Steroids
It's the finals for the men's 400m dash. Justin steps up to the starting blocks, and realizes he is not in half the shape as his seven other competitors. Then he hears the official, "Runners to your marks ... get set ... GO!!" Justin surprisingly jumps out to a lead as he rounds the first 100m corner. He is in lane three, and he quickly passes lane's four and five, and now he is gaining on six. He knows his rival competitor is in lane one. But Justin can't see him in the corner of his eye, so he feels that maybe he has fallen back to pace with the pack. Coming down the third 100m's Justin realizes that he is getting tired. This is his place to make his move, but he just doesn't have it. Before he realizes what happened, lane five comes on strong with four just trailing. Justin is passed on the corner. Then coming down the last 100m stretch, he sees his rival in lane one burst out to a three length lead, and it is gaining. Justin crosses the finish line in fifth place. "That can't be the same man I faced at state last year," Justin says. "I mean, he was never that fast...our that big." This was only the first meet of the year. But it was a big one for Justin. He had been claim
Now part of a research paper is to listen to the pros and cons. And one thing that steroid users do have as a backing is the side effects. A death, or even near death accident is not common at all. In fact more people have died in common boxing, than people on steroids. The side effects from steroids can be very serious and even fatal. But from the information I gathered, it seems to me the side effects are not as serious as the media makes them out to be. The media uses side effects as a means to turn off people from steroids. Trying to scare them. Steroids are more accessible than ever to young athletes. These kids need to realize that they are just kids, and their bodies cant handle this kind of hormone surge that is produced from the testosterone in one of these cycles. I am not saying I support an adult taking steroids, but I am saying I would rather watch a 30-year-old man waste his life to it, than a 16-year-old boy. However, even though anabolic steroids help build muscle, it is not the miracle drug that people tend to believe it is. If you take anabolic steroids, you aren't going to magically gain 20 pounds of hard lean muscle. You are still going to have to work, face side effects, and then lose the muscle and hard work years after. The last thing Justin ever saw in his lifetime was his dream falling apart. While he focused on what he wanted, he watched himself get beat. He was so determined to prove a point, that he didn't realize that there were seven other runners that would be facing him, that had a work ethic, and a dream as well. Only difference is, the one in first place laid dead on the track, and the other went on to win more Olympic gold medals than any man in history for the 400-meter dash. This was a true story as told by Michael Johnson. Team Nike for the United States. He was not even the number one runner on his High School Team. But he knew about the illegal drug use, and he knew that if he focused on health before merit, that the rest would come. His friend, and teammate died on the track that night. And that set a determination for a country to boast a drug free athletic environment. Michael Johnson went on to win the Olympics inventing the slogan witch he wrote on his shoes, "Winners d!
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Approximate Word count = 1822
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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