Any runners out there?
Need something to keep you going?
Then you’re in the right place.
Healthbolt’s got a one month supply of the award winning Detour Runner Bar to giveaway.

Made from all natural ingredients, the Runner Bar contains whey protein and MicroLactin®, a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory derived from milk proteins that has been reported to improve joint health and function. Plus they come in three different flavors – peanut butter, lemon yogurt, and chocolate chip cookie.
Sound like what you or the runner in your life needs?
Want to try the Detour Runner bar?
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Looks like that little blue pill is moving out the bedroom and into the sports arena.
Many athletes believe that taking Viagra will help improve their performance in the field. And preliminary studies, showing a 40% performance improvement for cyclists taking Viagra, support this believe.
But experts aren’t convinced. They argue that even though Viagra works on the nitric oxide in the body and causes blood vessels to expand resulting in increased heart function and more oxygen in the lungs, it’s not a guarantee that it will improve an athlete’s performance.
In fact some doctors suggest that it’s actually Viagra’s more well-known effects …read more

Check out these pictures over at Life in the Fast Lane.
You will not believe your eyes.
My first thought when I saw them was ‘they can’t be for real’ but apparently they are…
My second thought – how in the world would they ever find clothes that fit…
My third thought – why in the world would they do this to themselves…
Luckily,there is a new movie, Bigger Stronger Faster, due to be release at the end of the month that might be able to explain why some guys (and girls) have the need to turn their bodies into muscle bound caricatures. Made by …read more

‘Research shows that four out of five guys want to schedule their vasectomy before major sports events.’
- Radio Ad by Oregon Urology Insitute.
An Oregon Clinic has come up with a unique ad campaign to encourage men who are contemplating a vasectomy to book in.

They even offer free sports magazines, free pizza, and a bag of frozen peas to ease the sensitive spot.
What more could a guy ask for?

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It’s one thing to lick your lips profusely after scarfing down a powdered sugar doughnut. It’s quite another to lick your lips profusely whilst testifying in a Congressional hearing…with no doughnuts in site.
Alas, this appears to be the M.O. of baseball great Roger Clemens these days, as he fumbles through hours of swearing to have never used HGH. While Clemens talks a good game, analysts surely aren’t buying that this guy is on the whole-truth plan (of course, it doesn’t take an analyst to recognize that, now does it?)
With Clemens continuously displaying tell-tale signs of nervousness such as …read more

Remember the old joke that many wives across America become ‘football widows’ on Super Bowl Sunday. Well, a new study published a couple of day ago in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that for some this could well become a reality. The acute stress and emotional rollercoaster that dedicated fans embark on when watching important sporting events could have serious side effects for anyone with a history of heart problems.
Researchers studying the occurrence of cardiac events (heart attack, irregular heart rhythms, and cardiac arrest) suffered by German soccer fans watching games during the 2006 World Cup in Germany …read more

Steroid use and abuse is back in the news again with the recent release of the Mitchell Report, the result of a 20 month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use amongst professional baseball players.  Disturbing but apparently not all that surprising news.
I guess, in a way, it’s kind of understandable why anabolic steroid use is so prevalent in the professional sports arena. And, let’s face it, they are all adults and in theory know what they are doing and what the risks are. But you have to wonder if they understand the full extent of what they are doing to their …read more

It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Craig Golding photo.
Ice, Ice, Baby
The traditional sports wisdom of taking an ice bath post-game is being challenged. (That whole pesky “scientific evidence” thing.) Not only do ice baths not inhibit lactic acid, they may slow muscle recovery time.
You Fruit!
There’s a link between asthma and diet. Teens who maintain diets low in inflammation-fighting antioxidants, vitamins and Omega-3’s have significantly higher rates of asthma. Eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish helps nourish the lungs by providing vitamins C, E, and essential fatty acids.
Truckers Need Love
The majority of truckers are obese. …read more

When I think about my aspirations as a pro-blogger and graphic designer, sometimes I worry about what my skills will be used for after the nuclear winter. Maybe I should become an EMT or a blacksmith, instead. It’s basically a fear of having no “practical” ability and ending up too intellectual or artsy. Well, Artist George Vlosich just doesn’t f$%&ing care about that. Like, at all. His skill is as impractical as they come, and he’s unashamedly honed it into a fine craft.
This five-hour etch of LeBron James is sped up, so that you can see every line he makes, …read more

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Picture © Scott Markewitz
This is sad. Floyd Landis’ follow-up test results are positive for synthetic testosterone. There’s some screwiness with the results (of-effing-course there is) what with the lab not allowing Landis’ expert, Paul Scott, to be present during the running of the tests.
The lab had originally agreed to let him witness the testing, but only in the presence of two other experts from the U.S. Anti-Doping Association. The USADA’s experts failed to show up on Sunday when the tests had been scheduled to take place. So the lab ran the tests without any experts in the room, and the …read more