Especially those that are ethically questionable

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So you can't get this body through diet, exercise — and supplements?

Christian Boeving is, in our mind, the real life Brooke Wyndham, the fictional exercise queen from Legally Blonde, whose alibi for the murder of her husband is a liposuction procedure she needs to keep quiet or risk losing her entire empire.

But in this case, Boeving is a real person, and a real fitness model, and he was, until recently, the spokesman for Iovate Health Sciences' dietary supplements, including Hydroxycut.

That was until he admitted, on camera, that he took steroids. The camera he acknowledged this tidbit to was filming for the documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster, which was screened at Sundace in January.

Granted, Boeving's steroid use was doctor-prescribed, but Iovate isn't in the business of hashing out details; they're in the business of public perception that their product works all by itself. So they fired Boeving.

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Jun 9, 2008 · posted by david · Link · Respond
NBC Steroid Tests Its Gladiators

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Okay, so baseball, America’s game, might be tainted with performance enhancing drugs. But what about America’s game show, American Gladiators? That reality-based programming is clean. NBC Universal gave all the gladiators steroid tests before the show and the athletes can be tested at any time. Even a subsidy of GE has more respect for purity of its game than Major League Baseball.

Jan 14, 2008 · posted by rebecca · Link · 2 Responses
life is unfair, and other news

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• Vivicia A. Fox has an alleged sex tape she's trying to distance herself from. [NSFW, duh]

• Meanwhile, Amy Fisher has a real sex tape she's trying to promote.

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Jan 4, 2008 · posted by rebecca · Link · 1 Response

Marion Jones' teammate refuses to return her gold medal. And you know, we sorta see where she's coming from. After all, it's not like she's the one who accidentally-on-purpose confused steroids with fish oil and humiliated her country. [CNN]

Oct 10, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · Respond
Top Athletes Tricked Into Ingesting Steroids By Evil, Malicious Trainers

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"Why did Marion Jones and Barry Bonds think they were taking flaxseed oil?" Slate asks, in response to Jones/Bonds claims they they never knowingly took steroids and actually believed they were taking flaxseed oil supplements instead. One theory: "Because they don't like fish [and] flaxseed oil contains omega 3 fatty acids, which help maintain cardiovascular health."

Another theory? Because they're lying. [Slate]

Oct 9, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · 1 Response