Real Stories

Nasser El Sonbaty

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Over the weekend, news started to circulated among members of the bodybuilding community that another life had been prematurely cut short. Nasser El Sonbaty died last week; presumably of kidney failure that began as an aggressive and persistent kidney infection. Matt Duvall had died just a week earlier while Joe Weider’s death was verified yesterday.… Continue Reading…

Glenn Kulka

Retired athlete Glenn Kulka likely won’t live past 65 due to 10 years of steroid use

Steroids are more widespread, easier to access and one of the most popular drugs seized in Ottawa and at the U.S.-Canada border, CBC News has learned.

Won’t live past 65, doctor says

Former steroid user and athlete, Glenn Kulka, warns easier access to steroids will lead to more people living shorter lives.… Continue Reading…

Michael Sparling

For the last few weeks, GNC, the dietary supplements retailer, has run a special on its Web site for a workout booster called Jack3d. "Hot Buy, Hot Buy, Hot Buy," reads a red banner splashed across the product's page.

Federal health regulators issued a warning in April that the stimulant in Jack3d, a workout booster, frequently raises blood pressure and heart rate, and could lead to heart attacks.

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Sarmad Alladin, 18

Tragic Sarmad Alladin, 18, nicknamed 'Mr Muscles', posted this picture of himself on Facebook

A university student known as ‘Mr Muscles’ has died after apparently taking ‘lethal’ bodybuilding pills to help him lose weight.

Fitness fanatic Sarmad Alladin, 18, who had posted snaps of his new muscles online, was taken to hospital just hours after praising the fat-burning tablets called DNP on Facebook.

Mr Alladin, an international student and son of an Indian millionaire, called an ambulance as he suddenly collapsed.… Continue Reading…

Tammy Thomas

Tammy Thomas, left, is seen at the World Cup Track event in Monterrey, Mexico in April 2002. At right, personal trainer Tammy Thomas gives instructions during a Go For The Gold challenge in Ridgeland, MIss.

Tammy Thomas mounted the podium after winning the 500-meter Olympic cycling time trial in Frisco, Texas.

A muscular athlete with quiet determination, the Yazoo City native had just bested fellow cyclist Chris Witty in the quest to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympics. It's a quest she'd ultimately lose, but Thomas didn't know that at the time.… Continue Reading…

Bill Brotherton

My husband, Bill Brotherton, committed suicide on Oct. 10, by jumping in front of a Metrolink train just south of Dana Point, where we lived.

What could cause someone to do this??

By all accounts, he had a good life and should have been happy.

We had been married seven years.… Continue Reading…

Coco Kissack

 

Like many women, I have struggled with body image and weight issues for a good part of my life. I was an athletic kid and teenager. I became pregnant at 20, and found myself weighing in at 200 lbs. by the end of my pregnancy. I dieted down to 98 lbs., which also wasn't healthy.… Continue Reading…

Noah Johnson

A plea to all parents, students, administrators and coaches from Metamora Township High School:

On Dec. 5, 2011, we received news that no school ever wants to hear: One of our students, senior Noah Johnson, had committed suicide. The news devastated our staff and students. The grief exhibited was heart-wrenching.

In the days following Noah’s death, we were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from our community and area.

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Steroids use by police continues to be a problem

Appears police commanders didn’t address issues of steroid use and distribution within ranks

By Dave Seglins and John Nicol, CBC News
Laura Crawford, left, filed a complaint against Purdie and another officer over their treatment of her husband, Robert Cox, while responding to a 911 call she placed in 2009. The complaint was dismissed.
Laura Crawford, left, filed a complaint against Purdie and another officer over their treatment of her husband, Robert Cox, while responding to a 911 call she placed in 2009. The complaint was dismissed.

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Buddy

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Death in a Bottle: One Man’s Story About the Use & Abuse of Steroids
By Ben Kennedy
During everyone’s lifetime there will arise important decisions that will drastically impact the future course of their life. For young men and women involved in sports that require strength and power a very important decision that must be made is whether or not to use anabolic steroids.