Performance Enhancing Substances
Performance Enhancing Substances
Two principle categories of peformance-enhancing substances will be considered:
- Naturally occurring hormones and the drugs that mimic their effects
- Dietary Supplements
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids:
- Synthetic derivatives of hormones in the body
- Specifically testosterone
- Prompt growth of healthy body tissue
- Increase body’s ability to absorb protein
- Can make a distinction between these terms on the basis of “masculinizing” and “muscle building” properties
- Manufactured in many forms: (oral, injectable)
Side effects
Women in danger
- Development of male sex traits
- Deepening of the voice
- Increased body hair
- Destroy balance between estrogen and testosterone
- Roughening of the skin
- Increased risk of breast cancer
Men in danger
- Gynocomastia
- Testicular atrophy
- Infertility
Other effects:
Why use steroids?
- Increased strength, energy
- Increased muscle mass
- Increased confidence
- Increased performance
- Increased sex drive
- Older adults (sperm count, energy)
- Appearance
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Intresting video on
Intresting video on steriods: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XnGLv1ZrO7U
- Alex
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Very interesting, some great
Very interesting, some great facts on riods. Personally I would not recommend them especially if your still in your teens.
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