Anabolic steroids are produced by chemical methods from the male hormone testosterone. Using anabolic steroids helps the body retain dietary protein, which aids in the development of muscles. Many athletes think that they'll get faster, more agile, and more explosive when they take anabolic steroids. Suprisingly, anabolic steroids don't help your speed, agility, or cardiovascular capacity at all. The benefits of using anabolic steroids have not been proven. When using anabolic steroids the only thing that happens is rapid muscle growth. Steroids can stimulate a rapid increase in muscle strength, but this unnatural strength occurs so quickly that the muscles, tendons, and ligaments are not meant to withstand and support these forces.

There are some serious side effects that come with the use of anabolic steroids. Some of the effects are not only internal but external as well. Though anabolic steroids are derived from a male sex hormone, men who take them may actually experience a "feminization" effect. Some possible effects include reduced sperm count, impotence, d

The use of anabolic steroids in Major League Baseball will continue to a controversial issue as long as the league and the teams allow it and as long as players are willing to risk their health and lives for monetary gains. As a high school athlete, I believe that all athletes, high school, college, and professional shouldn't have to resort to taking drugs. They should work hard, train correctly, and eat right and they'll get the same exact results as taking a pill or shot that risks your life.

If Major League Baseball players use steroids so much, then why don't they test their athletes? Baseball can test all they want but what exactly would it be testing for? There are many other substances besides anabolic steroids that are used today. If they don't know what they're testing for then what would be the point. Every month a new drug comes out that masks other drugs. Players will go out and get a drug that can't be detected. Nobody can stop a guy from taking steroids that will enable him to hit thirty to forty homeruns instead of just ten to fifteen. It can be the difference between making two million dollars a year and ten million dollars a year.

Both men and women who take anabolic steroids can experience some physical side effects. Some are acne, bloated appearance, rapid weight gain, clotting disorders, liver damage, premature heart attacks and strokes, elevated cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and we

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