Fitness Cure

Obviously, I’m huge on the sport of fitness. The pageant girl in me will always enjoy watching subjective sports such as bodybuilding and figure competitions – however, I do have to say that when I read competitor interviews, listen to podcasts and watch the shows…it annoys me when they talk about ALL the supplements they take (usually to promote their sponsor) but they never talk about one of the main ingredients: which for men of bodybuilding, is usually steroids.

I don’t understand? If steroids are illegal and bodybuilding is a world reknown sport, then why don’t investigators investigate? It is obvious to the masses that pros use steroids in massive amounts – (I do have to say that anything is bad for you when taken in extreme) SO, why doesn’t anyone talk MORE about it?

Also, isn’t it annoying when they name of the creatine, protein, fat burner, etc. that they use….but they don’t pull out a needle and a bottle and say this is what they inject to help them recover faster, gain more strength and build bigger muscles?

What are the dangers of steroids?

• premature balding or hair loss
• dizziness
• mood swings, including anger, aggression, and depression
• seeing or hearing things that aren’t there (hallucinations)
• extreme feelings of mistrust or fear (paranoia)
• problems sleeping
• nausea and vomiting
• trembling
• high blood pressure that can damage the heart or blood vessels over time
• aching joints
• greater chance of injuring muscles and tendons
• jaundice or yellowing of the skin; liver damage
• urinary problems
• shortening of final adult height
• increased risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer

Specific risks for girls associated with anabolic steroids include:

• increased facial hair growth
• development of masculine traits, such as deepening of the voice, and loss of feminine body characteristics, such as shrinking of the breasts
• enlargement of the clitoris
• menstrual cycle changes

Specific risks for guys include:

• testicular shrinkage
• pain when urinating
• breast development
• impotence (inability to get an erection)
• sterility (inability to have children)

Read more about steroids here.

I bet she didn’t put ‘anabolic steroids’ on her list of supplements took. Read more of my fitness pet peeves!

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