New IFBB Pro Packed Off to Prison
37 year old Spanish bodybuilder Manuel Manchado, who was one of the new crop of IFBB pros from 2008, has been sentenced to two years in prison for steroid possession in his native Spain. A former NABBA bodybuilder, Manuel had just won the 2008 IFBB European Heavyweight class, his highest level win to date. Click to enlarge [...]
Bodybuilding Forum: Live Webcast Suicide
The largest bodybuilding message board in the world is under scrutiny due to the online suicide of one of their members. 19 yr old Abraham Biggs of Florida USA posted [screenshot below] a thread saying he would overdose and then invited members to watch him on live webcast. The thread was deleted, but the first page remains [...]
Marion Jones Released from Prison
American sprinter Marion Jones was released from prison on Friday September 5th after completing a six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators over steroid use.
Marion Jones won five medals [three gold and two bronze] at the 2000 Sydney Australia Olympics.
Marion Jones alongside Australian great Cathy Freeman
She was stripped of the medals after admitting steroid use before the games and [...]
Sentenced: Titus 21 - 55 Years and Kelly 6 - 26 Years
“LAS VEGAS (AP) - Married professional bodybuilders Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan have been sentenced to prison in the slaying of their live-in assistant in December 2005.
The 43-year-old Titus was sentenced Friday to 21 to 55 years. He pleaded guilty May 30 to second-degree murder, kidnapping and arson in the slaying of 28-year-old Melissa James.
Ryan [...]
Dave Jacobs Autopsy Shows Steroids in System
An autopsy released of Dave Jacobs detected nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, in Jacob’s system, and the 22 to 1 testosterone to epitestosterone ratio revealed in the autopsy was more than five times greater than the World Anti-Doping agency’s normal ratio set at 4 to 1.
Dave Jacobs shot and killed his girlfriend, top IFBB figure pro [...]
Former European IFBB Bodybuilding Champion Kills Parents, then Self
32 year old Radek Suchomel, the IFBB European under 80kg winner in 2000, and a three time IFBB World Championship competitor, is reported to have [shot] killed his parents and then himself in the Czech Republic on the 9th of August 2008.
Radek Suchomel has operated two fitness centres since he ended his bodybuilding career in [...]
Hide Yamagishi to Compete in 2009 Australian IFBB Pro Show
Japan’s top IFBB pro Hidetada Yamagishi has stated he will compete in the 2009 Australia Grand Prix.
On Hide’s blog [mostly in Japanese] he states “I promise to show up with much improved condition on the stage of 2009 Australia GP.”
Hide has competed in the Australia Pro Show before; taking 5th place in 2007.
Hide Yamagishi
One must [...]
No, it’s not Gay Sex Lubricant - it’s Steroids
Australian media is reporting today that over 150 bottles of steroids disguised as sex lubricants, specifically “gay lube oil” have been seized by Australian customs.
Customs officials made the seizures in raids in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia since the beginning of this year as part of a lengthy national investigation.
The [...]
Ronnie Coleman Suing Golds Gym
Eight time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman filed a lawsuit in late July at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California against the American based Golds Gym chain.
Coleman claims Gold’s used a photo/poster of him for marketing purposes and is suing for misappropriation of image, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment. He is seeking unspecified damages [...]
New Zealander IFBB Pro Justin Rys Released from Prison
New Zealander IFBB pro bodybuilder Justin Rys has just been released from prison after serving 2 ½ years for importation of the drug ‘fantasy’.
Initially he was jailed for 10½ years which was reduced on appeal. The court was told he had a severe heart condition and a mental disorder called megarexia that meant despite his [...]
INBA bans Bodybuilder Storm de Smeth for 2 Years for Doping: Marijuana
The International Herald Tribune reports on July 22:
“The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said Tuesday that the International Natural Bodybuilding Association had imposed a two-year doping ban on Storm De Smeth.
Bodybuilder De Smeth tested positive to presence of cannabis in an in-competition sample collected by ASADA at the Australian Physique titles held in Canberra on Oct. [...]
Murder - Top Pro Amanda Saville Reported Dead
*Please note this is unconfirmed, details sketchy*
It is reported that top American IFBB professional figure competitor Amanda Saville has been murdered by her boyfriend, bodybuilder Dave Jacobs - who then apparently took his own life.
Jacobs, who was long rumoured to be abusive, apparently shot Saville in her face, then turned the gun on himself. They [...]
