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Three years of resolute weightlifting had not gone as planned for this scrawny 18-year-old. But it was 1980 and a legal prescription for the magic elixir, anabolic steroids, was just $20. Now he would transform himself while away at college and return home with trophy-winning strength and a body like a Greek god--a Charles Atlas magazine ad come to life.

That didn''t go quite as planned either. This revealing memoir recounts an athlete''s experiences with performance enhancing drugs at a time when the public and law enforcement knew little about them. Venturing into the steroid underground, the author used and sold them, was featured in muscle magazines, went under a surgeon''s knife and faced interrogation by a federal marshal.

Steroid Man

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    A Paperback by Adam Frattasio

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/30/2016 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476667454, 978-1476667454
      ISBN10: 1476667454

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Three years of resolute weightlifting had not gone as planned for this scrawny 18-year-old. But it was 1980 and a legal prescription for the magic elixir, anabolic steroids, was just $20. Now he would transform himself while away at college and return home with trophy-winning strength and a body like a Greek god--a Charles Atlas magazine ad come to life.

      That didn''t go quite as planned either. This revealing memoir recounts an athlete''s experiences with performance enhancing drugs at a time when the public and law enforcement knew little about them. Venturing into the steroid underground, the author used and sold them, was featured in muscle magazines, went under a surgeon''s knife and faced interrogation by a federal marshal.

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