During the recent Winter Olympics my eye was caught by a story that ski jumpers were allegedly injecting themselves in the penis with acid in order to improve sporting performance. The drug in questio

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Not enough time to squeeze in strength training? Maybe think again. One study saw 10 of 19 female duathletes add twice-weekly strength sessions to their multisport programme. These comprised just four