Steroids: An Historical Perspective

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Steroids: An Historical Perspective

Some years ago, during my annual visit to the home of David
P. Willoughby, he and I were comparing the lifting and the
physiques of the pre-steroid and post-steroid eras. In that discussion,
one of several we had on the subject over the years,
Dave told me that he found it increasingly hard to take real
interest in the accomplishments of strength athletes since 1960.
(Many people close to the game know that 1960 was the year
in which Dr. John Ziegler convinced Tony Garcy and Bill
March of the York Barbell Club and Lou Riecke of the New
Orleans Athletic Club to begin using a form of training called
isometric contraction and to begin taking a pill called Dianabol,
and that the dramatic success of these three athletes
ushered in the steroid era.)

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