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Anabolic Steroids

By: The Steroid Encyclopedia Team
 

Steroids is the commonly used term for anabolic steroids although in gyms they have many other names such as roids. They actually consist of various synthetic hormones whose purpose is to produce more muscle mass and strength in athletes and body builders alike. Steroids is really quite a loose term which covers hundreds of different products.

There are many different ways of using steroids as they range from testosterone esters to oral products. On the whole they are used by body-builders and weightlifters but they will give athletes a competitive edge in any sport. Steroids are present in the most popular of modern day sports such as tennis and baseball as they give the athlete added speed, increased performance and muscle strength as well as the advantage to win.

Steroids are illegal for use in competition due to the unnatural advantage the user will have over other athletes. Steroids are also illegal to posses in most countries and acquiring them usually means breaking local and federal laws. Steroids are commonly used for increasing muscle size; therefore potential for abuse by non competitive athletes is high. It is not uncommon for average gym lifters to use steroids for vanity reasons.

Testosterone is and always has been the most commonly used steroid and as a result has been synthesized to form every type of anabolic steroid that is available. There are virtually hundreds of different types but some of the most common forms used are estosterone enanthate, testosterone cypionate, deca durabolin, dianabol, anadrol and equipoise. The reason for forming derivatives of synthetic testosterone is to make the anabolic steroids more anabolic or androgenic.

Anabolic Steroids are traditionally used by competitive body builders and lifters as well as casual users, mainly because of the minimal side effects even though you may hear otherwise. That is not the case with high androgen use whose side effects could include increased body hair, male pattern baldness, acne, oily skin, amongst others. Androgenic steroids also lead to quicker body mass increases although it may not be all quite so lean and another effect could be increased retention of liquids.

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