Death, drugs, and muscle : the Gregg Valentino story / Gregg Valentino with Nathan Jendrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valentino, Gregg.

Contributor:

Jendrick, Nathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bodybuilders--United States--Biography.

Bodybuilders.

Doping in sports.

Valentino, Gregg.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : ECW Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A behind-the-scenes look at the underground world of bodybuilding, this exposé is a tragic tale of drugs, murder, and self-destruction. Detailing Gregg Valentino's fame as ?the man whose biceps exploded," this portrayal reveals how he quickly rose to the top of the weight-lifting scene, becoming both a spokesman for the sport and a celebrity among fans. This account also discusses how he crossed into the illegal world of steroids and drugs?becoming the biggest supplier of Steris products in the United States?and how his world of sex, drugs.

Contents:

The early years

The life I almost had

Mark Wahlberg

Andrew Crispo

Steroids 101

Meeting Julissa : a lover and a partner

Learning to live two lives

Unexpected hold-up

Saved by an angel

Carelessly stepping into the dark side

Tears of my love

44th and 11th

A little help from a friend

Police assault

The most important thing

Samantha

Losing my pillar of strength

Complete betrayal

The end of one life

Julissa punks a punk

A couple of characters in my drama

When the world ends

Running on empty

Little death

Julissa's ghost

The end of life as I knew it

Unlikely celebrity

On the inside

Eugene Barbagallo

Beginning anew

The Synthol myth

Media scandals and costly misunderstandings

A crazy little thing I called Raven

My life today.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-53711-3

9786612537110

1-55490-921-X

OCLC:

638859945