KABUL, July 23 (Reuters Life!) – Arif Sakhi preened and posed his well-oiled muscles to win the “Mr Afghanistan” crown earlier this year, but behind that perfectly sculpted physique his vital organs were breaking down under the strain of steroid abuse.

Sakhi’s death last month at the age of 26 has shaken Afghanistan’s body building community and shown it is not beyond the reach of the shady billion-dollar business in legal and illegal supplements.

“Unfortunately using illegal supplements has been seen among our young body builders, but we have no resources to stop it,” said Ustaad Bawar Hotak, the head of Afghanistan’s Bodybuilding Federation.

“I always tell any sportsmen to use natural products instead of using dangerous supplements that damage their health.”

Hotak said there was evidence that both professional and amateur body builders in Afghanistan were using imported illegal supplements banned by the national federation.

But Hotak denied “Mr. Afghanistan’s” death was due to using risky supplements, saying Arif Sakhi was poisoned by his rivals — even as fellow body builders said the champion’s liver and kidneys had been devastated by steroids.

“Everyone who prepares themselves for a competition uses steroids and other types of injections for their muscle growth,” said Haroon, working out at the Kabul Gym.

“I do, he does and almost everyone else does,” he said, pointing to other young men working on their physiques in a gym packed with costly workout machines and weights.

The federation says there are over 1,000 gyms in Afghanistan, including at least 200 in the capital, where giant posters of famous musclemen in tiny briefs are a sometimes shocking sight in a society where many women still veil themelves from head to toe in public.

On any given day, Kabul’s gyms attract up to 300 men to work out. There are also around 15 women-only gyms drawing around 1,500 members who wouldn’t have ventured outside without a male companion during the Taliban’s regime, let alone engage in sport. DUBIOUS SUPPLIES

Sport took a back seat in the bloody civil war that followed Soviet occupation in the 1980s, and the hardline Taliban banned most or attached conditions making it impossible to compete.

The country’s amateur boxers, for example, were barred from competitions because the bushy beards they were forced to cultivate under the Taliban absorbed punches.

Looking fit and strong is considered a sign of manliness in Afghan society, particularly among ethnic groups with roots in Central Asia. Many young men pay close attention to their appearance and even in the Pashtun south, some Taliban fighters make-up their eyes with traditional kohl.

“Nowadays bodybuilding has turned into a fashion. By looking fit you can earn respect and even girls’ attention,” said Noor-ul Uda Sherzad, the national trainer.

He said doping was a major problem facing the bodybuilding federation and both professional and amateur bodybuilders in a country where testing system does not even exist.

In Bush Bazaar, named for former President George W. Bush, dozens of shops and stalls sell protein shakes and supplements alongside combat gear and U.S. military clothes that “fell out of a container” on route to U.S. military bases in the country.

“I admit that some of these proteins are not genuine and have been refilled in Pakistan,” said shopkeeper Abdul Mateen.

“But these items have regular customers and are cheap,” he said, pointing to dozens of packets or bottles of outdated protein, creatine and steroids on the floor of his shop.

Mateen said controllers from the ministry of health rarely visit the market, but illegal bodybuilding supplements were not on their checklist anyway.

Calling the supplements a malign foreign influence, Mohammad Nabi, who trains newcomers at a Kabul gym, said there would always be athletes who sought rewards without effort.

“Nearly everyone who goes to the gym is keen to use this in order to get muscle definition before time,” he said.

“(But) some of them can’t read or write and they buy expired drugs that can seriously damage their health within months. Why are we killing ourselves by our own hands.” (Editing by David Fox) (hamid.shalizi@thomsonreuters.com; +93 799 390 693 (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)

Source: alertnet.org

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From: IFBB Professional League
To: ALL IFBB FIGURE COMPETITORS
Date: Monday, July 12, 2010

Subject: IMMEDIATE ELIMINATION OF 1-PIECE SWIMSUIT ROUND IN PRO FIGURE

At the IFBB New York City Pro Figure on Friday July 9th, several members of the IFBB Professional League Pro Committee were on hand, including Chairman Jim Manion. A meeting was called that included a quorum to discuss the immediate elimination of the 1-Piece Swimsuit Round in the IFBB Pro Figure. This will take effect starting with the 2010 IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships on July 17th. This was originally proposed to take effect at the 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Figure as stated on Advisory Notice from Tuesday, June 15th. All IFBB Pro Figure competitions from this date forward will only consist of one (1) round, the 2-Piece Swimsuit. This includes the 2010 Figure Olympia.

The first contest to be effected by this rule will be the Europa Battle of Champions Contest in Hartford, Connecticut on July 23-24th.

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Ronnie Coleman To Reveal 2010 Mr. Olympia Plans Live on MuscleSport Radio 7/13

BREAKING NEWS – Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman will return to the airwaves of MuscleSport Radio on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 4 to 5 PM Eastern time to reveal his plans for bodybuilding’s most prestigious show in September. It was just over one year ago that ‘The King’ was our special guest and revealed that he had intentions on making his comeback at the 2010 Mr. Olympia in an attempt to beat Lee Haney’s record.

This will be an exclusive to MuscleSport Mag and MuscleSport Radio. Coleman will let everyone know if he is in fact going to compete again or possibly retire forever from the sport that he once ruled.

It was MuscleSport Radio that first broke the news live on the air that Coleman was going to forego the 2009 Olympia due to travel commitments with BSN and don the posing trunks once again in Las Vegas this year. Not much has been heard from Coleman on the subject since then and we are honored to have him give us the opportunity to once again be the first in the industry to hear of his plans.

Be sure to see the original article from June 30, 2009: http://www.musclesportmag.com/2009/06/30/breaking-news-coleman-comeback-confirmed-for-2010/

***PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIAL STARTING TIME FOR THIS EPISODE – 4:00 PM EASTERN TIME***

Visit Ronnie Coleman’s official website: www.bigroncoleman.com

MuscleSport Radio can be heard live every Tuesday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern time on www.blogtalkradio.com and all episodes are archived on Blog Talk Radio, MuscleSport Mag and iTunes.

Please feel free to join us and give us your opinion, ask Jared a question or make a comment. Our call-in number is 347-884-8157.

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Canada’s health watchdog is warning about several dietary supplements that could be harmful to consumers.

Comecoo contains undeclared phenolphthalein and subutramine which could cause health problems in consumers.Comecoo contains undeclared phenolphthalein and subutramine which could cause health problems in consumers. (Health Canada)Three are weight loss products manufactured in Hong Kong. The other is an American supplement called Vita Breath.

The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. first issued warnings about Vita Breath in early May after levels of lead 10,000 times higher than maximum recommended levels were found in the product.

Manufactured by American Herbal Labs of California, Vita Breath is promoted for improving the health of people with asthma, and to support healthy lung energy.

Health Canada notes children are most vulnerable to excessive lead. Side effects include kidney and brain damage, weight loss, insomnia, dizziness, weakness and reproductive disorders such as miscarriage.

Vita Breath has been sold at health fairs and over the internet. Anyone who has purchased the product is advised to get rid of it.
Hong Kong weight loss products

Qingzhi Santian Shou contains sibutramine, a prescription obesity drug and should only be used under a doctor’s supervision.Qingzhi Santian Shou contains sibutramine, a prescription obesity drug and should only be used under a doctor’s supervision. (Health Canada)Health Canada says Comecoo, Zhongcaoyao and Qingzhi Santain Shou are weight loss products which contain sibutramine, which is a prescription drug in Canada, sold under the name Meridia.

According to the agency’s advisory sibutramine should only be taken under the supervision of a health care professional. It can cause increased blood pressure and heart rate, dry mouth, difficulty sleeping and constipation.

In addition to sibutramine Comecoo and Zhongcaoyao also contain phenolphthalein, a laxative that is banned from sale in Canada over concerns that it can cause cancer.

Side-effects associated with phenolphthalein include decreased blood pressure, skin rash and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/16/con-supplement-warning.html#ixzz0r7J5OM5O

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Former WWE Superstar Batista to Join StrikeForce MMA? Not According To Them

Like Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley before him, Batista could be the next former professional wrestling superstar to change careers to mixed martial arts. Last Saturday night, David Bautista (his real name) was caught by the cameras of none other than king shit-slingers TMZ. The 6’5″, 290-pound former champion was not too shy to say that he is done with the WWE and has hooked up with StrikeForce MMA.

When asked who he will be fighting, he responded, “I know, but I’m not telling you.” He would not give a straight answer when asked about Fedor, but he would need plenty of tune up bouts before even thinking about being a contender.

TMZ then ran to the first person associated with wrestling that they could find for a comment and Booker T was totally honest when he said that he doesn’t think Batista can “match up” with the roster of StrikeForce and that he wouldn’t “last five minutes” in the cage with Lashley, who competed in both the WWE and TNA wrestling promotions. Perhaps some of their legit backstage fighting has something to do with Booker badmouthing his former adversary.

StrikeForce has brought in athletes from other sports such as Lashley and former NFL running back Herschel Walker, so this would seem to be another method for them to keep closing the gap between them and the UFC. Any way to bring new viewers to your product is smart marketing and the 41-year-old Batista is a physical specimen. How he fares in the cage against more experienced opponents is another thing.

MuscleSport Mag has contacted StrikeForce for confirmation on this or to refute it. According to Mike Afromowitz, “We have not signed Batista.” Could this be a ploy by the former grappler to push his price up by either TNA or WWE? We shall see.

WRESTLING CAREER

2000 – Ohio Valley Wrestling debut (as Leviathan)

2002 – OVW Champion

2002- WWE debut as deacon Bautista

2005 – Won World Heavyweight Championship (as Batista)

Also won the same title on three separate occasions, one half of the World tag Team Champions three times (twice with Ric Flair, once with John Cena), WWE Tag Team championship once (with Rey Mysterio, Jr.), WWE Championship twice and the 2005 Royal Rumble.

Source: musclesportmag.com

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In order to be on safe side you must follow some guidelines to be sure you will not loose money.

1. Site must have references. And link to that page must be visible. References is a list of some forums, blog or other sites who cna confirm that this or that web-shop are good to go and you can buy from them with no risk. If that online pharmaceutical shop is not having even 1 reference than think twice before buying from them.

2. Good products and service can’t be cheap. If prices are too low that is first sign that here something may be wrong.

3.Check them. Sure there are sites who are new and still have no references but they are legit and one way to check this is a confirmation from manufacturers of products they sell. Each serious Pharmaceutical company will have on their site a section where you can enter web address of the web-shop you want to use to get confirmation whether they are official suppliers or not.

Good luck!

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WASHINGTON – Drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2010;58(9):5597-603).

Researchers fed either water or coffee to a group of laboratory mice commonly used to study diabetes. Coffee consumption prevented the development of high-blood sugar and also improved insulin sensitivity in the mice, thereby reducing the risk of diabetes. Coffee also caused a cascade of other beneficial changes in the fatty liver and inflammatory adipocytokines related to a reduced diabetes risk. Additional lab studies showed that caffeine may be “one of the most effective anti-diabetic compounds in coffee,” the scientists said.

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1. Who wast first Mr.Olympia Winnner?

2. What is optimal training split for newbie?
a) 3 days split
b) 4 days split
c) 5 days split

3. How much protein per 1kg of bodyweight you need in order to grow?

a)1,5gr
b)2gr
c)2,5g
d)3g

4. What is the first contest where Arnold Scwarzenegger participated?

5. Most recommended steroid for first steroid cycle?

6. For what body part was famous Sergio Oliva?

7. How long should last cardio in order to not be harmful to the process of adding muscles?
a) about 45 minutes
b) about 55 minutes
c) about 30 minutes

8. What body part of Arnold Scwarzenegger was small when he came to USA?

9. Explain negative reps training principle?

10. What was the year when Dorian Yates won his first Mr.olympia?

11. Which kind of protein is preferable for taking postworkout?

1.Whey
2.Casein
3.Egg

12. What 2 anabolics were considered Arnold’s favorites?

13. When Dennis Tinerino won his first bodybuilding title?

14. Write 3 weider training principles.

15. How old is Dennis Wolf?

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