HOW TO CATCH A SPORTS CHEAT
In 1954, physician John Ziegler was meeting with a colleague from the Soviet Union. Both scientists were in the employ of their respective country’s weightlifting teams, and at that moment in time the Soviets were ahead. They were just too strong. Ziegler pressed for an explanation, and his Soviet counterpart offered him one – his team had been using testosterone to build muscle mass, and the results spoke for themselves. Anabolic steroids had not yet been banned in professional competition, so Ziegler swiftly returned
