BRUSSELS, May 18, 2009

Testers Turn Bodybuilders Into "Girly Men"

Competitors Flee Belgian Tournament When Drug Officials Arrive At Venue

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(AP)  The Belgian bodybuilding championship has been canceled after doping officials showed up and all the competitors fled.

A doping official says bodybuilders just grabbed their gear and ran off when he came into the room.

"I have never seen anything like it and hope never to see anything like it again," doping official Hans Cooman said Monday.

Twenty bodybuilders were entered in the weekend competition.

Cooman says the sport has a history of doping "and this incident didn't do its reputation any good."

During testing of bodybuilding events last year, doping authorities of northern Belgium's Flanders region found that three-quarters of the competitors tested positive.


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by aka_KJB May 18, 2009 8:23 PM EDT
LOL! What a great story! Put out an APB on Hans & Franz.....
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by gravyboat45 May 18, 2009 6:02 PM EDT
Chuy dont use steroids..(exept that one time)and is this story even world news worthy?)
Posted by ChuyChebacaTiticcaEsquire

(if it wasn't news worthy, it certainly proved to be,"Chuy", worthy).

I hope there are images of these wanna bes runnin, that sounds like some funny shyte.
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by Questionews May 18, 2009 4:43 PM EDT
I don't know about what other guys think, but when I see women bodybuilders I throw up a little in my throat. No guy I know thinks they a nice to look at. I see them the same way I see circus freaks. It's hideous to look at, but you can't stop staring.
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by talcoolone May 18, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
I heard they can't swim very well either.
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by SusanStoHelit May 18, 2009 3:28 PM EDT
ROFLMAO!

What, can't look all bulky through hard work alone? Funny thing is, when you see one of those gym bodies put up against someone who doesn't look anywhere near as muscular, but works all day for a living, the gym body doesn't do very well for real work, effort, challenges.
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by hawksprings May 18, 2009 2:42 PM EDT
Cows, fleeing from the slaughter!
Posted by fred-mann

More like steers fleeing...
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by Oregon_State_OSU May 18, 2009 1:46 PM EDT
Professional Body Builders and most of the Wrestlers ECW, WWE and who ever all use Roids.

Who Cares. Nobody Cares Any More.
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