Stimulants Against Peds

dehydration” (mayo clinic). Some athletes use stimulants to arouse the central nervous system and increase heart rate and blood pressure. “Stimulants can: improve endurance, reduce fatigue, suppress appetite and Increase alertness and aggressiveness” (mayo clinic) Stimulants have side effects that can weaken athletic performance which make it hard to concentrate in whatever sport you may play. Athletes gain an unfair advantage by using PEDS. The use of PEDS is cheating because it violates constitutive

enhancing drugs (PEDs) in professional sports. In all professional sports like baseball, basketball, football, and organized fighting, PEDs have been used to enhance athletes, however there is a question of ethics in the use of PEDs. Some examples of PEDs are anabolic steroids, doping, and stimulants. All of these effect an athlete’s performance in a different way, although their health is also at risk. The life span of athletes is depleting without the use of PEDs, therefore with PEDs being used it

The stage was set for the 100-meter final at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Lining up across the track, eight men prepare to race against one another for a chance to claim the title as the fastest man in the world. All of the competitors were extremely talented; however, reigning Olympic champion and previous world record holder, Carl Lewis and current world record holder Ben Johnson were favored to win. Nevertheless, this was the moment that all of the sprinters have worked their whole

athletes. PEDs or performance-enhancing drugs are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans such as strength, endurance, and speed. The use of PEDs, or doping, are banned in most athletic governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), The National Football League (NFL), The National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and etc. Some PEDs include anabolic steroids, human growth hormones, blood doping, stimulants, gene

“Over 1.5 million teens admit to using anabolic steroids”, said Taylor Hooton, the leader in advocacy against performance enhancing drugs. Using performance- enhancing drugs has become the major part of any athletic and nonathletic life since the early Greek time. What is more, various drugs were used by Roman Gladiators to prevent fatigue and injury. Proponents of using drugs argue that PEDs cannot be considered as something nefarious in our time, because it was used as conventional pills by many

are many types of PED’s but the main two are Lean Mass Builders and Stimulants. Lean mass builders, which increase the growth of muscle and lean body mass, are popular for athletes who play contact sports. Stimulants can increase athletic performance by increasing focus, energy, metabolic rate, and aggression. If everyone wanted to level the playing field, maybe it’s time to legalize performance enhancing drugs. Legalizing PEDs would make life so much easier for professional sports organizations

Enhancing Drugs? what different types of these PEDs exist? how PEDs can pose drastic mental & physiological health issues in relation to health? and the use of PEDs ruining the integrity of sport as whole? Which will further on strengthen my argument. What

Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) have been used in sports for many years, and there use is one of the most important issues among professional athletes. These drugs are detrimental to the human body physically and mentally. These athletes also serve as role models, influencing the younger generation by presenting that’s it acceptable to cheat no matter the consequences. So with all to consider and the evidence that is available, performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) should not be legalized.

destroy not only your reputation, but your life as well. There is a lot of history of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), it dates all the way back to ancient Greeks. There are always two sides to an argument, somebody for it, or against it there is no in-between, so there are always the people that are extremists on each side. For this particular argument there are more people against it and it seems just like a few for it; the argument here is

History of Health-related Problems The health-related problems developed by athletes are often raised as the main reason against the usage of performance-enhancing substances. However, there are a zillion different drugs available on the market that allows athletes to make a positive difference in their performances. According to the definition of a PED stated earlier, Tylenol, a widely spread drug available to the general public, would fall under one of them. Indeed, since it “relieve[s] muscle