by Christian Duque
We’ve known the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was coming for peptides for a long time. Peptides are nothing more than chains of amino acids that can improve the quality of life for athletes of all stripes. Everyone I know uses them, from physique-based athletes to strength competitors.
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by Christian Duque
I’ll be the first to say that I don’t care for poor sportsmanship. I think Hadi Choopan walking off stage before the most muscular shot at the 2023 Mr. Olympia most definitely gave the sport of bodybuilding a black eye. It was very similar to the elbowing that went on during the 2014 Mr. Olympia that never aired on NBC. During that trainwreck it was Phil Heath and Kai Greene acting like a couple of fools on the most prestigious stage in the sport. That, too, was a black eye for the muscle game.
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by Christian Duque
MD was the last bodybuilding magazine still in print, but it too, has seemingly decided to close shop on the print side. Will the magazine go digital? Will the forums continue? The world of bodybuilding and fitness was lucky to have been the recipients of such a long-running, well put-out magazine. This was after all Steve Bleichman’s baby. You had Rick Collins’ column, PJ Braun’s, and countless others. When I stop to think of all the work guys like Ron Harris, Shawn Ray, Big Mike Cox and many others put in, it’s really mind boggling.
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