| Gigi, in the world of sports it is not rare to see athletes give their heart and soul for the love of the game. From dawn to dusk they work hard in track and fields to improve their ability. Then there are those who take alternative routes. What’s your opinion about steroids ? |
| Either we share that ethic or not, there are number of athletes who take performance enhancers such as creatine, androstenedione and worst of all, anabolic steroids. Regretfully this is becoming a rule rather an exception in many disciplines |
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| Steroids are chemical drugs , right ? |
| You are right, steroids are chemicals that act like hormones. Anabolic steroids are the ones that are abused to build muscle mass or to make your workout longer. They are chemicals of artificial testosterone, which is male hormone. |
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| I understand that using drugs is all about enhancing performances to improve records , but when did all this started ? |
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| Back in 1976 Olympic Games, the East Germany squad surprised us by trying to sought any means to win and go for gold medals. And I think that was the threshold where it all started. |
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| Is it a widespread practice nowadays ? |
| Yes it is. From high school to professional sports a lot of athletes are using steroids. Eventhough it’s illegal , users are over a million worldwide. |
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| Taking steroids is a big threat to your health, right ? |
| You could have all sort of problems, from severe acne to genital changes, coronary diseases, kindney failure, sterility, cholesterol level up, and so on, it never ends. |
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| How to stop all this ? |
| Sport must educate and aim to create a clean environment in which every individual can take part irrespective of economic circumstances, religion, gender or ability. Sport education must start at the grassroots giving the youth the possibility to develop their sport interest at school and club level. We must take a stand against the use of anabolic steroids and other drugs. Truly successful athletes must combine natural abilities with hard workouts to achieve the best. No anabolic steroids shortcuts and expediency. |
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| Gigi thank you for sharing your time with us . |
