The Affects of Steroids in Sports

1. The Affects of Steroids in Sports Brett Pais Tim Hulings

2. Introduction The use of steroids in sports is a growing issue today. Knowing the consequences for taking steroids, many athletes are still taking them behind the lines. Many attempts have been tried to stop the use of steroids in sports In the end many are still getting away with it.

3. What are Steroids? There are two main classification of steroids Anabolic-artificial version of male testosterone Only legal through prescription

4. Anabolic Steroids Used to treat muscle mass depletion Athletes use anabolic steroids to add on to the muscle they already have Can have harmful side effects to the body

5. Corticosteroids Examples of corticosteroids are cortisone, and prednisone Doctors prescribe these for inflammation in the body Not similar to anabolic

6. Commonly Used Steroids Androstenedione Primobolan Tetrahydrogestrinone Clenbuterol DHEA

7. Androstenedione Steroid often in relation to athletes Made from a naturally occurring steroid hormone Little scientific evidence to support its effectiveness in improving sports performance

8. Primobolan(Methenolone) Commonly used in Major League Baseball by athletes Alex Rodriguez was convicted of using this form of steroid Builds strength without noticeable muscle size

9. Primobolan(Methenolone) This steroid can be taken by injection or by pill, Known for having few to none side effects. Methenolone-favored by athletes because it helps an athlete maintain a leaner look

10. Methenolone Improves the efficiency of muscle contractions Doesn't convert to an estrogen in the body Estrogen-related side effects, for example acne, aggression, water retention, infertility, breast development, do not appear when taking this steroid. Most expensive of the anabolic steroids

11. Tetrahydrogestrinone Similar to other banned substances Primarily to come up undetected during doping tests Banned by the FDA in 2003 The FDA stated that, “it was not a supplement but an unapproved drug”. Any sale of this drug is illegal.

12. Clenbuteol/DHEA Builds lean muscle mass, similar to many other steroids. More harmful side effects than others DHEA -banned by sports organizations. Have been marketed as anti-aging drugs. The ahtlete’s use of DHEA is cautioned.

13. Why Athletes Take Steroids Society today is very demanding Want to see athletes hit more homeruns, have harder tackles, run faster Basically want to see athletes perform better Athletes might not be able to accomplish the fans requestswithout performance enhancing drugs

14. Continued Feel pressured into taking these illegal substances Fans have put them so high on the pedestal, and expect a show each time they play Might let them down if they have a poor performance

15. Injury An athlete might take steroids because of an injury Most common reason why athletes take steroids Allow the athletes to heal faster than normal

16. Enhancing Performance Able to become faster, and become stronger when they use steroids with their workouts With steroids athletes: -increase the ability to play the sport -push past physical limits -stand out from other athletes.

17. Speed Athletes are able to become faster, along with getting bigger(stronger) Steroids increase agility, which increases reaction time Steroids help an athlete be able to be quicker than his/her competitors

18. Power Steroids help athletes in all aspects of power with sports Examples: Baseball- run faster around the bases and to chase down balls Football- Able to break tackles or able to complete tackles Basketball- able to break out and run faster to the hoop than other players

19. Endurance Athletes are able to compete longer at their highest level of intensity with steroids Enables them to participate on a daily basis Allows athletes to strengthen body through every workout

20. How athletes take steroids There are two main ways an athlete takes a steroid; by pill or injection Both ways will produce results Injection can produce results faster, as the substance goes right into the blood stream to start working on muscle

21. Cycling When athletes take supplements over a period of weeks or months These period occurs with a break in between Can go on for a long period of time

22. Cycling Continued Athletes use cycling to decrease side effects Without cycling, taking steroids for a long period of time can produce serious side effects Athletes can be undetected when tested

23. Cycling Concluded By cycling, steroids can become more effective The steroid will be more effective, but for a limited time only Steroids will be very effective for the first few cycles As time goes on, they will maintain the current body status, but may stop increasing the body For most improvement of performance, an athlete must take the supplement for a very long time which may causes very harmful side effects

24. Stacking Stacking is when an athlete takes various types of steroids at the same time This can produce immediate and extreme results Can also bring harmful side effects much quicker

25. Pyramiding When an athlete starts out taking minor dosages of the supplement then in time increases dosages greatly Athletes will usually want to start taking extreme amounts, which is where the body’s tolerance is pushed to the limit If the limit is passed, the body will some times go out of control and this is where you will often see “roid rage”