Transcript ANABOLIC STEROIDS - Bridgewater College

ANABOLIC STEROIDS
By Austin Icaza and Kyle Hamblen
What are They?
• Anabolic Steroids are drug derived from
synthetic testosterone, a natural male
hormone that are used to enhance
performance.
How do they work? Do they?
• Yes steroids work very well.
• The anabolic agents in steroids create a
increase in retention of Nitrogen, causing
an increase in the growth of muscle.
• They can be orally taken in a pill form,
injected directly into muscle, or rubbed on
muscle in a cream form.
Good Side Effects
• Increase in Muscle size
• Increase in lean muscle mass
• Ability to train more intensely for longer periods
of time
• Better Physical Appearance
• Placebo Effect
Negative Side Effects
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• WOMEN
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Reduced Sperm Count
Infertility (Long term)
Shrinking of Testicles
High Blood Pressure
Fluid Retention
Development of breasts
Increased Facial Hair
Liver Damage (orally)
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
Baldness
Acne
Increased Facial Hair
HBP
Irregular Menstruation Cycles
Deep Voice
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
VIDEO
Testosterone
• Males especially at our age produce plenty of
natural testosterone.
• Overloading our bodies with it can make the
body up the estrogen which can lead to some of
the negative side effects.
• Most common used Steroid in athletics today.
• Biggest gains in muscle mass and size.
• Injections or orally taken
• Very Long life (oil based)
Stanozolol
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AKA: Winstrol
Still legal in pill form
Cutting Agent
Increases Lean Muscle mass
Can also be injected
Short life (Water Based)
Used sometimes to promote fat loss and
muscle gain.
Oral vs. Injection
• ORAL
• Less detection time
• Harder on liver and
kidneys
• Fat soluble
• INJECTION
• Longer detection time
• Liver and kidneys not
affected
• Injected into muscle
and spread
throughout body
STACKING
• Stacking- When people take either other steroids
or other substances to maximize the effects of
the steroid and minimize the bad side effects of
the steroid.
• Doesn’t always minimize negative effects
• Efficient for Bulking and increasing the maximum
amount of mass in the least time possible.
Long Term
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HIV
CV Disease
Serious Injury (post cycle)
Irreversible liver damage
Infertility
Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia
• Development of
breasts in males.
• Expensive procedure
to fix.
• Not just caused by
steroids but the use of
steroids will greatly
increase a person risk
of getting
Gynecomastia
Are Steroids Worth It?
• After you consider the risks and side
effects that are involved the negatives
greatly out weigh the positives.
Sources
• http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcoh
ol/drugs/steroids.html
• http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_guide/
Steroids
• http://www.drugfreesport.com/choices/drug
s/steroids.html#A