Guru of Nothing
09-19-2004, 01:41 AM
So why the disdain for steroids? Sure, Lyle Alzado died for his abuse of steroids, but alchoholics die in far greater numbers, and with far worse pain.
Really, I'm a neophyte to the steroid subject, but, what little common sense I have SCREAMS that all the hysteria over steroids is tangential.
I don't take steroids, but I think they offer significant benefits to an athlete, more than just simple muscle mass. If I'm a moron for wondering this aloud, then call me out on it, but doesn't all the extra muscle protect the skeletal system (thinking football here)? That said, bulking up for the sake of bulking up is not a good thing. I'll buy any arguments that steroids should not be used by high-schoolers, kind of like alcohol, but why not adults commited to fitness?[worth mentioning that steroids are worthless to people who do not work out, from a fitness perspective].
I think people who used steroids in the 70s/80s were fools who played with fire, but, the price that they paid paved the road for intelligent use of steroids in the 21st century.
I just don't see a compelling argument against the use of steroids, when compared against alcohol and store-bought cholesterol.
Really, I'm a neophyte to the steroid subject, but, what little common sense I have SCREAMS that all the hysteria over steroids is tangential.
I don't take steroids, but I think they offer significant benefits to an athlete, more than just simple muscle mass. If I'm a moron for wondering this aloud, then call me out on it, but doesn't all the extra muscle protect the skeletal system (thinking football here)? That said, bulking up for the sake of bulking up is not a good thing. I'll buy any arguments that steroids should not be used by high-schoolers, kind of like alcohol, but why not adults commited to fitness?[worth mentioning that steroids are worthless to people who do not work out, from a fitness perspective].
I think people who used steroids in the 70s/80s were fools who played with fire, but, the price that they paid paved the road for intelligent use of steroids in the 21st century.
I just don't see a compelling argument against the use of steroids, when compared against alcohol and store-bought cholesterol.