Transcript Steriods
Steroids
The hard truth
Steroid Use
Women
MYTH
• Women can build bulky, big muscles naturally
• need steroids to get big muscles
Women MUST include strength
program
• Builds muscle
• Helps to burn calories
Muscle building happens after…
• Rest and recovery
• diet
If you stop working out…your muscle will
turn to fat.
TRUE or FALSE?
5lbs of Fat vs. 5lbs of Muscle
If you stop exercising, your muscle will
become smaller
You gain weight only if you keep eating
Steroids
Steroid use by 8th-12th graders has
increased
Black market sales of $400 MILLION a
year
MYTH
Steroid use will NOT turn an average or
poor athlete into an excellent athlete
Why use steroids?
low
self-esteem
peer
pressure
desire
to excel in sports
The man whose arms exploded
Evolution of GI Joe
GI Joes getting bigger
Star Wars Action Figures Getting Bigger
Effects of steroids on Women
Growth of facial hair
Baldness
Deepened voice
Effect of steroids on Men
Shrinking of testicles
Infertility
Baldness
Development of breasts
Prostate cancer
Side effect for both genders
Liver damage
Heart damage
High blood pressure
Cancer
Cessation of bone growth
What happens when you stop taking
steroids?
Many side effects are PERMANENT…
Breast growth
Withered testicles
Lowered voice and increased facial/body
hair in women
Loss of scalp hair in both sexes
What does DISAPPEAR?
Muscle mass
“ROID RAGE”
Psychological addiction-withdrawal
depression
Emotional consequences-paranoia,
mood swings
Supplements
Food proteins are balanced proteins,
while proteins found in supplements are
incomplete proteins
The right way to gain muscle
Athletes
-eat 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight
Non- Athletes
-about 100 grams of protein a day
Protein
One can of tuna (70 grams)
3 oz. of turkey (25 grams)
One chicken breast (45 grams)
cup of milk (8 grams)
Eggs
cheese
The healthy way to gain
muscle…
Working-out
Give the muscle group appropriate amount
of REST AND RECOVERY
Eating Healthy
Everything in MODERATION.