11-05-13 Flashcards
Strychnine
CNS stimulant at low doses, common rat poison
Stimulants
Cocaince, caffeine, amphetamines, thought to eb ergogenic (energy producing) with minimal side effects
Why take steroids?
Improves athletic performance (theory) and/or enhances recovery (true)
Do they actually enhance performance?
Stimulants enhance performance, placebo effect, once you’re bulked up you might perform better
What are steroids actually used for
Hypergonadism (males not producing testosterone), delayed onset of male puberty, wasting syndromes (cancer or aids), breast cancer, and transexuals
What are the two effects of steroid biosynthesis
Anabolic and Androgenic effects
What are anabolic effects
Promote constrictive metabolism, muscle building
What are androgenic effects
Increased masculine characteristics
How are steroids administered?
Orally
What are the patterns of steroid use
Stacking, Cycling and Pyramiding
What is stacking?
Use of more than one steroid, to gain anabolic effects and get synergistic effects (2+2=5)
What is cycling?
Long periods of use then abstinence, used in conjunction with stacking. Scaling up doses in preparation for a contest then scaling down to zero afterwards to let body recover
What is pyramiding?
Increasing number if dose , and frequency then scaling down
What does DHEA (steroidal supplement) get converted to?
Testosterone
What are some of the concequences of steroid use for men
Infertility, breast development, shrinking of testicles
