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Anabolic Steroids

Jayda Nance

Whats an ergogenic aid?


Ergogenic aids are substances, devices, or practices that
enhance an individual's energy use, production, or
recovery. The form an ergogenic aid may take can be quite
varied. Stretching and weight training are physical
ergogenic aids.

What are anabolic steroids?


"Anabolic steroids" is the familiar name for synthetic
substance related to the male sex hormone testosterone.
They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic
effects) and the development of male sexual
characteristics in both males and females.

Steroids use affects the muscular, cardiovascular and hormonal


system. Drug abuse causes both men and women's hormones
to be imbalanced. In result women begin to develop masculine
features and men develop womens physical characteristics.

Why are anabolic steroids bad?

Steroids also affect bone development as a result the cartilage


fills prematurely. Cardiovascular steroids increase LDLs (bad
cholesterol) and decrease HDLs (good cholesterol). Athletes
also become susceptible to common diseases and illnesses
including cancer, jaundice, rage and aggressive behavior.

Effects of Steroids in Men and Women


Reversible Effects for Women
Decreased Sperm Count
Testicular Shrinkage

Reversible Effects for Women


Deepened Voice
Excessive Body Hair

Irreversible Effects for Men


Male Patterned-Baldness
Breast Development

Irreversible Effects for Women


Male Pattern-Baldness
Course Skin

Sprinter Jones was stipped of year titles from the


2000 olympics. She was the first female to win 5

Marion Jones

track-and-field medals at a single olympics. Jones

Former Olympic Sprinter

surrounding the BALCO scandal and after

was stripped of her titles after several accusations

admitting to substance usage.

Steroid use is beginning at a younger and more influential stage for adolescents. Youth
development is rushed and premature due to the pressure to succeed or keep-up in
sports. Societies and a community's culture places this undeniable pressure on all
athletes ranging from the pee-wee, collegiate or elite olympic level. In order to reverse
this mentality the original game plan hard work must be reinstated into our youth.
Olympic athletes such as Marion Jones are idols to young influential athletes. It is
olympians such as herself that model the deadly saying, win at all costs.

Conclusion

Bibliography
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Marion-Jones
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/anabolic-ster
oid-abuse/what-are-health-consequences-steroid-abuse
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/20050316/why-steroids-are-badfor-you

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