TAKING BOMB
Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances – created in a laboratory – that mimic the male hormone testosterone. There are several types of “bombs” that can be ingested or injected into the body of those who want to accelerate the results of the workout, increasing muscle mass quickly.
BY WATER BELOW
When falling into the bloodstream, steroids spread to all organs and tissues in the body. In the cells that make up the muscles, there is a lot of fluid retention and, consequently, the swelling of the muscles. This is the first step to getting pumped
RIPPED MUSCLE
Anabolic steroids make cells accelerate the production of proteins, the main raw material of muscle tissues. In addition, the tissue gains more contraction power, which is essential for the muscle to grow. This expansion occurs because the cells, already swollen with water, contract more, remaining stretched.
BREAKING EVERYTHING
Muscles grow so fast that the structures that work together with them with each movement end up overloaded. Sometimes there is a rupture of the tendons – rigid structures that connect the muscles and bones of the marombeiro – and, in extreme cases, the tendon comes to detach from the bone
DEFLATED BALL
With steroids pumping through the body, the testes stop producing testosterone and male virility goes downhill! In addition to sexual impotence, men’s breasts can also become enlarged. In women, the effects can be exaggerated hair growth and deepening of the voice.
THERE IS HEART
The continuous use of anabolic steroids leaves the liver shot, to the point of contracting cancer, and overloaded, producing bad cholesterol and clogging the blood vessels. This increases the risk of heart attack in a heart that has already enlarged because of high blood pressure caused by fluid buildup.
UNSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
The muscles of those who lift iron taking anabolic steroids grow up to eight times more than that of a common bodybuilder. But is it worth it?
CONSULTANCY – José Kawazoe Lazzoli, president of the Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine (SBME)
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