Doping

We all have had our fair share of celebrity crushes, especially on a star sports personality. Be it cheering them from sidelines or while watching a live match on television, a fan shares a special with their idol. In fact, there have been times when overenthusiastic fans went on to propose marriage to their dream ‘lovers’. And it most definitely made a memorable sight to watch, especially if it’s recorded on camera. Remember tennis legend Steff Graf’s sassy reply to her admirer who shouted,…

The research center conducted a study in the 1950’s involving doping food consumed by human subjects with isotopes that emitted unique radioactive signatures. These signatures were closely traced, allowing researchers to precisely follow the paths of the atoms in the human body. Then director Paul C. Aebersold announced…

Everyone wants to be a person of morality. However, as everyone will experience in their lives, that’s no easy task. Throughout everyone’s life, choices arise that are far more complex than simple-answered right and wrong dilemmas. Often a moral pathway may lead to an undesirable outcome, and vice versa. Before examining this in more detail, we must define morality. Morality is the value or extent to which an action is right or wrong. Everyone has their own moral code and sense of right and…

fathers watched sports back in the 60’s and 70’s. Individual achievement has become a significant part in how athletes as well as how spectators view themselves in society. The social aspect of sports has gone through a wild ride full of scandals, doping, and crime. Nowadays, we as spectators are able to witness faster, stronger athletes participate in sports, but at a price. In today’s society, we live in a prima donna world where everybody is more concerned with their image rather than how…

In life people strive to be the absolute best they can be, especially when it comes to sports. In the recent years, many athletes have been caught using steroids all around the world. When an athlete uses performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) they are usually a well-known athlete. Therefore, the utilization of PEDs is becoming more prevalent. Now, when an athlete is succeeding in their sport, it causes the assumption of drug use to arise (Scott). Some athletes accomplish their goals and dreams by…

Every athlete has a drive to do better then his or her opponent. Competition is what drives athletes to enhance their practice and conquer the highest place on the podium. Many athletes try out different diets, supplements, and training techniques to improve their performance. The use of nutritional ergogenic aid in the sports industry is very well known for improving performance. Most ergogenic aids affect the metabolism and the central nervous system to reduce body fat content and stimulate…

Introduction: The unauthorized use of anabolic steroids including performance-enhancing drugs are strictly prohibited, regardless of whether they are used during or outside of the sports season. Anabolic steroids are a type of performance-enhancing drug that are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids can alter the bodies hormonal balance, and increase the development of male sexual characteristics in males and females with the intent of increasing…

Steroid use in athletics has become a serious problem in the fairness of current competitions. The use of steroids was banned from the Olympics in 1976, yet millions of athletes and bodybuilders use these illegal substances in order to gain a competitive edge. Along with the obvious benefits of using anabolic steroids, there are very serious health risks that should be known by potential users. There are many motives and methods for taking steroids. There has been a long history of steroid…

Statement of Purpose My decision to obtain a PhD degree is inspired by the desire to combine my creativity with specialized knowledge to invent and enhance technology for this ever changing world. I am confident that a PhD degree from the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder will serve as a link between the potential and this career goal of mine. My passion to study engineering grew when I got GPA 5 out of 5 in the Secondary School…

Jose Canseco, a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who admitted to the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), once said, “I don 't recommend steroids for everyone, but for certain individuals, I truly believe, because I 've experimented with it for so many years, that it can make an average athlete a super athlete. It can make a super athlete incredible. Just legendary” (Bodley). PEDs promote muscle growth without the fatigue that comes with normal muscle building activities, allowing…