Why do athletes take steroids? Almost all steroid users are taking steroids because they believe it is the only way to develop muscle and strength. Further more, almost all athletes are taking steroids because they want to get as much strength and size as they possibly can. Steroid is a drug, and like other drugs, people take them to escape reality, and they enjoy what the drug does for them. Steroid users like what the drug has done for their size and strength, and it has taken them away from their original, smaller body. Anyone caught using steroids, the public sees these people as cheaters and as people who are not willing to do things "the hard way." Steroid users work hard, they work extremely hard, even as much as any regular athlete tha
Coaches and Parents can be huge influences on a young athlete by making them feel pressured to get a college scholarship or become a professional athlete. And with the growing number of youngsters willing to do anything to win and get to the next level it almost becomes necessary for an athlete to use a performance-enhancing drug just to compete.
A study performed by the Performance Enhancing Substances in Sport and Exercise found that in 2000, there was prevalent use among eighth-graders similar to that of high school seniors. Steroids can help turn a 100-pound weakling into a buff beach boy him feel fore popular, and sexually attractive. They also have the psychological effect of boosting assertiveness, giving a "pumped-up mental attitude.
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