The Harmful Side Effects Of SteroidS For over 50 years steroids have been readily used among many athletes, weightlifters in particular Steroids were noticed after Russian weightlifters broke almost all weightlifting records. Steroids greatly increase muscle mass and strength, boost your immune s...

Anabolic Steroids Anabolic steroids are synthetic coumpounds formulated to be like the male sex hormone testosterone. Many athletes use anabolic steroids male and female alike, such as body builders , weightlifters, baseball players, football players, swimmers, and runners. They do so bec...

Steroids Steroids are a synthetic version of the human hormone called testosterone, and they can be very addictive. Currently, there are more than 100 different types of steroids that have been developed. The two most common are gamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as GHB, and clenbuterol. Stero...

Steroids And Athletes What kind of role model is Mark McGwire? Many people are familiar with his seventy homeruns in one season, but do they know that he has been using androstenedione, a type of steroid that boosts testosterone levels? While it is perfectly legal in the Unit...

Athletics is perhaps the most competitive field for men and women to enter into without any education. Pretty much anyone who can run faster... jump higher... and throw harder can make it- right? As we all very well know the actual chance that each aspiring athlete has to make it in the sports co...

Why Shoot It Up? Devastation and shock waves permeated throughout the sports world when Canadian track superstar Ben Johnson was denied his gold medal at the 1998 Olympics after tests showed he had taken steroids. The incident brought international attention to the use of steroids among world-cla...

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Drugs in Olympics Athletes around the world compete in events ranging from high school level to world class events. More athletes find drugs and steroids as a way to improve their performance rather than doing the work and training. Drug testing in Olympics strips medal winners every year. The...

Steroids have become a very common term in athletic events. Steroids are a group of hormones, which the body naturally produces in small amounts. The body uses these hormones to help control metabolism, inflammation, immune function, salt and water balance, development of sexual characteristic...

COMPETITION IN SPORTS AND THE USE OF STERIODS In order to succeed, people must compete. Competition can bring out the best in everyone. During a single day, people in some way compete with themselves or with others. They compete to win a sporting event, to get a raise or promotion in their...

For many years people have wrestled with the issue of performance enhancing drugs. Even though many tests and studies have been done to show the affects of these drugs, athletes still choose to use them. A typical college athlete will spend many long hours working out and some of them believe t...

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Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone. Many people take these dangerous drugs in high doses to boost athletic performance. The most common steroid users can be found in sports that rely on strength, such ...

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Gabe Mackin once asked 100 athletes, "Would they take a special pill that would guarantee a gold medal in the Olympics, but it would kill them within a year?" Out of the 100 athletes, more than half of them said yes (Steroids . . . Attitude). Anabolic Steroids are a growing probl...