Weight resistance training (RT) is an essential component of physical conditioning programs
to improve the quality of life and physical fitness in different ages and populations. This …

Objectives To estimate the overall prevalence of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) users
seeking support from physicians. Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in …

Passion and Addiction in Sports and Exercise is about the bright and dark aspects of sports
and exercise behavior and revolves around two closely related yet distinct concepts …

Abstract Li, J, Davies, TB, and Hackett, DA. Self-reported training and supplementation
practices between performance-enhancing drug-user bodybuilders compared with natural …

The use of performance-enhancing substances in bodybuilding is a well-known and long-
standing issue. This comprehensive review article provides a detailed overview of the …

The use of androgenic‐anabolic steroids (AAS) can be associated with psychiatric
symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and increased aggressiveness. Although dose …

Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are represented by several compounds used to
ameliorate the image, the appearance, or an athletic or non-athletic performance. Gamma …

The health and fitness industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades,
yet its slick exterior conceals a darker side. Using ethnographic data from gyms, interviews …

Introduction The demand for appearance and performance enhancing substances, including
muscle building supplements and anabolic androgenic steroids, is increasing in Australia …

Studies investigating competitive bodybuilding have primarily done so from a pathologizing
perspective, and have often considered aspects of the competitive bodybuilding lifestyle in …