There are very many reasons why people use steroids although they are fully aware about the related side effects. Steroid abuse has become very rampant among athletes because they want to enhance there performance. According to a recent survey it is estimated that almost 20 percent of athletes use this performance enhancement drug. There have been advancements in the testing procedure in Olympic sports to deter the athletes from using these drugs. However new designer drugs always manage to defeat these testing procedures and therefore this gives the people using them an unfair advantage over the other athletes.

Bodybuilders also use steroids due to its ability to enhance muscle growth. A lot of professional bodybuilders use steroids although they do not want to admit it. This is because those who train the natural way without the use of enhancement drugs are considered to be more successful. A lot of bodybuilders including professional bodybuilders use steroids due to its ability to make them overcome a bodybuilding plateau. This is the point where a bodybuilder is not able to achieve further increase in muscle size due to complacency. Steroids are able to enhance the synthesis of proteins and this is why they are effective in breaking the plateau.

The third group of people to use drugs is those people who have been victims of violence. This is the reason why a lot of women have started using steroids. Women are generally weak as compared to there male counterpart. Due to this they are the most affected when it comes to gender related violence. There are very many cases of spousal abuse worldwide and majority of the victims are women. There are also very many rape cases worldwide and still the majority of the victims are women. In fact most of the steroid users who are female are more likely to be victims of gender related violence. They consider themselves to be weak and therefore they start taking steroids so that they become stronger.

The other reason why people use steroids is for the sake of looking and feeling good about themselves. Every one wants to look good and transform there body so that they can feel good. Very many people have been unable to realize love of self no matter how many self help books they have read. Let’s face it you can not be able to feel good about yourself if you do not like the way you look. If you are overweight then the only thing you need to do, so that you feel good about yourself is to lose weight. There have been various articles posted on the net and magazines which offer guidelines on the proper way to lose weight. The problem with the solutions offered on these articles is that they are always contradicting with each other that it becomes difficult to make a decision. People who are overweight have also been able to lose weight thanks to steroids. People who are skinny have also been able to gain body mass through the use of steroids.

Dane Fletcher is the world’s most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit http://www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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