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Kameha said:
I think that the regulations were set by the sports leagues so they would not lose the athlete.
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They claimed that reason, but I am talking about the truth.
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Kameha said:
Steroids are one of the few performance enhancers that pose a health risk, if not the only performance enhancer that poses a health risk.
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That is totally untrue, and on many levels.
A good for instance is something in most "wanna-be" weight-lifters bags, called a "lifting-belt".
The lifting belt serves a valid purpose in trained hands, but most people only use it as a crutch to artificially push where they shouldn't be, too soon, without proper strengthening of ab, back and torso muscles. Many squat injuries are from morons who rely on their belt too much, or completely.
A weight belt shouldn't be used for squats except in heavy max attempts, or max lifts. Why? Because, squatting is an exercise that works the entire body, from foot to shoulder. Due to this, all the weight rests on the entire frame of the body, and all the bodies muscles are used to balance, and support the weight. If a belt is used religiously, it allows the body to build non-uniformly, and makes it far easier to injure your back due to your "perceived" strength earned at the squat rack, when you try to lift that tv-set for your mom across the room and you throw out your back due to the fact that your back, abs and torso muscles have been neglected, and now cost you weeks worth of downtime, so all muscles will lose a bit.
Weight belts are not for amateurs, but neither are steroids.
No reason to outlaw either of them.
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Kame said:
Leagues, naturally, don't want to lose their athletes earlier than necessary, so they keep steroids illegal.
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Leagues don't want government pressure, that is why they stand OFFICIALLY on the "make it illegal side" while they pump them in to their atheletes in the off season under any disguise they think they can get away with.
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Kame said:
Apart from that, I think the usage of steroids makes a bastardization of athletics.
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I respect your opinion, but don't see that as a reason for illegalization for those who CHOOSE that lifestyle.
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Kame said:
Athletes are meant to be the quintessence of the healthy human - and I see sports as sort of a, for lack of a better word, "celebration" of that optimum health. Using steroids, and sacrificing your health to propel yourself through a sports career is like cheating off of your neighbor to pass a test in a university ethics class, to me.
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Not all people who use steroids abuse them, nor do they always lead to "ill effects" if used correctly.