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Despite its popularity among female bodybuilding, usage of steroids among female bodybuilders, unlike male bodybuilding, is a taboo subject and rarely admitted use among female bodybuilders. Although the IFBB officially bans the usage of performance-enhancing drugs, it does not test athletes rigorously. [76]
Yet even as that issue hit the stands, Baxter was training with legendary male bodybuilder Don "The Ripper" Ross with the goal of redefining the outer limits of female bodybuilder muscularity. She later admitted to taking some steroids during this period. She and Ross expected at the 1982 Ms. Olympia, she would finish either first or last.
Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelled Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
A Canadian bodybuilder and Instagram influencer, Melissa Kate Bumstead, was arrested after police say she received a package of steroids.
During her time at Georgia, she was referred to in the media as the "World's Strongest Cheerleader", due to her physique. She was offered a contract with Elite Model Management but turned it down, reportedly because it required steroid use. Since 2023, she has worked as a fitness trainer.
Steroids also have negative effects on the body, damaging the liver and kidney. Like other athletes, female bodybuilders try to avoid the topic of steroids. Ondrea Gates, said the issue of steroid usage was a personal one and whether she was taking steroids or not was none of anyone's business. Betty denied that drugs were the only thing needed ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken out about his history with drug use, with the actor encouraging bodybuilders not to use steroids.. The 75-year-old reflected on his days as a bodybuilder during a ...
After gaining some extra weight, her mother, a nurse and former personal trainer, encouraged her to start working out at Powerhouse Gym as well. Shaw began attending the gym on her own, and her mother's training partner, a female bodybuilder, began advising her on muscle building.