Do Steroids Enhance Sporting Performance?
Steroids have been banned from sports in the past few decades. Do you know why? It is conclusive that steroids do increase muscle mass(due to increased protein synthesis), increases aggression, and increases the motivation to win. But none of this evidence has been supported through a scientific experiment. You may say, "Steroids could help anybody get stronger." Is that true?
There was a study done where 40 weightlifters were arranged randomly in 4 groups. All the "lab rats" thought they were being enhanced. Group one got the steroid and exercised daily. Group two got the steroid but didn't exercise daily. Group 3 took a placebo drug and exercised daily. Group 4 took the placebo and didn't exercise daily. This was a well organized controlled experiment. The "lab rats" will be tested on upper body and lower body strength. Upper body tested through bench press and lower body represented by squatting.
When the experiment was tested the groups 1 and 2 increased in body mass while 3 didn't and 4 increased in fat. Groups 1 and 2 increased in strength. Muscle size increased more in groups 1 and 2. This was the first evidence found that steroids were really unfair for sports. Players would gain muscle, mass, and aggression. This leaving the non users a step behind even if they are working just as hard if not harder.
just curious is that a picture of Mark Mcguire?
ReplyDeletei dont understand why people do enhancers because it only makes you weaker.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the problems with science is that it often has far ranging effects we cannot foresee. We first discovered steroids as medication for those with asthma and other muscle defficiencies. However, everyone always abuses a good thing. What was once a helpful thing is now a major problem in sports figures. The contradiction is not only what it will do to their bodies and how it will affect the children they sire, but if it becomes available to the population as a whole to "even the playing field", would it then be ethical? Even if we have had problems with these steroids for years?
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