From gangsters to corpses: the story of steroids

There are those who risk everything to muscle up. Some develop chests so big they struggle to breathe or have to sleep in nappies so they don't wet their beds. In 'Guns and Needles', Clinton van der Berg lays bare the seedy underbelly of sport, where shady characters and willing athletes are prepared to do whatever it takes to come out on top

06 February 2022 - 00:00
By Clinton van der Berg

There are those who risk everything to muscle up. Some develop chests so big they struggle to breathe or have to sleep in nappies so they don't wet their beds

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