Steroid in Sports (Adult Hood)
Pete Wynn
Steroid use/Peers
- Some people feel that the sport of professional bodybuilding is to blame for steroid pressures. After all, bodybuilding is a contradictory practice in name, method and ideals.
- Most who use steroids for non-medical reasons want to maximize the anabolic (growth properties in order to improve their muscularity, strength, appearance, and/or to train.
- Steroid users are mostly highly motivated people who train intensely to improve themselves or to achieve a positive goal and who believe they are heath conscious.
Steroid use/Media
- According to NIDA, more adults are actively using steroid drugs while fewer are worrying about the dangers.
- Media also broadcast about athletes who use to be the best and, afterwards they show how they were affected by steroids.
Marion Jones
One of the most decorated and well-known female track and field athletes, Jones admitted to steroid use
Alex Rodriguez
Best all-around baseball players of all time. He is the youngest player to break the 500 home run mark, Rodriguez admitted to steroid use from 2001-2003
Floyd Landis
After only seven years as a professional cycler, Landis won the 2006 Tour de France, he came out and admitted to steroid use.
Facts about steroid use
- Publications have consistently found 2% to 3% of students using steroids in the 9 to young teen age group and as many as 9% among middle school participating in gymnasts or weightlifting