1. By Austin Icaza and Kyle Hamblen
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
By Austin Icaza and Kyle Hamblen

2. What are They?
Anabolic Steroids are drug derived from synthetic testosterone, a natural male hormone that are used to enhance performance.

3. How do they work? Do they? Yes steroids work very well.
The anabolic agents in steroids create a increase in retention of Nitrogen, causing an increase in the growth of muscle.
They can be orally taken in a pill form, injected directly into muscle, or rubbed on muscle in a cream form.

4. Good Side Effects Increase in Muscle size Increase in lean muscle mass
Ability to train more intensely for longer periods of time
Better Physical Appearance
Placebo Effect

5. Negative Side Effects MEN WOMEN VIDEO Reduced Sperm Count
Infertility (Long term)
Shrinking of Testicles
High Blood Pressure
Fluid Retention
Development of breasts
Increased Facial Hair
Liver Damage (orally)
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
Baldness
Acne
WOMEN
Increased Facial Hair
HBP
Irregular Menstruation Cycles
Deep Voice
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
VIDEO

6. Testosterone
Males especially at our age produce plenty of natural testosterone.
Overloading our bodies with it can make the body up the estrogen which can lead to some of the negative side effects.
Most common used Steroid in athletics today.
Biggest gains in muscle mass and size.
Injections or orally taken
Very Long life (oil based)

7. Stanozolol AKA: Winstrol Still legal in pill form Cutting Agent
Increases Lean Muscle mass
Can also be injected
Short life (Water Based)
Used sometimes to promote fat loss and muscle gain.

8. Oral vs. Injection ORAL Less detection time
Harder on liver and kidneys
Fat soluble
INJECTION
Longer detection time
Liver and kidneys not affected
Injected into muscle and spread throughout body

9. STACKING
Stacking- When people take either other steroids or other substances to maximize the effects of the steroid and minimize the bad side effects of the steroid.
Doesn’t always minimize negative effects
Efficient for Bulking and increasing the maximum amount of mass in the least time possible.

10. Long Term HIV CV Disease Serious Injury (post cycle)
Irreversible liver damage
Infertility
Gynecomastia

11. Gynecomastia Development of breasts in males.
Expensive procedure to fix.
Not just caused by steroids but the use of steroids will greatly increase a person risk of getting Gynecomastia

12. Are Steroids Worth It?
After you consider the risks and side effects that are involved the negatives greatly out weigh the positives.

13. Sources