Anabolic steroid

A common topic in high schools of late has been the use of drugs and steroid use among athletes. High schools have the ability to test athletes for the safety of the students. Although some parents and students believe that drug testing students in high school causes problems that can be avoided by not testing them. In high school athletics, people have proposed to drug test athletes for the safety of the athletes; however, other people believe that they should not be drug tested because it…

At a young age, men were taught to repress their feelings because expressing them is a feminine characteristic. Therefore, men suppress their struggles and suffer silently making it difficult for family members to perceive their disorder. On the other hand, families and victims are not entirely at fault for not recognizing the signs of MD. We mistake continuous exercising as a healthy behavior. The media such as daytime shows and magazines have taught us how to eat, how to count our calorie…

One of the most famous competitors in the Olympia was Arnold Schwarzenegger who openly confessed to taking steroids. Steroids and other growth hormones have harmful effects on the body such as “damged liver, kidneys, and also increased heart size”(Keeney). Most of the bodybuilders who die due to steroid abuse were in their late twenties. These men are often idolized because they took their passion to the exteme, where they died in doing something they enjoyed…

PDHPE Assignment Sports player: Marion Jones Drug used:THG meaning: Tetrahydrogestrinone, an artificial anabolic steroid taken for enhancement of athletic performance. Table of events Disqualified events Gold Medals Won Bronze Medal Won Discussion (Used Wiki facts) Throughout her entire athletic career even in high school Marion Jones had been accused either outright or by implication of taking performance enhancing drugs, Until 2007 Marion Jones routly…

What is the definition of beauty? Is the word thin or muscular in that description? What would one do to achieve that description? One of the largest issues in the world today would be the impact that the internet has on people. Social media today is negatively impacting and influencing the way people look at themselves; the idea of having the “perfect” body can be a damaging physical and mental chain of events. Social media can cause numerous of physical damages to both men and women in…

One in every five couples in the United States pursues help for their infertility problems (What causes male infertility?, n.d.). There are a variety of reasons infertility may be a problem. While female infertility is often highlighted more in public; male infertility is as much of a problem as female infertility. A variety of problems can cause male infertility. One's lifestyle, diseases, and hormonal problems are just a few examples of ways infertility can affect males (What causes male…

As we look deep into sports in our society today, we discover there are many aspects to the athletic world that are often hot topics, or controversial issues. One of the biggest, most popular topics in the society of sports is whether performance enhancing drugs should be legalized and used, or banned altogether. In my own opinion, these performance enhancing drugs should not be legalized, or allowed in the world of sports. There are many reasons that the use of performance enhancing drugs…

“Goal!” Sports have existed for centuries and people have always associated them with violence and for ways to have fun. While these are both true, sports have also taught me lessons that I can apply towards my own life. Throughout my entire athletic career, I have been involved in Cheerleading and Volleyball. As a senior, my experience in these two sports is over and this gives me the opportunity to contemplate the lessons that I have learned from them. Cheerleading was a fantastic sport to…

Introduction: Sildenafil Citrate (API) is more commonly known by its trade name, Viagra. The drug was discovered by Pfizer. It is used to treat penile dysfunction in men. The drug was firstly created in the 1990’s and was to be used as a treatment for high blood pressure, angina and chest pain. During Trials it was discovered that the drug had insignificant effect on angina. In turn an unexpected side-effect was discovered. The drug gave men a penile erection and sustained it for a period of…

Sports are a huge part of every country in the world. There are professional sports and they have Winter and Summer Olympics. There are even High School and College sports. In sports, there are people who try to get an upper hand and try to get an advantage in the competition they are doing. They try to get away with doping in sports, from performance enhancers to over the counter pills to calm them down or to ease the pain if they are in any. They know that it is cheating to take drugs. If they…