Fake Athletes

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“Fake Athletes”


Is it right to call an athlete an athlete if uses steroids that makes him the athlete that he is? This is the question that people need to think about when looking at an athlete play his or her particular sport. What kind of athletes would they be if they weren’t on steroids? There are many controversies on whether steroids should be allowed in sports or not. Although the rulings for steroids are outlawed in all sports, many don’t follow that ruling and others wish to fight that law. Many athletes and others fight the argument that steroids don’t enhance the ability for ones performance, many others have a different opinion. Besides the controversies on whether or not steroids enhance athlete’s performances, or whether or not steroids should be illegal, the fact is that steroids is a anabolic substances that may cause serious physical and mental side effects, which damage athlete’s lives.
An anabolic steroid is a drug that triggers the maturing of the male reproduction system of puberty, including growth in body hair and deepened voice. The anabolic effect helps the body retain dietary protein, which helps development of the muscles. (Syracuse education)
There are two kinds of ways you can take steroids, injected or orally. They can be put into two categories—shorter—lasting or water-soluble injections. The oral usage is worse then the injection because of the damage that the steroids do to the liver. But the injections have side effects too.
When people think about athletes that use steroids they believe that only bodybuilders and football players are the only athletes to use steroids. That is not true; it is used in all sports, for example swimming, basketball, baseball, soccer, etc. It is common in all sports but it is talked about more in sports that athletes depend for success. What most people don’t know is that people that don’t even play sports commonly use it. Peopl...