The male body acquires some changes that are termed as ‘masculinity’ when the person attains the age of puberty or adolescence. These changes are critical to the development of the person and as such they must be discussed in the context of bodybuilding because in a certain way they do influence the results that are acquired courtesy of the effort that the individual puts in this sport. It is because of these changes that the bodybuilder needs to be aware of certain aspects that will indeed be influential in making some decisions. The changes that we are discussing in this article are mainly due to the influences of the hormone testosterone.

When the body reports an excess of this hormone then signals are emitted that communicate that a reduction in the levels of the hormones responsible for follicle stimulation and leutinization is required. One must bear in mind that the body is a complex network of interactions so much so that the production of a single hormone will also have consequences that require the production of another hormone either to support the initial hormone or to counteract its effects.

There is often a conflict of interest in the body when you decide to take up the use of steroids. For instance you may be requiring to increase the level of the hormone testosterone in the body. In the adolescence period such an increase is linked say to the production of sperms. If you are way past this age and you still insist on giving the body such increased amounts then you can see that there will automatically arise a contradiction since the body knows full well that it is beyond this age. These are some of the concerns that have contributed to the campaign against the use of steroids as an aid to bodybuilding. It is simply because the natural body pattern is disrupted in more ways than one.

There is a close knit relation between how the anabolic and androgenic hormones in the body work and interact. For the hormone testosterone to perform optimally it must be in a stable environment such as which is provided by the androgenic hormone responsible for leutinising. When the testosterone is in a balanced environment it then starts to contribute to various androgenic effects. The problem here is that there is little chance of being able to mark out the influences that can be attributed to the testosterone and those that can be linked back to the androgenic hormone influences.

As you can see therefore, it is increasingly hard for the body to keep track of its own regulation mechanisms when you are also playing God and trying to introduce steroids or hormones that will effect a change that you desire. You could be slowing down a certain process or hastening one without your knowledge. Some of the effects that you may end up bringing on yourself will include cases of hypogonadism which is related to the production of sperm.

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