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    The problem with the NFL not fining its players for PED use it makes the league seem soft. They only give the players a four game suspension which doesn’t help them learn anything for the use of PEDs. The players in the NFL now get away without being caught because they are looking for other drugs too, and the players that are caught is very few because of all the other tests going on. This is relevant today because it affects everyone in the US that watches the sport and makes them want to stop

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    In today’s society, it is a known fact that sports are one of the main forms of entertainment for most people. Back then, sports were more for fun than anything else. They were not as huge and competitive as they are at this moment. The sports industry has become a business for the people that profit off of them such as promoters, sports apparel companies, and even the athletes turn sports into a profession. As a result, athletes can go to great lengths to succeed, as far as taking performance-enhancing

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    use the long practices to drive themselves further. Therefore, when they achieve their goal, or win the game, the struggle is worth it. However, what if this athlete was using anabolic steroids, or synthetic variations of the male sex hormone testosterone, which are used to boost performance or improve physical appearance? Should their

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    The use of anabolic steroids in sports Steroids are a type of anabolic that works in the area of ​​muscle cell construction, or may have effects similar to those of testosterone (sex hormone male). Most of the time people who use steroids are athletes looking to increase their muscle mass quickly. The effects of abusive use of anabolic steroids in children and adults are difficult to occur, but can be life-threatening. Basically, all athletes who use steroids in large numbers will suffer adverse

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    When it comes down to it he took steroids and testosterone and because of it won seven consecutive Tour De Frances. He won his first in 1999 and won every year up to and including 2005. He had been accused of drugs many times but every time he blatantly lied and said he had never taken any illegal substances

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    opinion is to work hard and really earn what you want, don’t cheat and try to skip all of the hard obstacles that come along the way. Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, also known as “roids” are synthetic variations of the male sex hormone known as testosterone. Steroids were first discovered in the 1930’s right after led to the abuse of the drug first by bodybuilders and weightlifters, then by athletes in other sports. Steroids are meant to be subscribed by doctors to patients with diseases such as Cancer

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    Did you know that there is a disease that only a male can get that makes them feel like they have features of a woman? That disease is gynecomastia. Gynecomastia is enlargement of the male chest and is caused by excessive growth of breast tissue or gland or in other words. This disease is often benign meaning that it is non cancerous and does not cause harm. According to available statistics, 36% of adult young men and 57% of older adult men in the United States have gynecomastia, that means that

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    Steroids In Sports

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    Steroids Have No Place in Sports Steroid abuse has become a huge problem in professional sports today. Athletes are now using steroids to gain a competitive edge over their opponents. Also, the athletes are using the steroids to recover quickly from major injuries or surgeries. Many former superstar athletes have been caught taking steroids during the season and offseason. Professional athletes take steroids to gain a competitive edge over their opponents in any way possible. Fame and money are

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    Steroids Satire

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    Steroids also called “juicing” works with your testosterone in two forms. Androgen steroids, which assembles muscle building, and androgenic steroids, which gives men things like facial hair and a deeper voice. Most professional athletes you see getting testing and coming out positive may have been on something

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    Anabolic Steroids

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    Intro: They go by the names of “gym candy”, “pumpers”, “roids”, “stackers”, “weight trainers”, and “juice”. Anabolic steroids are the most popular human growth hormone (HGH) on the black market today, but what a lot of people don’t understand is just how detrimental these drugs can be to a user's body. Before taking a drug, whether it is legal or not, the user should have a solid understanding of what that drug will do to their body Body Paragraph 1: The first step of understanding steroids, is

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