Bodybuilding is a high-risk sport for distal triceps tendon ruptures. Management, especially in high-demanding athletes, is operative with suture anchor refixation technique being frequently used. However, the rate of rerupture is high due to underlying poor tendon quality. Thus, additional augmentation could be useful. This case report presents a reconstruction technique for a complete traumat...

BACKGROUND We have observed an increase in hepatotoxicity (DILI) reporting related to the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) for bodybuilding. AIM To characterise phenotype presentation, outcome and severity of AAS DILI. METHODS Data on 25 cases of AAS DILI reported to the Spanish (20) and Latin-American (5) DILI Registries were collated and compared with previously published cases. ...

OBJECTIVES The long term effects (>20 years) of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use on plasma concentrations of homocysteine (HCY), folate, testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free androgen index, urea, creatinine, haematocrit (HCT), vitamin B12, and urinary testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, were examined in a cohort of self-prescribing bodybuilders. METHODS Subjects ...

Testosterone products are recommended by some prescribers in response to a diagnosis or presumption of "low testosterone" (low-T) for cardiovascular health, sexual function, muscle weakness or wasting, mood and behavior, and cognition. We performed a systematic review of 156 eligible randomized controlled trials in which testosterone was compared to placebo for one or more of these conditions. ...

OBJECTIVE Male bodybuilders (MBB) exhibit more severe body dissatisfaction, bulimic eating behaviour, and negative psychological characteristics, compared with male athletic and nonathletic control subjects, but few studies have directly compared MBB and men with eating disorders. This study compared men with bulimia nervosa (MBN), competitive male bodybuilders (CMBB), and recreational male bod...

Background: Over recent decades, mind-body exercise methods have gained international popularity and importance in the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Objectives: The scope of this paper was to investigate: the origins of Western mind-body methods, their philosophies, exercises, and relationship with mainstream healthcare over the last two centuries. Major findings: Within a few decade...

INTRODUÇÃO: A autoestima é um aspecto psicológico que reflete em diversas áreas da vida dos indivíduos, inclusive na prática de exercício físico. Na mesma perspectiva, a paixão uma variável motivacional importante e corresponde à forma como o indivíduo trata atividade, para qual demanda tempo energia. OBJETIVO: Analisar universitários praticantes musculação. MÉTODOS: Participaram pesquisa com c...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness various forms physical activity (PA) among male students in education (PE) programs offered by universities Poland, Hungary and United Kingdom. involved 200 full-time university (mean age: 19.86±0.82), enrolled nine different PA programs. participants’ anthropometric traits body composition parameters were determined with InBody analyser. ...

The proximate composition, functional properties and amino acid profile of samples Dioscorea alata, rotundata bulbifera were investigated using standard analytical methods. results showed that alata had the highest ash (5.59±0.06 %) crude fiber content (12.12±0.20 %), indicating it has more mineral stuffing is best to reduce risk obesity. fat (11.63±0.04 as well lowest moisture (7.04±0.06 a bet...