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Here are some of the more popular sports supplements on the market today, separated into categories based on how effective and safe research shows they are.
You may think you know what causes lower back pain, but you're probably wrong.
New studies show that athletes don't need to lift heavy weights to gain power.
New research shows bodybuilders' muscle quality is lower than that of people who don't train at all - but size is still a pretty good guide to strength.
Globally, evidence points to children becoming less active because they would rather play computer games than be outdoors.
The physical impact of anabolic steroids are well known but there are also mental effects.
People have used bodybuilding to improve their physical performance for at least 1,500 years. The first recorded example was the sixth-century wrestler, Milo of Croton, in southern Italy. Milo reportedly…
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