Getting ripped takes effort. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson didn’t get to look the way he does by sitting on the sofa with a packet of Doritos propped up on his pecs. It took years of sweat, pain and ...

A bodybuilder who suffered body disfigurement after a synthol injection has died. Ronny Rono, whom we highlighted in our September 1, 2019 Sunday Standard publication, died on Tuesday while being ...

A bodybuilder who suffered body disfigurement after reportedly getting a synthol injection has died. Ronny Rono, whose story was published in the Standard newspaper on September 1, 2019, died on ...

A man nicknamed the “Russian Popeye” faces the prospect of losing both arms after injecting drugs to enhance his muscles. According to foreign media including The Sun on the 27th, local time, Russian ...

Kirill Tereshin, 29, has been injecting synthol into his arms for many years and is now facing the possibility of losing both. The MMA fighter is reportedly suffering from a severe infection that ...

Chris Cormier and judge Terrick El Guindy discussed whether Natalia Abraham Coelho used synthol to win the 2026 Women's Physique Olympia.

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A bodybuilder dubbed “Russian Popeye” is facing the possibility of a double amputation after years of synthol injections caused one of his muscles to burst. Kirill Tereshin, 29, has been injecting ...