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because it is legal and safe but has many of the same positive effects of illegal steroids. Androstendione (pronounced andro-steen-dee-own) is a hormone naturally produced by the adrenal gland. <Tab/>50mg taken orally can raise…
goaltender has been likened to nimble legend Dominik Hasek, and the media has stated that he is a combination of Patrick Roy's celebrated unflappability and Martin Brodeur's supreme positioning. He has been everything to his team, and with his arrival…
easy to say that the Pittsburgh Penguins are quite simply the personification of everything that is wrong with the National Hockey League right now. And that wouldn't be too far from the truth, either. But if you were to mull over why, in the last…
of Medical News Today. Holly Wagner writes it. The title of the article is "Lack of Exercise Causes Psychological as Well as Physical Setbacks". It states that a group of older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease participated in a…
in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Mantle's parents were named Elvin ("Mutt") and Lowell Mantle. His nickname was "The Mick," and he was a switch-hitter, who went on to win four home-run championships, a Triple Crown, and three most valuable player awards during…
weightlifters and fitness fanatics is the use of dietary supplements containing ephedrine. Among ephedrine's side effects are seizures, dizziness, insomnia, and accelerated heart rate and blood pressure. However, effects of ephedrine that users…
an abundance of performance-enhancing drugs. Athletes today find ways to improve their minds and bodies in such a way that certain drugs enhance the exact part(s) of the body necessary for the sport. However, their discovery of drugs like Human Growth…
they play a game they truly love, they give it their all, their one-hundred-and-fifty-percent day in and day out. Right? I can no longer respect the modern day athlete. Back in the days when Communism was public enemy number one, when tales of…
sport for almost a century. At the first olympics in Athens in 1896, marathon runners drank a mixture of brandy and strychnine to help them on their ways and used opiates to control pain during a race. Use of alcohol was very common in the…
is really epitomized by Competitive Aerobics. "Faster" - Aerobics is high speed, high impact fast moving sport. "Higher" - Aerobic routines included high leg and arm movements, jumping and pushing the body to its limits. "Stronger" - Aerobics…
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