Since high school I was infatuated by the thought athletes get doped; nevertheless, I could not understand why they use drugs. Later I realized that doping is nothing more than a pharmaceutical medication under abuse. This field started to obsess me since
BIGGER, STROGER, FASTER, SMARTER, COOLER
We live in a society with a highly demanding life style. Chemical enhancement on a daily basis is a fact. Recreational use of stimulants on order to perform at the gym and improve cognitive function at work. Barbiturates taken at night to
PREPARING FOR A SHOW
We assume that the competition is held on Sunday. The previous Saturday the last leg workout should take place, in order the quads and hams to be free of any water retention and edema. Training brings blood and this will lead to excess
POSSING
Posing in the sport of bodybuilding is about isometric contractions, in which the length of the muscle remains unchanged. Before we hit a pose, we take a deep breath and exhale gradually throughout the pose that lasts around five seconds. Posing requires excellent physical condition
SELF CRITISISM
If have regretted the use of chemical enhancement, it is mainly due to two reasons (as I have mentioned in one of my interviews): 1) Because of my health issues (LV hypertrophy, intramuscular abscess-hospitalised, heart arrythmias-hospitalised, dehydration-hospitalised, pharmaceutical hepatitis, atheromatosis-statins administration,
DOPING-ANTIDOPING STRATEGIES
Doping at the Olympic Games will always be a step ahead of the anti-doping control, despite the large amounts of money invested by the IOC, trying to fight it. Nevertheless I do firmly believe that performance improvement is a result
EVOLUTION OF PEDs
Since the ancient time, humans had developed a competitive spirit in them, in order to be better against each others. The Olympic spirit with its motto: ”Ciltius, Altius, fortius” meaning “faster, higher, stronger” included the terms of fair play in games. During the Olympic Games
PEDs IN MODERN SOCIETY
The androgen anabolic steroids (AAS) along with growth hormone (somatropin) can become the elixir of youth, when we use them sensibly, wisely, in moderation and sparingly. The joints hurt less, the muscles get toned resulting in the decrease of the
WHAT BODYBUILDING IS ALL ABOUT?
Bodybuilding is a highly demanding sport. Discipline diet, exhaustive exercise, sacrifices in personal matters, financial demands make the iron sport to be an extreme one. A physique requires decades of practice, in order to achieve perfection. Quality of muscle is