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Author | : Judy Monroe |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780766021600 |
Anabolic steroids are powerful drugs that can increase strength and body weight quickly. They are illegal without a doctor's prescription and are banned from athletics. Steroid use puts athletes at risk of being thrown out of competition, and it can cause a multitude of health problems -- even death. Despite the dangers, many people -- both men and women -- use steroids to achieve an ideal body or success in sports. In Steroids, Sports, and Body Image: The Risks of Performance-Enhancing Drugs, author Judy Monroe describes what steroids are, how they work, and why people misuse them. She highlights the disastrous effects of steroid use and steps that have been taken to curb it. And she offers an alternative for young people -- drug-free training tips to help them achieve athletic success in a healthy way. Book jacket.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Anabolic steroids |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Canada. Health Canada |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 1997* |
Genre | : Anabolic steroids |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jeff Rutstein |
Publisher | : Custom Fitness Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2005-07 |
Genre | : Anabolic steroids |
ISBN | : 0976017024 |
Author | : Ask Vest Christiansen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2020-05-27 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1000070131 |
This book is about gym culture, the pursuit of fit, muscular bodies and the use of drugs as a means to get there. Building on the international research literature and in-depth interviews with men who have experience of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs), the book explores the fascination with muscles, motivations for using drugs to enhance them, assessments of risks, and experience of side effects. The book examines what the altered body does to the men’s identity, self-image and relationships with peers and partners. Taking an evolutionary psychological approach, it also investigates the biological and psychological foundations of the fascination with the muscular body and discusses the notion of precarious manhood. Building on these analyses the book considers the political and regulatory initiatives in place to prevent the use of IPEDs and assesses those strategies’ potential to reach their aims. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the issue of drugs in sport, the ethics of sport, sociology of sport, sociology of the body, masculinity or public health.
Author | : Harrison Pope |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Body image in men |
ISBN | : 0684869101 |
Growing numbers of young men are taking the quest for perfect muscles, skin and hair too far, crossing the line from normal interest to pathological obsession. For the first time, three of the world's leading authorities on men help us to understand and combat the frightening set of compulsive behaviours that make up the Adonis Complex. Combining colourful case studies with scientific research, they reveal a threat that is as serious as the beauty myth for women or anorexia nervosa for girls. The symptoms of this dangerous body obsession, excessive workouts, steroid abuse, eating disorders and body and muscle dysmorphic disorder (distorted body perception), lead to problems with sex and intimacy, relationships and work. In teenagers, the Adonis Complex can interfere with healthy emotional and physical development. Until now, frank discussion of this problem has been virtually taboo. At last we can hear what men really think and feel about their bodies, so that those who suffer in silence will no longer need to suffer alone.
Author | : Matthew Hall |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2016-09-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1137535350 |
This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances for the purpose of perceived body image enhancement. While studies on drug misuse to date have examined drug use in the context of sporting performance, addiction, and body image for particular groups such as bodybuilders, there has been little research that explores the wider use (and misuse) of legal and illegal drugs for body image development and weight loss. With medical sociology and social psychology at its core, this important volume shows the complex reasons behind the misuse of various medications, how these are connected to contemporary body image and appearance concerns, and why the known health risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as deterrents.
Author | : Charles Yesalis |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics Publishers |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780880117869 |
This text presents research findings on the use and abuse of steroids in sports and exercise, and information on steroid use within professional sports and among Olympic athletes. In addition, information on drug use among international student athletes, adolescents and body builders is explored.
Author | : Aaron Smith |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2018-06-18 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1351029320 |
In the pursuit of more muscle, enhanced strength, sustained endurance and idealised physiques, an increasing number of elite athletes, recreational sport enthusiasts and body-conscious gym-users are turning to performance and image enhancing drugs and substances (PIEDS). In many instances, such use occurs with little regard for the health, social and economic consequences. This book presents a nuanced, evidence-based examination of PIEDS. It provides a classification of PIEDS types, physical impacts, rates of use, user profiles, legal and sporting status, and remedial program interventions, covering both elite and recreational use. It offers the perfect guide to assist students, government policy makers and sport managers in understanding the complex issues surrounding PIEDS consumption.
Author | : Tom Davis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 133 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781422304716 |
Witnesses: Dr. Diane Elliot, prof. of med., Oregon Health & Science Univ.; Dr. Todd Schlifstein, clinical instructor, NYU School of Med.; Dr. Harrison Pope, prof. of psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA; Dr. Charles Yesalis, prof. of health policy & admin., the Pennsylvania State Univ.; Dr. Avery Faigenbaum, prof. of health & exercise science, the College of N.J.; Kelli White, former World Champion sprinter; & Mari Holden, Olympian & World Champion cyclist. Also includes letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record. Charts & tables.