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The Facts About Anabolic Steroids
By Rick Mitchell, Thu Dec 8th

Anyone involved in the world of bodybuilding, and competitivesport generally, will understand the pressures that go withstriving to achieve optimal performance. Sometimes athletes feelthey cannot reach their peak without artificially enhancingtheir powers of recovery from intensive training. One way tospeed up this process is through the use of anabolic steroids.In this article we'll examine what anabolic steroids actuallydo. In a second article we'll focus on the dangers associatedwith steroid use.

The main active ingredient in steroids is testosterone which iswell known as the major male hormone. Testosterone affects thebody in two ways, either as an anabolic or an androgenicinfluence. The anabolic action helps build body tissue byincreasing lean muscle mass and bone density. The androgenicactions are those that affect secondary sex characteristics inmen.

In recent years research has provided some interestinginformation in relation to testosterone:

1. It affects muscle size through muscle fiber hypertrophy withan increase in the cross-sectional area of muscle fiber.

2. It takes a dose of at least 300 milligrams of testosterone toraise the body's level above normal.

3. It acts directly on the muscle itself.

4. It stimulates the release of growth hormone.

5. It has an anti-catabolic effect.

From these facts we can deduce that testosterone is an effectiveaid to muscle building and that it must be taken in significantquantities to have this effect. As far as isconcerned the science beyond this is somewhat limited as mostusers base their steroid regimes on little more than trial anderror or the advice of 'veterans'. Due to the illegal nature ofsteroid use little scientific data exists to confirm theeffectiveness of the many steroid supplements in use.

It is perhaps the tendency of some bodybuilders to use acombination of powerful steroids and other drugs that presentsthe very real dangers that have sometimes led to tragicconquences.

About the author:Richard Mitchell is the creator of the bodybuildingadvisor.comwebsite that provides guidance and information to athletes atall levels of experience. Go to Bodybuilding Advice to learn more about the issues covered in thisarticle.

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