Anabolism

Steroid use: Androgen and anabolic steroids have a few uses that include medical uses and a use of gaining an competitive edge in a lot of sports. There are also great medical uses for androgens and anabolic steroids but in turn there are also horrible side effects. Some athletes use steroids to build muscle and enhance performance. Anabolic steroids are illegal and prohibited, both in competition in collegiate and professional sports. Anabolic steroid use is also prohibited by the International…

Have you ever heard of someone or knew someone who used PEDs or performing enhancing drugs? You’ve probably heard of Lance Armstrong or Alex Rodriguez, they got caught using PEDs. Now, what exactly is a PED? A PED is a drug that resembles the structure of the body’s sex hormone testosterone. These drugs are used by athletes to boost the body’s ability to produce muscle and prevent muscle breakdown, according to Kids Health. Athletes may think that these drugs can boost their game, but these…

In 1968, the International Olympic Committee tested all athletes in the olympics for performance enhancing drugs to help keep the it fair between the athletes. In the first olympics played, performance enhancing drugs were being used by the Greeks to help them win. Major league baseball, one of the major companies trying to change it, banned steroids (a PED) in 1991 as a way to keep the players equal. A multitude of people may think that it is okay for athletes to use performance enhancing drugs…

Athletes and Drugs Performance enhancing drugs should be regulated, not prohibited, because they can only hurt or damage a person if he/she go over limit, mandatory drug test can't detect all types of steroids , and all sports have rules that must be followed. “Among the most popular performance-boosting drugs are anabolic steroids which are used by athletes to build muscle, strength, and body weight” (Bouchard). Doping has been an issue in athletics since the time of the ancient Greeks. Doping…

Serious bodybuilders and athletes are constantly on the lookout for the latest legal steroids. Bodybuilding definitely isn't for the faint hearted and some aspiring musclemen forget that a legal steroid could help build ripped muscle mass fast. Everyone wants to know about the best legal steroids, the so-called high quality steroids we see for sale online. But, is it right to buy these supplements, do they work and where do you find steroids for sale? The market is flooded with legal…

Are Anabolic Steroids made for Athletes? In a world of fast growing technologies and new innovations in medicine, it is hard to use these innovations the intended way they were structured for, even though their authentic use is vital in the medical field, a lot of people use them for personal benefits to achieve a certain goal while ignoring the side effects that are genuinely meant to fit the patient that is acquiring the indisposition. Anabolic steroids are one of these innovations which are…

Exercise Physiology It has long been thought that strenuous or prolonged exercise can affect the human’s endocrine system. This is an interesting scenario because endocrine system synthase performs as a negative feedback system. This means that when there is an unusually high level of a hormone in the blood, a signal will be sent back and production of that particular hormone will be stopped. The negative feedback system can easily keep all hormones levels at the optimal level for humans.…

The use of steroids has always been a problem for Professional and collegiate athletics and should be recognized for a bigger problem than what they consider it. Steroids are one of the easiest ways to cheat the system and is considered chemically cheating. The schools, The National Football League(NFL) and the NCAA should make the consequences of steroids more serious because these athletes get off the hook too easy. This is a problem that is overlooked because too many schools and NFL teams…

Benchmark - Ethical Dilemmas Often in competitive athletics performance enhancing drugs are used to make the athletes more competitive. Paul is an athlete who might be losing his starting position in a team because of his teammates taking a drug. He is faced with the decision of weather or not to take the drug to get an even playing field with his teammates. Looking at this ethical dilemma in a Christian light makes the implications clear, of the danger to his health and to his moral standing.…

When it comes to the topic of using performance enhancing drugs (PED) for sports, most of us will readily agree that using PED for sports is cheating. Where this agreement usually ends, however, should athletes be allowed to use PED to gain an advantage. Whereas some are convinced that it shouldn’t matter how an athlete gains their athleticism. Those unfamiliar with this school of thought may be interested to know that it basically boils down to fairness. It is not fair to have some athletes…