Athlete's Use of Steroids

Athlete's Use of Steroids

Introduction

In today's sports world, to be the best athlete one not only needs the skills and heart to play the game, he or she need to have a body that can keep up, a body that can be pushed to the test like a well-oiled machine. Just like a machine; however, the body needs to be supplied with the right items and at the right times to perform at its best. Eating at the right times and eating the right types of food is important and all depends on the type of sporting event one about to take part in. This is also true for a healthy everyday lifestyle and can help performance not only in sporting events and competitions but at work as well. (Kochakian, 2000)

However, what happens when one does not have time to eat and relies on dietary supplement pills? Is there an unfair advantage gained by athletes who use dietary supplements to gain all the vitamins, minerals and energy found when eating properly? Many options are available and important steps to take to compete at a high level the most important factor is supplying one's body the vitamins, minerals and energy needed to help boost his or her performance and help promote a healthy lifestyle in sports and in life. (Yesalis, 2000)

Pros of Sports Nutrition

The key to a healthy lifestyle is a healthy diet and routine exercise. A diet becomes a lifestyle and is taken out of proportion when describing a fad diet that for example involves only eating grapefruit. A healthy diet involves eating roughly every three hours. This allows amino acids to constantly stay in the body and prevents the body from using its own muscle mass due to lack of nutrition. Not eating right can lead to health related problems such as obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol, complexion problems, and much more. The body has to have certain nutrients to function correctly (Yesalis, 2000). Carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals, vitamins, and water are examples of some of the very nutrients you body must have to survive (Kochakian, 2000). Everything should be well balanced to ensure that you are getting the proper amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, starches and sugars, fiber, fats, cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, vitamins, and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, potassium, and sodium.

Nutrition is not the only thing that should be factored into a healthy lifestyle. Exercise is just as important as a nutritious diet. There are many benefits of physical activity besides the obvious advantage of having a better physical appearance. Physical activity reduces the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and from developing high blood pressure, colon cancer, and Type Two diabetes. It also helps maintain healthy bones, muscles, joints, and a healthy heart (Kochakian, 2000). Exercise can reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve one's mood and feelings of well-being. There are different types of exercises which give different results. Strength training, such as lifting weights, produces dramatic differences in ...