'Bigger, Stronger, Faster': Heavy lifting that someone's got to do

Mention steroids and the images of vein-popping, muscle-bulging athletes raging toward illicit victory -- and, increasingly, controversial, high-profile government hearings -- spring to mind. One thing that might not seem immediately relevant is a typical American family grappling with its own interpersonal dynamics, issues of self-image and the yardsticks by which we as a culture measure success.

By Mark Olsen

May 30, 2008