Schwarzenegger says drugs have no place in sports

WASHINGTON (AP) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to athletic competition -- or to steroids. And the former champion bodybuilder says there's no place for drugs in sports these days.

Schwarzenegger says top athletes are inspirations to young people and to people trying to lose weight and stay fit.

The former action star says competition drives athletes to use drugs. His advice: "Come...

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Hugo Rivera's Natural Muscle Secrets
Tom Venuto, CSCS, CPT

I'm not impressed easily, but Hugo Rivera is one damn impressive bodybuilder, as you can see in the photos below (his back double bicep shot is insane!) It's quite an achievement to take top 5 in your class at the Team Universe - the pinnacle of natural amateur bodybuilding in the National Physique Committee - but that's not what got my attention the most. When I heard Hugo had gone on to compete in the NPC USA and...

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How Long Will It Take To Lose Weight?
By Marc David

Imagine how nice it would be to know how long it might take to be "swimsuit" ready. You'd know when to start getting cut for the summer and roughly how long it might take.

How many people ask...

How long will it take me to lose weight?

By using some information in your body composition, it's easy to tell how long does it take to lose weight.

Just...

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Over-The-Counter Pain Killers Increase Muscle Mass
by Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Monday, 07 April 2008

ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2008) - 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...

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Supplement Claims that can be made per the FDA
By Daniel Gastelu

Yes, claims for foods and dietary supplements are FDA (Food and Drug Administration) authorized and regulated, contrary to what the media would have you think. From the start dietary supplements were regulated as foods by the FDA. Then in 1994 the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act was passed by Congress.

This act, referred to as DSHEA (D'Shea), kept dietary supplements regulated as foods,...

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