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TL;DR: In this article, the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) in fitness and strength training environments have revealed great variance in users' approach to AAS use and more specifically the...

TL;DR: There is a pronounced interest in the use of AAS and other PIEDs among Danish gym members, according to enquiries submitted to the Danish Anti Doping Agency over an 18‐month period.

TL;DR: In this paper, three historical phases in modern cycling are identified, and an account of professional cyclists' preparations is given for each phase, in order to compare norms and values of today's elite cyclist with those of earlier periods, and to reject the commonly held view that elite cyclists all take part in the same deviant subculture.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine current policies towards drug use in sport to evaluate their appropriateness and conclude that WADA's focus and resources should return to enforcing sporting values related to doping rather than policing athletes' lifestyles.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how these contradictory norms are reflected in today's professional and amateur riders' attitudes to doping and illustrate how the entrepreneurial attitudes of the athletes have developed in different directions: while amateurs came to regard the professionals' attitude to sports as normative, the professionals had to submit to the norms of the amateurs in order to be allowed to compete in important competitions.