When people think of gym goers using steroids, the picture that comes to mind is often of a man pumping iron, like Arnold ...

Jas Paterson is a natural bodybuilder and powerlifting coach who regularly appears in bodybuilding competitions in Australia and overseas. She's made the decision not to take steroids to help enhance ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Bodybuilding requires a lot of physical strength. Being a female bodybuilder also adds another level of mental strength. Sherry Priami, a Melbourne mom, is seen as one of the top ...

More women are now using performance drugs. This trend is reshaping old ideas about gym-goers. Health services need to adapt.

A female bodybuilder uses dumbbells to tone her muscles before taking to the stage to participate in a 2017 bodybuilding competition. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images) As a kid growing up in the ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in female bodybuilders worldwide, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Subscribe to our ...

These women represented three different types of body ideals: Francis, a former power lifter from Australia in her first body building competition, had the most muscle mass; McLish, who already had ...

Research shows women are increasingly represented among steroid-using communities, even though precise long-term trend data are limited. A 2024 systematic review of international studies found about 4 ...