why athletes use steroids and can someone give an interview?
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There is a good interview with Chris Mitchell, a self-proclaimed athlete. You may take a look at it at http://www.criticalbench.com/Chris-Mitchell.htm\n\nI quoted one of the paragraphs below and found it very true:\n\nI say no to steroids for many reasons: One, the endless amount of side effects. Two, they are illegal. Three, they are for people with weak minds. Four, they make you become lazy and you end up training like a little girl. That is just a few reasons why I say no to steroids.\n\nI hope this gives you an idea why competitive athletes will attempt to use it.
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I think he used steroids back from 1998 through 2002.  I think just to be fair, they should wipe out his records from those years.  And Sammy Sosa may never play baseball again, from what i heard was he retired.
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No, steroids(IF he used them and no drug test has proven it) doesn't improve hand eye corridnation. Steroids DOESN'T give you muscles. It allows you to work out more and EARN those Muscles. Steroids don't hit balls, people hit balls. They can't improve your batting stance, they can't make the ball easier to hit. Babe Ruth did it by having a ballpark where the fences were moved in. Why do we never go to a tale of the tape(measure)? It is harder to hit Homeruns in San Fran then it was for Ruth. So whine all you want but truth is Barry Bonds is better.
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NO-they do not test for steroids in firfighters nor cops or army or anything of that matter...steroids are rarley tested because the tests cost to much.\n\nsteroid tests are among some of the most expensive teste available
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No.  The difference between players like Pujols and Bonds is age and talent.  Think of Pujols as the LeBron of baseball.  Pujols is so young and takes care of his body well.  Everyone knew from the beginning he would be a great player.  On the other hand, when you're over 40 years old and look like a truck as Bonds does, you know he has to be taking supplements to maintain his strength and figure.  Pujols doesn't need to take roids.  He might need to in about 15 years but he's smarter than that.  Plus, he's a great human being.  He's the kind of player that baseball needs more of.
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Well, the more home runs that are hit, the more people make it out to the ball park, the more jerseys are bought, the more baseball cards are bought.  People like to see long home runs, not a hit and run, score when you can attitude.  The roids and humane growth hormones only furthered the skills of players.\n\nOnly recently when people such as Lyle Alzado died of steroid use did people begin to see the negative aspects.  Also, as sacred records start to fall (61 HR's in a season, Hank Aarons record, etc), people begin to wonder if they were broken fairly.\n\nCongress is also pushing the issue, wanting all sports to look at how they test for illegal drugs, steroids included.
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If the proper "stack" is used and you don't over do it in the gym steroids are pretty safe and give great results. Its the things you hear about "juicers" that give steroid's a bad name. Just remember to do the research and find out what you want from the drug. i.e. more endurance, more muscle mass, or just get stronger. Don't jump into it without knowing what your getting into. Also, its addicting because of the fast gains you will see. \n\nHope this helpes:\n\nAnabolic steroids (AS) are effective in enhancing athletic performance. The trade off, however, is the occurrence of adverse side effects which can jeopardize health. Since AS have effects on several organ systems, a myriad of side effects can be found. In general, the orally administered AS have more adverse effects than parenterally administered AS. In addition, the type of AS is not only important for the advantageous effects, but also for the adverse effects. Especially the AS containing a 17-alkyl group have potentially more adverse affects, in particular to the liver. One of the problems with athletes, in particular strength athletes and bodybuilders, is the use of oral and parenteral AS at the same time ("stacking"), and in dosages which may be several (up to 40 times) the recommended therapeutical dosage. The frequency and severity of side effects is quite variable. It depends on several factors such as type of drug, dosage, duration of use and the individual sensitivity and response.\n\nLiver Function\n\nAS may exert a profound adverse effect on the liver. This is particularly true for orally administered AS. The parenterally administered AS seem to have less serious effects on the liver. Testosterone cypionate, testosterone enanthate and other injectable anabolic steroids seem to have little adverse effects on the liver. However, lesions of the liver have been reported after parenteral nortestosterone administration, and also occasionally after injection of testosterone esters. The influence of AS on liver function has been studied extensively. The majority of the studies involve hospitalized patients who are treated for prolonged periods for various diseases, such as anemia, renal insufficiency, impotence, and dysfunction of the pituitary gland. In clinical trials, treatment with anabolic steroids resulted in a decreased hepatic excretory function. In addition, intra hepatic cholestasis, reflected by itch and jaundice, and hepatic peliosis were observed. Hepatic peliosis is a hemorrhagic cystic degeneration of the liver, which may lead to fibrosis and portal hypertension. Rupture of a cyst may lead to fatal bleeding.\n\nBenign (adenoma's) and malign tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma) have been reported. There are rather strong indications that tumors of the liver are caused when the anabolic steroids contain a 17-alpha-alkyl group. Usually, the tumors are benign adenoma's, that reverse after stopping with steroid administration. However, there are some indications that administration of anabolic steroids in athletes may lead to hepatic carcinoma. Often these abnormalities remain asymptomatic, since peliosis hepatis and liver tumors do not always result in abnormalities in the blood variables that are generally used to measure liver function.\n\nAS use is often associated with an increase in plasma activity of liver enzymes such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (AP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT). These enzymes are present in hepatocytes in relatively high concentrations, and an increase in plasma levels of these enzymes reflect hepatocellular damage or at least increased permeability of the hepatocellular membrane.\n\nIn longitudinal studies of athletes treated with anabolic steroids, contradictory results were obtained on the plasma activity of liver enzymes (AST, AST, LDH, GGT, AP). In some studies, enzymes were i
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i thank its very important, i believe a athlete should be drug free and honest enough with themselves that they have the ability to beat someone honestly and fairly.. when they use drugs to build themselves up they cheat and i honestly cant see how anyone can say they won when they cant do it under their own abilities.... to me its a matter of pride !!!!
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These superstars are clearly some children's idols.  They are honored and respected and sometimes even followed.  If you have children or ever have them in the future, you want to say "hey, my kids strong, he's on steroid!" \n\nDrugs to enhance performance give the underdogs that dont want to do drugs a dilemma, either do drugs & compete or dont do drugs and dont make it.
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It is produced naturally, but the people using this are using more than the body is meant to use and thus it enhances their performance. It's the new steroid, so to speak. It used to be harvested from corpses, but today it's synthesized in a lab. It could prolong your life, or shorten it. Our bodies aren't meant to use so much of things like this naturally. When you increase something that's there naturally to an unnatural level, then you run into troubles. Our bodies make steroids too, but these people use too much it's why they have problems. One thing that could happen with people that use HGH is that their pituitary gland could shrink and not function properly, thus creating problems when they eventually stop using. the way it enhances performances it that it allows the body to heal faster meaning that a player won't miss time when hurt, minor things become almost nothing and it allows people to spend more time in the gym giving them a chance to become bigger and stronger.
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there isn't a such thing as good steroid use. all you have to do is eat foods rich in protein like steaks and eggs. and you are a boy so im sure the eating part is eay for you. but the protein will help you build muscle quickly if you lift weights and work out regularly. and i bet you didnt know that while the steroids make your muscle big, at the same time they shrink other places like your PENIS. and i am sure no boy wants that. so just take the advice and dont use steroids. do it the natural way!!
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lots of weight lifters each year using steroids and they banned from competitions. 100 meter runners are another group you can search the net for the name of famous athletes who had used steroids and their charges
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Don't use steroids.They can kill you.On the news they said a man died because he used steroids.
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The steroid "issue" came about in football long before the present MLB situation. The NFL has been addressing roid use for quite awhile now. There's always ways to beat the system (like HGH), but they do a much better job of testing and addressing the problem than baseball has done thus far.
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Not only do steroids help the pitchers get stronger but it also helps them recover from injuries quicker. Steroids help the pitchers make it through the long baseball season without tiring out or getting hurt.
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A combo of the two... Baseball wrestling!!! When you get home to try to score a run, you need to wrestle with the catcher... If the runner wins, it's a run, and if the catcher wins, its an out... If multiple runs score, it's a however many runners score v. the catcher match... For a home run, the pitcher can elect to wrestle the hitter to see if it will be a home run or an out... Might actually make baseball worth watching!!!\n\nOh yeah, steroids would be mandatory for all players... Now, that would be great!
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No, they aren't steroids. However, they are healthy. You can eat anything healthy and become strong. The only reason why some people don't is because it tastes bad or something. Steroids are easier, but you get addicted and you lose tons of money from buying too much. It also gives boobs to men and pubic hair to women (also a man-like voice). By the way, steroids have chemicals and stuff. The other things you mentioned are natural and safe.