Every elite athlete wants to get an edge somehow over his or her opponents. Many athletes have turned to supplements to gain this edge and the use of performance enhancing drugs has increased dramatically.

While I was researching I found out about a poll that was taken four years ago on 198 athletes and they were all given the same scenario, if you were offered a banned performance enhancing substance that would allow you to be able to win every competition you competed in for five years but then die from the side effects of the substance, would you take it? Over 50% said yes.

This proves the extremes that these elite athletes would go

· increases muscle mass and strength

Anabolic Steroids: Nandrolone, Testosterone

Elite athletes are highly motivated and disciplined and the rewards and accolades that are available are enormous and these athletes only have a limited time to get to the top in their chosen sport adding to the huge pressure to succeed.

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