Steroids and bodybuilding are arguably synonymous with each other, at least, steroids and professional bodybuilding are.
We all know that many bodybuilders use steroids in order to enhance their physiques and their athletic performance in general, and truthfully, placing all of the emphasis on bodybuilding is incredibly unfair, as countless other sporting disciplines also have very real steroid problems.
Baseball has been plagued with its fair share of issues in the past, as has professional wrestling, and even cycling, as you just need to think of Lance Armstrong and take a look at the whole debacle there.
Steroids have a certain stigma attached to them that many believe is unfair if truth be told, and in reality, these people have a point. …show more content…
If you were to look at Lance Armstrong in his prime, he hardly had the physique of pro bodybuilder, and that is perhaps one of the reasons why he never raised any suspicions.
At a glance, he was a young, fit, and healthy individual with a slim and toned physique, just as you’d expect a cyclist to look.
He was not a huge hulking great bodybuilder with arms the size of most people’s torsos, and veins popping out all over the place.
It can be difficult to spot the signs of steroid use and steroid abuse in some people, although there are definitely things you can, and should, look out for, especially if you’re concerned that somebody you know and care about, may be abusing steroids. Here’s a look at a few tell-tale signs of steroid use.
The “Growth Gut”
Although back in the golden era of bodybuilding I.E the 70’s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Ed Corney, and Franco Columbo, etc, all ruled the roost, steroids were still used, as admitted by Arnold himself in ‘Pumping Iron’, it’s safe to say that steroids and dosages back then, were far less vast and potent than they are
We all know that many bodybuilders use steroids in order to enhance their physiques and their athletic performance in general, and truthfully, placing all of the emphasis on bodybuilding is incredibly unfair, as countless other sporting disciplines also have very real steroid problems.
Baseball has been plagued with its fair share of issues in the past, as has professional wrestling, and even cycling, as you just need to think of Lance Armstrong and take a look at the whole debacle there.
Steroids have a certain stigma attached to them that many believe is unfair if truth be told, and in reality, these people have a point. …show more content…
If you were to look at Lance Armstrong in his prime, he hardly had the physique of pro bodybuilder, and that is perhaps one of the reasons why he never raised any suspicions.
At a glance, he was a young, fit, and healthy individual with a slim and toned physique, just as you’d expect a cyclist to look.
He was not a huge hulking great bodybuilder with arms the size of most people’s torsos, and veins popping out all over the place.
It can be difficult to spot the signs of steroid use and steroid abuse in some people, although there are definitely things you can, and should, look out for, especially if you’re concerned that somebody you know and care about, may be abusing steroids. Here’s a look at a few tell-tale signs of steroid use.
The “Growth Gut”
Although back in the golden era of bodybuilding I.E the 70’s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Ed Corney, and Franco Columbo, etc, all ruled the roost, steroids were still used, as admitted by Arnold himself in ‘Pumping Iron’, it’s safe to say that steroids and dosages back then, were far less vast and potent than they are