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The word is out, the media are pointing fingers, subpoenas have been issued, and many athletes are running for cover.
Designer steroids are in the news and circulating in the bloodstreams of some very successful, unethical, and unintelligent athletes – and the situation appears to be getting uglier by the minute.
Exactly what is a designer steroid? Simply put, it is an anabolic drug that has been structurally manipulated to mimic the muscle-building effects of testosterone, while sidestepping a positive test result. The drug designers are very well-versed on the mechanisms of the current testing technology and have the bioengineering expertise necessary to fool the system. Those of us who hold sacred the integrity of athletics at all levels must understand that we are not dealing with some college kids delving in bathtub chemistry. Individuals with serious scientific acumen are on a mission to produce the perfect performance-enhancing drugs – ones that build muscle and are invisible.
Welcome to age of stealth steroids.
ESPN recently reported that over 40 track athletes have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury that is investigating a prominent sports nutritionist on what is being called an international doping conspiracy. Several track and field performers have tested positive for Tetrahydrogestrinone, or THG, which is the most talked about designer steroid.
Even more frightening than this discovery is that many experts contend that THG may be only one of a bevy of other chemicals that unscrupulous biochemists have feverishly produced to fly under the testing radar.
Now that THG is detectable, the questions remain: How long have athletes been using this stuff and what else is out there that we still can’t detect? Could there be a multitude of these undetectable compounds in the illegal, performance enhancing drug pipeline?
Terry Madden, Director of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, indicated that what appears to have been uncovered is intentional doping of the worst kind. People who are apparently one step ahead of the posse have taken the cat-and-mouse game of circumventing the testing technology to another level.
And while track and field is being indicted as a major offender of THG abuse, other sports – including the NFL, NHL, and Major League Baseball – are being scrutinized for having potential participants in this dangerous game of hormonal roulette.
As a matter of fact, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the NFL are considering retroactive testing of urine samples to examine the extent of THG abuse. This could result in medals being stripped and suspensions being imposed.
For some inexplicable reason(s), MLB and the NHL are still dragging their prehistoric knuckles on implementing year-round, random, unannounced steroid testing. This hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil mentality continues to erode the credibility of these sports and victimizes the clean players through guilt by association.
The ugly possibilities presented by these recent revelations make corked bats and spitballs seem relatively insignificant.
The Scope of the Problem
The scourge of illicit anabolic steroid abuse in athletics is nothing new. They were formulated back in the 1930’s for treating a host of muscle wasting diseases and sexual dysfunctions. However, the reported dosages used for performance-enhancement and/or increased muscular size are 10-100 times the medical indications.
Unprincipled doctors, coaches, and athletes have channeled them into sports. Their motive is simple: Bigger, stronger muscles can equate to more strength and speed, and steroids offer a potential shortcut to that end.
That assumption can be debated to a degree, but most experts seem to agree that steroids – when combined with aggressive training protocols – can achieve those intended goals at a faster rate and to a higher level in most cases.
The majority of people who abuse steroids are not athletes. They are everyday Joes and Janes who have self-esteem issues about their bodies or are simply looking for a cosmetic quick fix.
Among adolescents, there is recent evidence from a survey conducted by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that there was a significant increase in steroid use in 8th-12th graders from 1991-1999. Among seniors, there is also a noted decrease in the perceived harmful effects of the drugs. Whatever we’re doing in our schools from an educational standpoint doesn’t appear to be taking hold.
The bottom line: More kids are using steroids, and, for some unknown reasons, they erroneously believe that the health risks have mysteriously diminished.
Kids are taking steroids in a variety of ways, including orally, through intramuscular injection, and even in gels or creams that are rubbed on the skin. Contrary to the reports in underground publications, there is no scientifically substantiated safe way to put this poison into your xbody. Some abusers believe that you can avoid the negative side-effects by cycling or pyramiding the doses from low to high for 6-12 weeks, then backing-off for a few weeks before resuming the process. The efficacy of these techniques is strictly anecdotal, with no sound science to support any one method for all individuals. Your odds of choosing a safe steroid cycle are about as good as winning the state lottery.
Over-The-Counter Death Pills
The Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 banned the illicit distribution of all then known steroids. However, Congress could not foresee the new wave of over-the-counter (OTC) anabolic drugs known as pro-steroids and precursor steroids.
Two such compounds in the pro-steroid classification are 1-testosterone and 4-hydroxy-testosterone, which escaped mention in the legislation because they were virtually unknown. The drug manufacturers claim that these are natural substances and market them as dietary supplements that increase strength and build muscle.
These anabolic compounds have surfaced on nutrition store shelves in alarming numbers. It must be understood that these compounds have all the markings of full-blown anabolic steroids. How did these chemicals slip through the legal barriers and proliferate as OTC dietary supplements?
Here are the loopholes: The steroid precursors convert to illegal drugs only after they have been ingested.
Some of the pro-steroids -- which are much more potent than the precursors because they don’t require conversion in the body – are either difficult to detect, or are undetectable by current testing procedures.
The deleterious effects of using these so-called supplements, however, are considered by many experts to be just as serious as with any other class of anabolic steroids.
Athletes, coaches, and administrators must be cognizant of these OTC products and thoroughly examine the labels on any purchased supplements for potentially dangerous steroidal compounds. Someone who is qualified to identify these chemicals on the list of ingredients should be called on before any supplement distribution takes place.
Proactive Solutions
The sports community must come to the realization that fortune and fame – rather than ethics and fair play -- are the motivational fuel for many athletes. And there will always be plenty of chemists willing to satisfy those needs through any means necessary, as their motivation is strictly monetary.
Those of us who have the power and resources to curb this problem must take off the gloves and attack it aggressively on several fronts:
1. Stay ahead of the testing tit-for-tat game so that our technology is up to snuff with the clandestine labs that are hard at work hoodwinking the system.
2. Incorporate the very best testing procedures at the collegiate, professional, and international levels on a year-round, random and unannounced basis.
3. Institute strict penalties for athletes who test positive for anabolic drugs.
4. Encourage the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take more of a pro-active role in regulating the OTC supplement industry, especially with the advent of pro-steroids and precursor steroids.
5. Intensify and update the educational programs at the junior high, senior high, and collegiate levels on a yearly basis.
The exposure of the designer steroid conspiracy should serve as a wake-up call to all coaches, administrators, parents, the governing bodies of high school associations, the NCAA, professional sports, and state and federal lawmakers.
There are athletes who are looking for external growth at the risk of internal death, and they are getting plenty of help from people who could care less about their health and well-being.
To all athletes, both young and old, I remind you that dying is not winning!
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Partial List Of Possible Hazardous Side-Effects of Anabolic Steroid Abuse
(From The American College of Sports Medicine)
· Negative effect on blood lipid profile (increase in LDL, the bad cholesterol, and decrease in HDL, the good cholesterol) which is a leading contributor to heart disease
· Increase in connective tissue (e.g., tendon) injuries
· Liver tumors and/or dysfunction
· Testicular atrophy
· Infertility
· Premature closure of growth plates in bones, resulting in diminished stature.
· Enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle, which can lead to serious malfunctions of the heart muscle
· Strokes and other cerebral accidents
· Disruption of endogenous (normal) hormonal production and functions, which can lead to a host of serious sexual and growth dysfunctions in both males and females
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There is overwhelming evidence which shows that creatine supplementation does cause an increase in the amount of creatine phosphate in muscles. Harris et al (1992) conducted a study examining creatine content in the quadriceps femoris muscle in 17 subjects after supplementation of 5 g of creative monohydrate 4-6 times a day for two days. The results found a significant increase in the total creatine level in all subjects but the results were especially noticeable in those with the lowest muscle creatine store at the start of the study. To determine whether exercise could affect the amount of creatine absorbed by muscles, some of the participants followed a unique training program. During supplementation, they pedaled a bicycle ergometer for one hour each day while using only one leg to supply the pedaling force. With supplementation, the unexercised legs increased their creatine levels by about 25 percent, but the exercised legs increased their creatine levels by 37 percent. It is hypothesized that exercise increases the flow of blood to the muscles or changes the rate at which muscles absorb creative from the blood, thus improving the creatine loading effect. Another study conducted by Febbraio replicated the results obtained by Harris.
Several studies also show that creatine supplementation does cause an increase in muscle strength. Earnest et al (1995) conducted a study investigating the influence of creatine monohydrate supplementation on muscular power and strength in 10 experienced weight trained male subjects. Three series of high intensity, anaerobic type muscular workouts were used. The first series consisted of three consecutive 30 second Wingate bike tests, followed by five minuets of rest. Peak anaerobic power was defined as the greatest power achieved in a given five second work interval. Anaerobic work was defined as the total amount of work performed in a 30 second period. The second series used a one repetition maximum (lRM) free weight bench press as a test of muscular strength. The third series utilized complete lifting repetitions at 70% of the bench press IRM until fatigue. Fatigue was defined as the inability to complete one lifting repetition or the inability to maintain a lifting cadence of one second eccentric and one second concentric (lifting and lowering the weight). Total lifting volume was calculated as 70% of pre-test IRM multiplied by the number of complete lifting repetitions. Subjects received either a glucose placebo or creatine monohydrate supplement in a double blind fashion. (After 14 days of supplementation, each subject was re-tested on the Wingate bike tests. Re-testing for the weight lifting trials was done after 28 days of supplementation.
Within the creatine group, total anaerobic work from the Wingate tests was significantly higher during all post-test trials. The increases were 13% for series one, 18% for series two and 18% for series three. No changes were noted in the placebo group. Greater total anaerobic work resulted from the creatine subject's ability to achieve and maintain higher levels of anaerobic power consistently over- each five second time interval. Bench press IRM increased 6% in the creatine group. Total lifting volume was significantly higher within the creatine group, whether expressed in absolute terms (26%) or relative terms (29%). Increases in the total lifting volume were associated with the ability of the creatine group to perform 26% more lifting repetitions. The authors conclude that the ability of the creatine group to perform a greater total lifting volume demonstrates the effectiveness of creatine as an ergogenic aid.
In Hultman's study (cited in Anderson, 1974) these results were replicated. Each day, creatine was given in six separate doses of five grams a day. During the six-day period, five other Estonian runners of comparable ability received a glucose placebo instead. All runners were unaware of the actual composition of their supplements. Before and after the six-day supplementation, the athletes ran four 300-meter and (on a separate day) four 1000-meter intervals, with three minutes of rest between the 300-meter intervals and four minutes of rest between the 1000-meter intervals. Improvement on the final 300-meter interval (from pre-to-post supplementation) was more than twice as great for creatine users, and improvement was more than three times as great for creatine supplements in the final 1000-meter interval. Total time to run all four 1000-meter intervals improved from 770 to 757 seconds after creatine supplementation. In comparison, the placebo group actually slowed from 774 to 775 seconds.
In Hultman's study (cited by Anderson, 1994) creatine supplementation was very important during the last interval of each workout. Creatine supplementers doubled their advantage during the final 300-meter interval and tripled their advantage in the closing 1000-meter sprint. This supports Hultman's hypothesis that creatine is likely to be most helpful when lactic acid levels are highest and fatigue is greatest. Hultman thus feels that creatine serves as a buffer lowering lactic acid muscle burn and delaying fatigue, thus allowing an athlete to perform longer workouts.
In contrast, Balsom at al (1993) investigated the influence of creatine supplementation on endurance exercise performance in the form of a 6 km run and showed that creatine supplementation does not enhance performance or increase peak oxygen uptake during prolonged continuous exercise. There was actually decreased performance in the creatine supplementation group, which may be attributed to the participants weight gain.
In support of Balsam et al (1993), Febbraio et al (1995) conclude that creatine supplementation "may not increase performance during exercise where a significant proportion of energy is derived form aerobic metabolism." This aerobic metabolism occurs during more prolonged, sustained exercise as opposed to anaerobic metabolism which occurs during fast, nonsustained muscle contractions. It is therefore more likely that if creatine supplementation has an effect it will only be seen during brief, anaerobic exercise such as sprinting or weight lifting.
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