STEROIDS IN BASEBALL AND SPORTS
STEROIDS IN BASEBALL AND SPORTS Part One
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Anabolic steroids
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Anabolic steroids
2000-2008 was not the beginning of the use of anabolic steroids
The first time anabolic performance enhancement had been attempted. As far back as the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece, athletes ingested various herbs and foods with the hopes of improving their performance. The big winner in the 480 B.C. Olympic Games said he ate nothing but meat for 10 months prior to the Games. Now we know that meat is especially high in B vitamins and Creatine, both of which can enhance performance. Early attempts to increase Testosterone were documented as early as 776 BC andagain, by Olympic athletes ´ ingested sheep ´s testicles, which they knew to be a source of Testosterone production (3). Although it might seem extreme to us now, to eat meat for ten straight months (or to ingest sheep testicles), this was a small price to pay for the prize money that was offered back then & up to 1,200 days pay for winning an event was common. There were no participation medals; they did not compete for the love of the game, to give it their best shot, or even for pride. They competed for money and prestige, end of story . And that is why they sought out performance enhancers. -
If that story sounds familiar, like perhaps one you´ve heard on TV or in magazines concerning modern-day steroid use in sports, it should. Athletes´ today- especially professional athletes- have very lucrative contracts and sponsorship deals, and steroids are known to enhance performance, reduce and repair injuries, and lengthen careers. So it should be no surprise to most people that when Dr.Ziegler returned from the World Weightlifting Championships, he immediately began researching testosterone and trying to develop something better for his Athletes.
The story of steroid use in sports began just before the World Weightlifting Championships of 1954. http://www.steroid.com/steroids-in-sports.php
If that story sounds familiar, like perhaps one you´ve heard on TV or in magazines concerning modern-day steroid use in sports, it should. Athletes´ today- especially professional athletes- have very lucrative contracts and sponsorship deals, and steroids are known to enhance performance, reduce and repair injuries, and lengthen careers. So it should be no surprise to most people that when Dr.Ziegler returned from the World Weightlifting Championships, he immediately began researching testosterone and trying to develop something better for his Athletes.
The story of steroid use in sports began just before the World Weightlifting Championships of 1954. http://www.steroid.com/steroids-in-sports.php
- I was watching CBS Sunday Morning: one of the stories was on Steroids. Its in the news daily. Is steroids wrong! And why now does the culture deside that these building up of the body now is wrong?
- Did Mark McGuire use steroids? Would you vote for him for the Hall of Baseball?
- Did Roger Clements use steroids? And!
- Has our culture caused athletics to use of body building drugs so athletics can get the edge in sports today?
What is the Christian Point of view of the Worldview on Drugs in Sports?
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