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bodybuilder stories: 4 news summaries

 Post-Saddam,
 Bodybuilders
 Let 'Er Ripple 

Pumping iron is hugely popular among Iraqis, despite dangers

Jun 10, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi bodybuilders have long needed nerves of steel to pump iron. Under Saddam, only officially connected Iraqis could join gyms, and the average weightlifter was forced to use makeshift equipment. But after Saddam, a flood of Iraqis seeking lucrative security jobs hit the gyms. The result? Extremists began targeting bulging... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • steroids • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sylvester Stallone • bodybuilder • weight lifting • bodybuilding

NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

Medical examiner still mum on killing of David Jacobs' girlfriend

Jun 7, 08 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs’ death has been ruled a suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities say Jacobs, 35, shot himself in the stomach and head. Officials also found some 150 containers of steroids in his Texas home. The medical examiner has not yet explained the death of Jacobs’... More »

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suicide • NFL • steroids • Texas • murder • bodybuilder • drug dealer • David Jacobs

NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

He recently met with league officials
to talk about clients

Jun 6, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Convicted steroids dealer and bodybuilder David Jacobs and his girlfriend have been found shot to death to death in his Texas home. Jacobs, 35, who got probation after cooperating with investigators, recently met with NFL officials to discuss his client list. The couple had a volatile relationship, but police would... More »

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steroids • Texas • Dallas Cowboys • murder • bodybuilder • drug dealer • David Jacobs

A New Breed of 'Gladiator'

Air Force Academy grad joins cast of resurrected classic

Jan 7, 08 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - "American Gladiators" muscled its way back onto TV last night with a former cheerleader in the cast. But fear not a dumbed-down version of the classic guilty pleasure—Tanji Williams is an Air Force Academy grad ranked fourth nationally by the International Federation of Body Building for fitness. Like... More »

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television • NBC • Hulk Hogan • American Gladiators • bodybuilder • Tanji Johnson • Laila Ali • The Wall

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