Ask any of the elite who has become truly massive beasts which anabolic substance has had the most profound effect upon their physique and the answer from the largest bodybuilders will unanimously be insulin. Though GH has been brought to the forefront of competitive stages, the well retained, lean muscle mass displayed beneath the onion skin exterior of today's top bodybuilders is owed to the relationship insulin has with all other physical enhancement chemistry. Insulin, my friends, is what has made beasts what they are in the new millennium. [Read Part 1...] [Read Part 2...]

A recent CBS News investigation targeted firemen and cops that have been suspected of doing steroids and found that usage may be even greater than originally thought among the two groups.

It often blows people’s minds to think that there are public servants out there who are using steroids. Especially when many of these public servants happen to be police officers. The same police officers who are often called upon to raid houses and arrest other people who are suspected of using or selling steroids. And, despite the injustice in the situation, the fact that there are many cops who are using steroids is nothing new to most people see our article Dopers in Uniform: Cops on Steroids from a few months ago. However, the possibility that steroid use has now become widespread among firemen is something that will definitely raise an eyebrow or two. [Read More...]

My friend, famed steroid attorney Rick Collins sent me the following announcement to pass on to you. The U.S. Sentencing Commission has published notice of temporary "emergency" amendments to the federal anabolic steroid sentencing guidelines and thing just got a lot tougher for American juicers! A LOT TOUGHER! [Read More...]

In the quest to cure erectile dysfunction in men, the drug Alprostadil has been frequently used by needle injection or by placing a small pellet into your urethra. Ouch! Now a new and easy to use topical cream called Topiglan could make these two methods of using Alprostadil history.

It seems as if there isn’t a person alive who hasn’t seen a Levitra or Cialis commercial on TV. Previously, the market for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) has been dominated by these oral medications. But it has been discovered that in many of these orally administered drugs the side effects can outweigh the benefits in many people and in some guys, the oral meds just don't do the trick. This had led to many pharmaceutical companies searching for alternative treatments for ED such as the use of the drug Alprostadil. [Read More...]

In an effort to cut down on the supposed growing problem of steroid use among high school athletes, some states are imposing random steroid testing for students who play sports. But can we really afford to do this and how far will the testing go? [Read More...]

You're reading it here first in this Platinum Member exclusive. MGF (Mechano Growth Factor) an IGF-1 variant, produced a 20% increase in the weight of the injected muscle within 2 weeks due to an increase in the size of the muscle fibers! [Read More...]

Professional Cyclists, Runners, and Skiers are Blood Doping! Here's why they do it, and how they do it.

Many professional athletes have taken to the practice of blood doping in order to gain a competitive edge in their field. But there are those who are crying that doing so can have serious consequences not only to the sports world, but to one’s body as well.

The term blood doping is one that has been thrown around a lot in the past few months, especially with all of the accusations being hurled at many top-notch athletes recently. The 2006 Winter Olympic Games saw police raiding the living quarters of athletes in hopes of finding dopers. American cyclist Lance Armstrong has faced numerous allegations of suspected blood doping ever since his seventh Tour de France win in 2005. And going back even further, tons of other cyclists, distance runners, and skiers have been put under the microscope after being accused of blood doping. [Read More...]

This week, I have the story of one of our most inspirational Platinum Members of the EliteFitness.com Discussion Forums. Amanda "Mandi" Victoria, who goes by *bunny* on the forums. Mandi was always a great looking woman - fit, trim, and sexy. Then in January of 2004, she was diagnosed with Cancer - Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma to be exact. Her doctors told her that she had a large malignant tumor that engrossed many of her internal organs and the surrounding areas of her abdomen and groin - including her uterus, pelvis, rectum, ovaries, and kidneys. Over the course of a year, she was treated aggressively with Chemo therapy to fight the Cancer. [Read More...]

Meet poor Billy. Billy stands over 6 feet tall and weighs around 270 pounds. Billy was born a healthy, normal man - good looking, good genetics, naturally strong. But now, when he's not working the talk show circuit, Billy has an exciting career as an exotic dancer. Some guys just love watching poor Billy shake and shimmy his double D's. How did Billy grow breasts like the guy in Fight Club with the huge knockers? Our friend Billy used anabolic steroids without anti-estrogens. [Read More...]

My good friends at AG-GUYS.COM sent me this amazing article on anti-estrogens titled the Anti-Estrogens Report Card. As you know from my past article "Why Billy Has Breasts", excess testosterone can convert to estrogen - something that bodybuilders definitely don't want. The Anti-Estrogen Report Card from AG-GUYS.COM looks at what our options are for preventing this. [Read More...]

In a bodybuilding world where intense marketing hype and exaggeration have become the norm, my friend Sean Nalewanyj stuck to his guns and provides you with a truthful and honest approach to building muscle and gaining strength fast. "The Truth About Building Muscle" is a complete step-by-step muscle-building system that is jam-packed with valuable information, covering some extremely important topics such as workout structure, proper nutritional techniques, efficient and cost-effective supplementation, injury prevention, cardio and fat loss as well as many other useful subjects. [Read More...]

Photographer Alex Ardenti has graced EliteFitness.com with an extremely sexy pictorial of fitness model Monica Brant. But there's more to this hottie than just her looks, a lot more! [Read More...]

When police arrested EliteFitness.com member Bruce Kneller, they uncovered America’s largest underground steroid lab, but they now think he may be only a part of one of the largest illegal steroid rings ever. [Read More...]

This year’s version of the Winter Olympic Games played out like a crazy action movie complete with death defying car crashes, a suicidal skiing coach and Italian police busting down doors and raiding the living quarters of Olympic athletes.

The Winter Olympic Games have come to embody the spirit of winter sports everywhere. Events like hockey, figure skating, skiing, and bobsleighing have been common to the Games for years and have grown to be fan favorites. But the 2006 Winter Olympics that were held in Torino, Italy will be remembered for events quite different from any of these.

Different than what anyone could have ever imagined as there were police hunting down suspected blood dopers, an out of control skiing coach slamming his car into a police barricade, drug confiscations, and athletes being forced to endure blood tests the night before their event. And it all got kicked off on February 18th, when Italian police, accompanied by doping control officers, led an unprecedented raid through the rental houses of some Austrian Olympic skiers. [Read More...]

Last week, Elite Fitness.com caught up with Christy, one very sexy female Platinum Members, who goes by the name HabitualHealth on the EliteFitness.com Discussion Forums. We've got a full profile for Christy and we have her recipe for building a better, leaner physique and shedding the extra weight - we've also got more pictures of her transformation! [Read More...]

If you follow the news much, you have definitely seen a great deal of steroid related stories. Most of it revolving around professional athletes' use of steroids and Congress' attempts to impose stiffer penalties on people who choose to use them. But lately, some of the news involving steroids has centered on their suspected impact in some high profile murder cases.

Take, for example, the CBS show 48 Hours Mystery which, on January 28th, aired an episode entitled "Rage on the Run." The show focused on a Florida bodybuilder named David Bieber who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering a police constable in Leeds, England.

After a confession from the real gunman, David Snipes, Bieber was pinned as the one who put the money up for him to do it. But before he could be arrested, David Bieber fled the country to England under his new alias Nathan Wayne Coleman. It is here, on a fateful day in 2003, where three British constables would come upon Bieber's stolen car. Just as one of the constables was about to cuff Bieber, he shot them all one-by-one, including the fatal shooting of Ian Broadhurst, for which Bieber received his lifelong prison sentence. But this is where the facts end and 48 Hours Mystery's steroid sensationalism began. [Read More...]

There is a bandwagon that exists in the media today. In fact, many politicians, reporters, writers and TV personalities have jumped on this bandwagon and have rode it towards more fame and glory for themselves. This bandwagon centers around the topic of steroid use and its message is that there are few things more sinister, more evil than one who chooses to use or sell steroids. And with every ridiculous, crackpot study that is released claiming 1 out of every 10 middle school girls is juicing in hopes of losing more weight, the bandwagon becomes larger and larger.

That’s why, when I was watching the ESPN2 show Cold Pizza, I expected more of the same after they announced one of the guests was going to be discussing the Carolina Panthers off-season steroid troubles and the upcoming trial of Dr. James Shortt - the Doc who allegedly juiced them. [Read More...]

For those of you who've ever wondered what it would be like to have the pleasure of photographing sexy fitness models for a living, you're in luck because this week, Alex Ardenti has provided EliteFitness.com with a sexy teaser video of a "behind the scenes" look at one of his photo shoots.S

Seeing the beautiful babes that he is lucky enough to be able to photograph is sure to leave you drooling. [Read More...]

It's not all that uncommon for an athlete's sports record to be erased if they admit to or test positive for steroids. Probably the most famous example of this was when Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson had his 100 meter world record taken out of the books and his gold medal from the Seoul Olympics stripped after a urine test of his came up positive for stanozolol.

But these are medals and records that we're talking about - not money. If a sports governing body wants to take them away because someone didn't follow their rules, an athlete can live with this. Athletes don't need a gold medal to buy groceries or a world record to make a house payment. Obviously, they use money to do these things which is why it would seem unthinkable for a sports governing body to impose a monetary punishment on an athlete. However, the unthinkable has happened and the person that is suffering in this case is former 100 meter world record holder Tim Montgomery who was just fined $1 million. [Read More...]

Last week, Elite Fitness.com caught up with one of our Platinum Members, who goes by his real name Nathan on the EliteFitness.com Discussion Forums, and who has made some outstanding progress with his physique since joining Elite Fitness.com about 4 years ago. Take a look at his before and after pics - hard to believe, but these pics are only 4 years apart.

In this week's EliteFitness.com News, we have a full profile of our Discussion Forums Platinum Member Nathan and how he developed his physique - we've also got more pictures of his transformation! [Read More...]

Acting upon requests by members of Congress, investigators from the United States Government Accountability Office (the G.A.O.) decided to see what would happen if they tried to buy steroids over the Internet. Shock and surprise, they discovered the same thing that bodybuilders worldwide have known for years - you can get burned, you can get bogus roids, or, if you're lucky, you might just find the real deal. [Read More...]

"On the five point scale, I'd score the erection I had as a six." - Patient 41

"The extended staying power is a plus because you can go again if you want to; there's a possibility of another encounter..." - Patient 207

"Because the drug is an initiator, I could approach sex more confidently, knowing beforehand that it would work. I felt more at ease and relaxed..." - Patient 207

"PT-141 was faster than Viagra® so I prefer it..." - Patient 197

These are some of the comments that the human test subjects made about the PT-141 nasal spray that it currently entering Phase 3 trials at this time. As I wrote last week in Part One of the article New sex drug - ready for FDA approval - works on Men and Women - PT-141 could quite possibly represent the latest and most effective sexual arousal method known to man, or woman. Here's a link to Part 1 of our story on PT-141 and its effects on potency and sexual arousal in case you missed it.

This week, in Part Two of our story, we'll look closer at PT-141 and how it works. We'll introduce you to the companies working to bring PT-141 to market. And we'll look at the research and clinical trials that have been conducted so far. [Read More...]

Imagine a couple spending a romantic evening together complete with dinner, music, and a long night of passionate sex. But before their sexual encounter begins, they each pull out a little, white plastic inhaler and inhale a good spray or two up their noses. What?! Sounds like something out of a bad Saturday Night Live skit. But however crazy this scene may sound, it could quite possibly represent the latest and most effective sexual arousal method known to man, or woman.

The little, white plastic inhaler is actually a potential product called PT-141 and it has created quite a buzz within the media community lately. While the name PT-141 might be more befitting of a robot from a Star Wars movie, it is actually the simple calling card for a future medication that can improve the sexual dysfunction not only in men, but in women as well. Unlike some of the current drugs that are designed to correct sexual dysfunction, PT-141 is the first one that could actually be considered a true aphrodisiac. [Read More...]

Whether you're in a grocery or convenience store checkout isle, there’s a good chance that you’ve probably been captivated by some babe on the cover of a fitness magazine at one time or another in your life. And I can't say I blame you as these girls always seem to somehow look better than any woman that you'll ever see in public - with their incredible bodies and perfect stomachs to match. And ladies' viewing pleasures aren't left out either as there always seems to be some ripped stud with impossible-to-build muscles and perfect tan looking powerful next to these gorgeous women. But how do these cover models look so amazing? It must just be genetics or the fact that they are extremely devoted in the gym, right?

Well this is partially true, but these people need a lot more than just a good genes and a tireless work ethic to make it to the cover of a magazine. It takes lots of confidence, a camera-friendly personality, tons of perseverance, possibly some cosmetic surgery, probably some steroids, and, first and foremost, the help of an extremely gifted photographer. One such as my friend Alex Ardenti, whose photography will soon be featured on EliteFitness.com. [Read More...]

It has been much publicized over the years that recombinant growth hormone (man-made growth hormone) can have a definite impact on increasing bulk and strength within people, and for good reason too. Studies have shown that growth hormone, which is also commonly called by its pharmaceutical name somatropin, helps pack muscle on its users when taken on a consistent basis. Growth hormone has also been proven to produce fat loss results, making it a favorite of bodybuilders for decades.

If you've never used somatropin before, you may have pondered what it could do for you. With that thought, you may have also wondered if there are different delivery methods for the certain brands of somatropin, especially if you hate needles! The intended uses among the different brands can be confusing as well. So below, I've provided some different brands of somatropin, their primary uses, and their delivery methods. [Read More...]

Respected Chemist and Elite Fitness.com Platinum Member Patrick Arnold Could Become the Latest Victim in the BALCO Steroid Scandal!

By now you’ve no doubt seen and heard numerous stories and reports on the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) steroid "scandal" that was exposed in 2004. In fact, you’d have to be from another planet not to have heard anything with the high profile sports names that were implicated in the case. Some of baseball’s biggest stars such as Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi, boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosely, as well as one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time, Marion Jones, were just a few of the athletes mentioned in the investigation of the BALCO Corporation. Their names were dragged through the mud in the case alleging that BALCO supplied steroids and other performance enhancing substances banned by professional sports to its clients.

BALCO’s founder and president, Victor Conte Jr., has not been immune to the circus either as he received the largest punishment administered to anybody involved with the case so far. He received a four month prison sentence followed by four more months of house arrest for his role in directing a plan to provide athletes with undetectable banned substances. Now, another name can now be added to the witch hunt as Champaign, Illinois chemist and EliteFitness.com Platinum Member Patrick Arnold has been indicted on three counts by a U.S. grand jury in San Francisco, California. [Read More...]

Bodybuilding and Afghanistan. Not exactly two words often associated with each other by most people. War and Afghanistan - now that's a closer match in the country’s recent history. However, times have changed in the beleaguered country with the ousting of former Taliban leadership and an adoption of a more democratic style of government. The increased freedom in recent years has led to a dramatic rise in opportunities for residents of the nation, which includes the sport of bodybuilding. Evidence of the bodybuilding phenomenon in the country has been apparent from the increasing number of bodybuilding gyms to the fact that even women are getting involved in the sport. [Read More...]

Funny as it may seem, your doctor can legally do a lot of things that are not medically necessary to help you look better. He can inject botulism into your face, he can cut open your chest and stick silicone bags under your breasts, and he can suck fat out of your belly and then inject it into you penis. Ouch! Yet, if he wants to prescribe anabolic steroids to you to help you build a more powerful physique, unless you are testosterone deficient, it is illegal for him to do so. This is the story of a doctor who did anyway and is now in a world of trouble because of his actions. [Read More...]

Many of you write to me and tell me that there are different diet and bodybuilding drugs that you want to try but that you don't want to turn to the black market in order to get them. I understand this completely. Some folks would say that a more muscular physique is not something worth going to jail over.

So, in this week's EliteFitness.com News, we have compiled a list of the remaining online pharmacies that make purchasing easy. We've also listed the main drugs of interest that each carries. There's also an article about why the scheduled drugs (not all drugs are scheduled - they are only controlled - meaning you need a willing doctor to write you a script) are becoming harder to find in the online pharmacies. And we have an explanation of what a "Scheduled Drug" means anyway. We'll also look at the different drug schedules. [Read More...]

Two weeks ago, I sent you an email titled, "Your Privacy is under attack! Take Back Control." The email was about about free, secure, encrypted, EliteFitness.com email. The email system is very similar to hotmail, Yahoo mail, or hushmail except you get a cool email address like YourName@elitefitness.com. So if you go by %%firstname%% on the elitefitness.com discussion boards, now your email address can be %%firstname%%@elitefitness.com or anything else that you choose! I also highlighted the built in Spam Control function. I used to get tons of spam, but with this free feature that many of you may not even know about, you can completely solve all of your spam problems in minutes.

This week, I want to share with you some other cool features found in your free, secure, encrypted, EliteFitness.com email. The coolest in my opinion is the "disposable email address alias" feature. It let's you create an alias to your primary elitefitness.com email address to use when shopping or when posting on various forums. If the account ever gets overwhelmed with spam, you can just delete it and your primary elitefitness.com email account remains intact and unknown - more on this feature below. Another cool feature is the EliteFitness.com Secure Messenger. Working with your EliteFitness.com Email account, the Secure Messenger allows you to have Instant Messaging style private chats that are secure and encrypted - more below. These features and more can be accessed directly from the table of contents on the left. There's also another Email Horror Story about the importance of maintaining your privacy and security and the consequences of what happened to someone who was careless. Finally, there's links in the table of contents to the EliteFitness.com News of two weeks ago which was also all about free, secure, encrypted, EliteFitness.com email. [Read More...]

By now, most of you probably know how little privacy we have left in conducting our own personal affairs. Big Brother is watching your every move on the Web. So is your Boss, the Feds, and malicious advertising agencies nationwide. And they are not only watching, but they are remembering everything you do. Whether you are aware of it or not, chances are that the authorities, your ISP, and many web sites you visit know lots about you. They know who you are, what you do, your likes and dislikes.

By now, most of you also probably know about free, secure, encrypted, EliteFitness.com email. The email system is very similar to hotmail, Yahoo mail, or hushmail except you get a cool email address like YourName@elitefitness.com. So if you go by Big Rick Rock on the elitefitness.com discussion boards, now your email address can be BigRickRock@elitefitness.com or anything else that you choose! This week I'm going to share with you some stories about protecting your privacy and about what happened to some unlucky folks who did not. I'm also going to tell you about some of the features of your free EliteFitness.com email account that you may not be familiar with. Today for example, we'll look at the built in Spam Control function. I used to get tons of spam, but with this free feature that many of you may not even know about, you can completely solve all of your spam problems in minutes. [Read More...]

My friend Rick Collins recently contacted me about an a study designed to gain an objective and unbiased understanding of the profile of a person who uses steroids. The study will be based on a survey of people who have used steroids - and that's the part we need your help with. The study is being conducted by Jason Cohen, a doctorial level psychology graduate student, and the survey is an anonymous, fair, and balanced Internet questionnaire regarding anabolic steroid usage.

The purpose of the study is to better understand the perceived benefits of anabolic steroid use, the type and severity of physical and psychological side effects which may be experienced by users, and the addiction potential or lack of addiction potential of steroids. I believe that the results of the survey might help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding non-medical steroid usage and the profiles and behaviors of those who use steroids. And Rick Collins explained to me that in his criminal defense law practice, these myths and misconceptions routinely present serious obstacles to the fair and impartial administration of justice. I'm encouraged by the possibility of what this survey might do if I can get your help. [Read More...]

Do you want to gain up to 3" of new muscle on your arms in 30 days?

How about making similar sized gains in your other muscle groups?

Then I would like to tell you all about the Number 1 selling Site Enhancing Oil in the world, Syntherol from Synthetek!

Learn all about it and its tremendous muscle building benefits in this week's EliteFitness.com News: [Read More...]

This week, my friends over at Meso-Rx sent me two awesome articles about anabolic steroids. The first is AAS and Suicide: A Brief Review of the Evidence. And the second is An Open Letter to the Members of the House Committee on Government Reform on the Recent Hearings and Legislation on the Use of Anabolic Steroids in Sports. [Read More...]

My friends over at Mesomorphosis.com have recently published some very interesting bodybuilding and anabolic steroid articles that I wanted to share with you. In the article, Dopers in Uniform: Cops on Steroids, John Hoberman looks at how cops can apparently use tons of steroids with almost complete impunity while at the same time, Congress cracks down on steroids in sports.

Also at Mesomorphosis.com, they have a new article from my friend Rick Collins titled - Ephedra: Interpreting the New Court Ruling, in this article, Rick looks at the current legal state of Ephedra - yes, it's legal again... sort of. You'll definitely want to read this article. [Read More...]

Finally, a major television broadcast speaks some truth about steroids!

My friend and Elite Fitness.com attorney Rick Collins sent me the following about a new episode of HBO Real Sports.

"The end product aired tonight on HBO, and will replay through the month. It is a ground-breaking refutation of the steroid hysteria that has crossed the nation. They even drive a stake through the heart of the persistent lie about Lyle Alzado's demise."

"Romano and Fost, and aging steroid enthusiast Bob Klapp, all come off credibly and articulately. The foil, steroid propagandist Gary Wadler, comes off as a dubious alarmist. I'm elated about the end result, and satisfied with my simple credit during the broadcast's end credits. What a victory for truth, and something for me to effectively use in my clients' defense. Please spread the word about it." [Read More...]

Milos Sarcev, a prominent California bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe was indicted last year in an alleged conspiracy to import illegal steroids and possesion of human growth hormone (HGH) from Thailand. Sarcev was indicted along with two other men, Dennis Tyron James and Admir Kantarevic, by a federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sarcev, who in addition to holding numerous bodybuilding titles, has graced the covers of all the bodybuilding magazines over the years. Sarcev is friends with Victor Conte Jr., the president of the infamous Balco Labs. Conte faces federal drug and money laundering charges himself in San Francisco. Sarcev stood up for Conte back when Conte's indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Sarcev designed workouts for some of Conte's prominent clients. [Read More...]

Last month, Rick Collins, the nation's foremost legal authority on anabolic steroids, testified before the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The USSC had sought comments on whether federal anabolic steroid offenses should be treated with stiffer punishments, such as by changing the way steroid quantities are calculated. Rick submitted the following written testimony. He also offered more extensive oral testimony on a variety of additional points, including the fact that many of the products now classified as "anabolic steroids" were sold to health-conscious consumers nationwide as dietary supplements just months ago. As a result of the testimony, the Commission voted not to increase steroid penalties at this time, instead requesting more time to study the complexities of the issue. [Read More...]