"Conte was born in Fresno in 1950. In his 20s, Conte was more well-known for music than anything else, playing bass for Tower of Power on the album "We Came to Play." Years later, Conte turned to nutrition spending hours in libraries to learn biochemistry. He developed a formula known as ZMA, a supplement that is sold worldwide, making Conte a millionaire."
"It was his introduction to steroids that changed sports forever. Conte helped develop what became known as the cream and the clear, steroids that led to massive muscle growth but were undetectable at the time. However, drug testing improved and Olympians Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery were caught using Conte's products, stripped of their medals and ended up serving brief jail sentences. Conte was the subject of a federal investigation, pled guilty to distributing steroids and money laundering, serving four months in prison."
Victor Conte was born in Fresno in 1950 and died at age 75 from cancer. He played bass for Tower of Power in his twenties before studying biochemistry and turning to sports nutrition. He developed the ZMA supplement and became a millionaire. Conte helped create the so-called cream and the clear steroids that initially evaded detection and produced massive muscle growth. Improved testing later caught athletes linked to his products, and Conte pled guilty to distributing steroids and money laundering, serving four months. After release he warned authorities about testing loopholes, sold supplements through SNAC, and worked with championship boxers.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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