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 that that is not enough and they make the choice to
use "drugs" to help them get bigger and stronger. Eventually something will happen to
each athlete who uses these drugs and they will learn that using these drugs is wrong.
When people think of performance enhancing drugs, steroids come to mind.
Steroids are chemicals that act very similar to hormones. The main type of steroid is an
anabolic steroid. These steroids are used mainly to build muscle mass and help you
prolong your workout. Although many athletes use anabolic steroids and do not think
anything of it, the question comes up, is it ethical? For example, if I were a college athlete
and I worked out everyday, I would feel better about myself than if I worked out everyday
and took a performance enhancing drug as well. I would get more self satisfaction out of
knowing that I have worked hard to get my body in the position it is in. If you are taking
"drugs" you are in a sense cheating, and you should not feel as good about yourself.
Some performance enhancing drugs are very easily accessible. Two that come to
mind are creatine and androstendione. Creatine is used to give your body some extra
energy. Another main characteristic is that creatine adds mass to your muscles. So if you
start to take creatine you will notice an increase in your muscle size, however if you stop
using creatine, the mass will go away and you could gain weight. Androstendione is a
performance enhancing drug that is legal and can be bought over the counter. This is
taken because it will help your body feel refreshed after you are done wo...