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fast gains in muscularity and body size because they take over the body's hormone system. According to Joe Weider, publisher and editor of many bodybuilding, health and fitness magazines, "When an athlete takes steroids his body's own production of muscle building hormones is cut off. Those athletes who have taken the drug shortcut, eventually are passed by because their body can no longer function in a normal way" Some athletes take steroids for so long that when they quit, the testosterone level in their bodies is so low that they develop feminine characteristics, such as the enlargement of breast tissues. Taking steroids is the easy way toward the goal of quick gains in muscularity and body size, but in reality, users are damaging the body's natural hormone balance, which can have permanent ill effects.
Many people don't realize that steroids are drugs, and that they can be addictive. After long period of use, many athletes tend to increase their dosages, thereby increasing ...

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