Bigger Stronger Faster. Steroid use in America.

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Bigger Stronger Faster. The movie about American steroid use.

Bigger Stronger Faster is a 2008 documentary film directed by Christopher Bell about the use of anabolic steroids as performance-enhancing drugs in the United States and how this practice relates to the American Dream.

It explores the American use of steroids as it follows the story of three brothers who grew up idolizing famous steroid users.

The documentary examines the steroid use of the director Christopher Bell and his two brothers, Mark and Mike Bell,[5] who all grew up idolizing Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and Sylvester Stallone,

On December 14, 2008, Mike Bell, brother of director Chris Bell, who was prominently featured in the film, died at 37.

Steroids and popular culture.

Bigger Stronger Faster is a documentary in the tradition of Super Size Me. It details a deep personal experience of one guy and his two brothers.

When they find that their body building heroes used steroids, what path do they take?

Why does America put out such a strong emphasis on muscle bound figures? From toys to cartoons, to wrestlers, bodybuilders, professional athletes, and other would be heroes for young adults.

Adding to the problem is the drug for everything lifestyle that our children are now growing up in.

Bigger Stronger Faster, movie trailer.

Video clip of the steroid documentary, Bigger Stronger Faster.

Bigger Stronger Faster debuts in select movie theaters on may 30th.
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America on steroids.

Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids are Killing American Athletics

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One mans quest to set the facts straight about steroid use. This is not a pro steroid book.

Greg Valentino talks about his steroid problems.

Video about one mans steroid abuse.

Incredible video of what one steroid user and some of the problems he faced. This type of "enhancement" looks seriously like a deformity or a diseased growth.
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The Man Whose Arms Exploded part 1

A video about steroid abuse.

The Man Whose Arms Exploded is a documentary about steroid abuse. In part 1 Greg Valentino talks about why he started using steroids. Also discussed are the pressures of professional body building, and male self image problems.
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The Man Whose Arms Exploded part 2

Part 2 begins by talking about America's growing obsession on body size, even in kid's toys and action figures. It then continues with a bit of history about body building and how Arnold Schwarzenegger popularized the sport.
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The Man Whose Arms Exploded part 3

Part 3 talks about the long and short term side effects of steroid abuse. Greg Valentino goes on to talk about how steroids ruined his family life.
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The Man Whose Arms Exploded part 4

In part 4 Greg Valentino talks about getting arrested with steroids and losing everything he owned. Heart attacks, tumors, strokes, infertility, the horror story of steroids.
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The Man Whose Arms Exploded part 5

Part 5 goes on with worries from a mother of a teenage bodybuilder. Greg Valentino says doing steroids was like selling his soul to the devil.
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Dr. Harrison Pope's book on male image problems.

The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys

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Dealing with steroid abuse and male image issues by Dr. Harrison Pope from The Man Whose Arms Exploded.

From the producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine.

Bigger Stronger Faster, from the producers of the controversial documentaries Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine.
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  • Robin Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:36 am | delete
    Nice lens. Awesome videos, really touched my mind. The chemical pills will always have side effects. It is better to go for natural things, always. keep posting. Thanks for sharing:)

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