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The Risk Of Anabolic Steroids
No discussion of bodybuilding would be complete without
addressing anabolic steroids and, just as important, their
so-called alternatives.
Barely a day goes by that you don't hear about yet another
well-known athletic exposed as a user of steroids. Use of
steroids for the purpose of bodybuilding or other sports related
enhancement is illegal in the United States.
Anabolic steroids are considered a "controlled substance" and
any unlawful use is punishable by law. Period. We won't discuss
this further here.
Unfortunately, there are a disreputable few who have managed to
find other chemicals that perform in a similar way but are not
"technically" anabolic steroids.
This is very dangerous practice. Some of those alternatives
include prescriptions, veterinary, investigational, unapproved
drugs and some dietary supplements.
Those described as dietary supplements can be very dangerous as
they are regulated as foods instead of drugs. Because of this,
there is no information to substantiate their use by
bodybuilders nor any data on short or long term effects.
It is very easy to be defrauded by some of these so-called
supplements. They can make claims that lead the bodybuilder to
believe that they will accomplish miracles lie building muscle,
promoting testosterone and so on.
The truth is they do not.
In fact the government conducted a 10 year study and collected
more than 3,000 drug samples over the "black market."
What they found was that many of the samples were not steroids
at all, but other potentially more dangerous,
prescription
drugs.
The sad thing is that many of these are popular among teenagers.
Here is a list of some potential health effects of drugs and
other substances-ranging from the mildest to the most
severe-used as alternatives to anabolic steroids:
* greasy skin * headache * severe acne * premature balding *
bloating associated with water retention * dizziness * chills *
drowsiness * nausea * vomiting * muscle tremors * fever * fast
heart rate * slowed heart rate * bloody diarrhea * seizure-like
movements * lowered blood pressure * breathing difficulty *
breathing cessation * blood clots * cardiovascular problems *
liver disease * cancer * heart attack * stroke * death
As you can see, it's just not worth putting your health at risk
for the chance to gain a few more pounds of muscle.
It's much healthier to take a long-term and natural approach to
increasing your muscle mass and strength.
If you train heavy and intense and then eat supportively,
there's no need for steroids to even come into the picture.
As far as supplements go, stick with what's safe and proven to
work. Protein, creatine, and glutamine are 3 safe and effective
supplements for building muscle.
If you train and eat right, there's no need to put your health
in jeopardy.
About the author:
Skip the supplements and steroids and instead, learn how to
train and eat for results. Check out Shawn Lebrun's proven
muscle building program "Simple Steps To Get Huge And Shredded"
Simple
Steps To Get Huge And Shredded"
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