media demonising steroids as an addicting drug that caus-es ‘roid rage‚ baldness and other diseases and even death. There is so much misinformation spread around about these drugs that even mentioning “steroids” would make people automatically shake their heads. These myths ultimately compromise the credibility of steroids. But as controversial as they may be‚ sportsmen and women‚ especially bodybuilders‚ swear by it. So what’s real and what’s not? Here are the top five steroid myths‚ debunked:
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down on this and some people think that if you can access it then you should you it to reach your full potential. Yes‚ it is debatable whether or not they should be allowed because it can be looked at from so many different points of view. Anabolic steroids are not the only way people have tried to get an edge throughout history. Even in the 1800’s swimmers were using stimulants to make them swim faster. Most of what people use that is considered cheating is any kind of stimulant that would make their
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beginning of steroid testing in mixed martial arts‚ which began in about 2000‚ there have been positive tests for steroids which have tainted the sport of MMA and the fighter’s careers. Athletes who use steroids have an unfair advantage on their competitor. Steroids are dangerous to the fighter’s well-being and are banned from MMA for that reason. Steroid use in MMA is a big problem. There should be more testing done on fighters and harsher penalties on fighters who test positive for steroids. Here
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Many people‚ even professional athletes and super models‚ want to improve something about their bodies. Whether it is steroids or weight loss supplements‚ drug dealers and drug companies all claim to have the answer to happiness through products that claim to improve our bodies. But they never tell you about the price that you can pay: the cancers‚ depression‚ liver damage‚ acne‚ balding‚ or anger that can result. Happiness and athletic success don’t come from a pill or a needle; they come from hard
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Steroids and the athlete For the past few years‚ it has been all over the media; athletes on steroids and how it should be dealt with (Rutherford). But as sports-fan and as a society in general‚ we can be hypocrites at best. We like to see collegiate or Olympic athletes break long standing records‚ being in the 100 meters dash‚ the high jump‚ or in swimming‚ but when it is done and over with and later we find out that it was done with the help of anabolic steroids‚ we want to crucify them. Steroids
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The effects of steroid use has been widely documented‚ especially in the past couple of years with all the high profiled athletes subjecting themselves to a tainted legacy because of the need to keep there competive edge while there skills where slowly diminishing with age. Sending shock waves through the sports world and fans feeling disappointed and confused‚ athletes have been slowly coming out in the public eye for their past and current steroid abuse. These athletes have been emotionally distressed
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Baseball & Juice There aren’t many times when you can turn it to ESPN or MLB network without finding out that someone has been caught doing steroids or “performance enhancing drugs”‚ or someone isn’t going to be inducted into Cooperstown‚ because they’ve been rumored to be taking steroids But what’s the big deal?! The players are taking them to be better players and win games‚ last time I checked don’t you play to win? Maybe it’s not the players that should be punished maybe Americas pastime
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Steroids are a form of performance enhancing drugs that are banned through out the sporting world and illegal in most countries. They have been used since Ancient Greece but the present form came into being in the 1930’s. They have a similar effect in the body as that of testosterones. The steroids can be taken in 4 ways. There are Oral Pills‚ Skin Patches‚ Injectable Steroids and creams/gels to apply on the area. Medical - Although they are meant to be used as medical treatments for cancer and
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anyone else in that case should use steroids but I’m here to shed some light on the subject. First of all there are many reasons that steroids should be legal in professional sports and I’m here to tell you why. The first one that I am going to talk about is injuries‚ steroids could very well help athletes recover faster especially the greats. For example Bo Jackson‚ after his hip injury his career was over but he just decided to quit but with the help of steroids he could of came back and would
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“I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field.” This quote was said by Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez had unbelievable stats that would have put out him in a definite spot in the hall of fame‚ but because of the use of steroids‚ his dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball hall of famer are shattered (“overshadowed”). Alex Rodriguez used performance enhancing drugs‚ which help improve their running speed‚ strength‚ and skill (“Doping”). Athletes are pressured into taking these drugs in many
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