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HONESTY
Honorable
or
upright
conduct; without fraud or
falsehood;
with
honest
intention or by honest
means; sincerely, fairly,
frankly, without disguise.
In sport, what is the general
attitude toward honesty?
Honesty
Are we coached to be honest?
Or
Dishonest?
Or
Neutral/Nonmalificence?
Covert actions in Sport:
Are they honest?
Terms under honesty
Lying, cheating, and stealing in
the form of:
Performance
Enhancers..steroids, etc..
ErgogenicAids...Blood
etc.
Is it honest?
Doping,
Justification of Honesty
Weighing the greater values:
Teleological: Deontological:
Deontic:
To the principle
regardless of consequences
Consequential:
The greater
amount of good based on
consequences
Adverse Effects of Steroids,
ACSM Position...
Anabolic steroids are drugs
that
are
similar
to
testosterone, the primary sex
hormone in males. These
steroids
have
approved
medical uses,
Encartia: Ben Johnson
History of Steroids –
The truth about Evil
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1935
Charles Kochakian
1940
Hitler's Supermen
1950-60
USSR Athletes
1960
USA Athletes
1976
Olympic Ban
1988
Ben Johnson
1991
Lyle Alzado
1999
Over 3,000 drugs banned
by the International Olympic Committee
Anabolics..
but many athletes use them in
massive doses in hopes of
increasing their muscular
size, strength, and athletic
performance. Non-athletes
use anabolic steroids to
improve their muscularity
and appearance.
Effects Continued:
These nonmedical uses of anabolic
steroids constitute a type of drug
abuse that has many potential
adverse effects on health.
Effects...
Some
of
the
potential
adverse effects of anabolic
steroid abuse are life
threatening but are quite
rare.
Most of the adverse effects
of steroids are less severe
risks to health but are often
seen in athletes who abuse
these drugs.
Statement:
Finally, most of the
adverse effects usually
disappear after a few
months of stopping
steroid use, but some
are permanent.
Infrequent, but Life Threatening
*Liver Disorders
Tumors, Including Cancer
Blood-Filled Cysts (Peliosis Hepatitis)
Blockage of Bile
Cholestasis)
Ducts
(Hepatic
*Kidney Tumors (Wilm's Tumor)
*Cancer of the Prostate
*Acute Psychosis
More Common
but non life threatening...
*Effects in Fetus of Pregnant
Women
Who
Abuse
SteroidsInhibited
Development of Female
Embryo
Effect in children...
Extreme Virilization
Feminine Breast Development
(Gynecomastia) in Both Sexes
Premature Cessation of Bone
Growth
(Short Stature At Adulthood)
Effects in Adults
Liver Damage (Release of Enzymes
and Bilirubin From Liver to Blood)
Increased Risk of Heart Disease
(Lowered
HDL-Cholesterol
in
Blood)
Aggressive Behavior, Mood Swings,
and
Other
Psychological
Disturbance
Acne
Other Effects in Women
Irregularity or Cessation
Menstrual Cycle
of
the
Shrinkage of Breasts, Uterus
Growth of Facial Hair, Thinning of Head
Hair (Usually Irreversible)
Enlargement of the Clitoris (Usually
Irreversible)
Deepening of
Irreversible)
the
Voice
(Usually
Other Effects in Men..
Decreases
Circulating
Reproductive Hormones
Shrinkage of the Testicles
Sterility for up to 7 Months
After Cessation of Steroid
Abuse
Gynecomastia
Key Points
1) Anabolic steroids are drugs
thought to have muscle
building actions similar to
those of testosterone, the
chief male sex hormone.
Athletes use these drugs in
hopes of increasing lean body
mass,
muscular
strength,
power, and endurance.
Continued..
2) Many, but not all, athletes who
combine anabolic steroids with
weight training will make
greater gains in lean body
weight and muscular strength
than with weight training alone.
There is no systematic evidence
that anabolic steroids will
improve running speed or
endurance
for
prolonged
athletic events.
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3) There are infrequent but lifethreatening physical and mental side
effects of anabolic steroid abuse in
children and adults. Essentially all
athletes who abuse steroids will
experience one or more of the less
severe adverse effects of these drugs,
including
disorders
of
sperm
production or menstruation, acne,
hair loss, and minor psychological
disturbances.
HgH and other
Performance Enhancers.
1. Human Growth
Hormone
2. Monkey Testosterone
3. Equine Testosterone
Arguments for and Against Use:
Paternalism
Coercion
Informed Consent and Role
Models
Pursuit of Excellence
Enforced Testing
Drug Testing: The Pros and Cons…
• Drug testing…..Who does it and why…
– Does it work?
– Problems and dilemmas…
Arguments for Use..
Everybody else does it!
If I want to, Why Not?
I want to be the best!!
Ergogenic Aids:
1. Caffeine
2. Cough Syrups
3. Nasal Sprays