietary supplements continue to climb, currently there is not yet a complete, comprehensive, publicly available and readily accessible Internet source of dietary supplement label information....
Bodysport Tackles Critical Subject - Female Athlete Abuse
Bodysport Radio has devoted a show to the subject of female athletes in abusive relationships, and how to get out, two months after the death of Amanda Savell....
Trafficker David Jacobs had Steroids in his System when he Died
Convicted steroids trafficker David Jacobs’s autopsy results show he had a high level of testosterone and steroids in his system when he died, but experts differ on whether “ ’roid rage” made him kill his former girlfriend and then commit suicide....
Don Catlin - Gatekeeper for Clean Sports Changes Focus
Don Catlin, one of the world’s top antidoping researchers and the team behind the BALCO exposure, is tired of chasing down drugs. Now, he wants to help clean athletes prove their innocence. ...
E-Retailers Use Online Forums to Create Customer Loyalty
Retailers who have created online forums say they generate traffic, provide valuable customer feedback and build loyalty. They are relatively inexpensive to build, and successful forums are not costly to maintain, in large part because engaged forum members take responsibility for monitoring content. ...
Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman Sues Gold's Gym
Ronnie Coleman, who has been crowned Mr. Olympia eight times, is suing Gold's Gym for allegedly using his image on a poster without permission....
Jealousy Tied to Jacobs and Savell Murder-Suicide
David Jacobs, who repeatedly said he wouldn't go public with former customers' names because he did not want to disrupt their lives, made an exception with NFL player Matt Lehr....
Is Steroid Use the Next Frontier in Anti-Discrimination Fight?
Christian Boeving, a fitness model who is paid to endorse bodybuilding products, freely admitted he had used legally prescribed steroids since he was 16 and has been released from his contract because of it. ...
Amanda Jo Savell and David Jacobs found dead in Plano home
Convicted steroids dealer David Jacobs and his former girlfriend, champion pro figure athlete Amanda Jo Savell, were found dead this morning in Mr. Jacobs' home....
IFBB Figure Pro Natalie Benson Leaving Texas
IFBB figure pro Natalie Benson and her 14 year old daughter Alyssa are packing up their lives and moving to Florida....
Weider signs Phil Heath, wins Latest Battle in Brutal Mag Wars
Talented bodybuilder Phil Heath, who won this year's Ironman Pro and placed 2nd at the Arnold Classic, has signed a multi-year contract with Weider/AMI. Team MD answered by inking amateur Jeff Long....
David Jacobs sentenced to 3 years probation
Bodybuilder David Jacobs was sentenced today to three years probation and fined $25,000 for his role in operating one of the largest steroid distribution operations in the United States....
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Kai Greene Signs with MD
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Kai Greene has signed a new multi-year contract with Team Muscular Development, according to a report on MD Online. Kai most recently placed 3rd at the Arnold Classic....
"Strong Island" Underground Goes Down
When the federal authorities announced what they said was the nation’s largest crackdown on illegal steroids, they laid bare a sprawling trafficking network that runs through the heart of Long Island, New York....
Cyclist Tammy Thomas convicted in steroids case
Former cyclist Tammy Thomas was convicted Friday of lying to a grand jury investigating a steroid distribution ring that has implicated some of the biggest stars in baseball, football and track....
BALCO founder Victor Conte has tell-all book ready
BALCO founder Victor Conte is ready to point finger at government, but also at athletes, coaches and reporters, as he prepares a tell-all book about steroid scandal for September release....
Canseco Backtracks on Steroid Allegations Against Clemens
Before his book "Vindicated" is officially released, Jose Canseco has changed his story about pitcher Roger Clemens, even as Canseco sticks to his claims that Alex Rodriguez is a steroid user....
IRON SIRENS Attending Pittsburgh Comicon April 25-27
IRON SIRENS, the comic book featuring several top IFBB figure and fitness stars, will be attending their first ever comic convention at the Pittsburgh Comicon on April 25 through the 27th....
Former Wrestler Chase Tatum Found Dead in Atlanta
Former WCW wrestler Chase Tatum, 34, was found dead in his home on Sunday after suffering an apparent accidental drug overdose....
Pro Bodybuilder Cathy LeFrancois Touring the Northeast
IFBB Professional Female Bodybuilder Cathy LeFrancois is making numerous store appearances throughout the Northeast between April 1st and 11th....
Lee Priest Leaves MuscleMag, Signs with MD
Bodybuilder Lee Priest has left MuscleMag and signed an exclusive contract with Muscular Development Magazine. Priest is still seeking full reinstatement from the IFBB so that he can compete again this fall....
GAT Signs José Canseco to Team JetFuel
GAT (German American Technologies) recently signed baseball superstar and fitness expert José Canseco as its newest spokesperson....
Figure star Ana Tigre launches Fizeek Brazil web site
Designer and NPC figure competitor Ana Tigre has launched the new web site for her beautiful clothing line, Fizeek Brazil. Ana competes at the national level in the NPC and she was featured as a FigureRX Magazine spotlight athlete for the 2008 NPC Ironman Figure Championships. ...
