The modern bodybuilder owes the creation of these competitions to one inventive man back in the 1890’s. This man put himself on display for a fee, and awed crowds with his well-developed musculature. In the same vein, modern bodybuilding is all about trying to have the biggest and most obv...

When attempting to streamline the body for athletic purposes, scientists have looked outward for synthesized compounds that increase performance. The affects of these products, however, have been less than great in the long term. Now science has been looking inward towards hormones and biochemical c...