I was offered a presciption for steroids in 1952. I went to the library and found out what they were and I told my doctor no.
I knew all kinds of athletes who took them I don't think any one really benefitted from their use.
George Park
I'll take the unpopular choice and ask "who cares if an adult athlete takes steroids?" Ignoring the bad example it sets for the kids (the whole 'do it for the kids argument') and potentially the unsportsmanlike concerns it raises, I do have to admit I'd be curious to see just how well we could engineer the human body and what it's capable of. I'd pay good money, or the money of a good neighbor, to see some hopped up juice head swim a 50 free in 9 seconds.
I watch some of these body building shows (gull80 can attest to my adonis-like build) and do marvel in those men/women. It's a little gross, to be sure, but still to see that kind of physique is either scary or mesmerizing. Body building does have a natural division, maybe other sports could adopt that strategy. Baseball already has done this, it's call the whole league (juiced) versus the Cincinnati Reds (juiceless).
I'll take the unpopular choice and ask "who cares if an adult athlete takes steroids?" Ignoring the bad example it sets for the kids (the whole 'do it for the kids argument') and potentially the unsportsmanlike concerns it raises, I do have to admit I'd be curious to see just how well we could engineer the human body and what it's capable of. I'd pay good money, or the money of a good neighbor, to see some hopped up juice head swim a 50 free in 9 seconds.
I watch some of these body building shows (gull80 can attest to my adonis-like build) and do marvel in those men/women. It's a little gross, to be sure, but still to see that kind of physique is either scary or mesmerizing. Body building does have a natural division, maybe other sports could adopt that strategy. Baseball already has done this, it's call the whole league (juiced) versus the Cincinnati Reds (juiceless).
