{"id":4966,"date":"2011-06-24T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2018-04-25T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T18:39:26","slug":"more-than-muscles-the-affects-of-steroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/more-than-muscles-the-affects-of-steroids\/","title":{"rendered":"More than Muscles &#8211; Affects of Steroids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4982\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/steroid-dangers-sign.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4982\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4982\" title=\"steroid dangers sign\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/steroid-dangers-sign-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Eric Kilby on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many people go through life looking for quick fixes.\u00a0 Is there a shortcut to avoid this traffic?\u00a0 Why can\u2019t I fast forward through these commercials?\u00a0 In the fitness world, some people try to do the same with steroids.\u00a0 When these folks feel they aren\u2019t getting the \u201cpump\u201d they want, they turn to the drug to get big quick.\u00a0 Besides causing rapid muscle growth, steroids can cause a number of life-altering issues (some worse than others). You might be surprised by how much havoc this drug can wreak on that body you&#8217;re trying to perfect. The effects on both men and women can be strange and\/or lethal. Check this list before you consider this &#8220;quick fix&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Menace to Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enlarged breast tissue<\/li>\n<li>Enlarged Prostate<\/li>\n<li>Severe Acne\n<ul>\n<li>Often on the face, shoulders and back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Shrunken Testicles\n<ul>\n<li>Serious because this is the bodies way of decreasing sperm and testosterone production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women Turn Manly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While steroid use is most commonly linked with men, women also take this drug with the hope of becoming more fit.\u00a0 While women won\u2019t suffer from things like shrunken genitals, there are many other negative side effects that can manifest themselves with a steroid regiment.\u00a0 The following are some of the most common long and short term symptoms associated with steroid use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Bloating- many steroids cause the body to retain sodium, and there for to puff up<\/li>\n<li>Enhance male characteristics\n<ul>\n<li>Male pattern baldness<\/li>\n<li>Deepening of the voice<\/li>\n<li>Course skin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Changes in the Reproductive System<!--more-->\n<ul>\n<li>Cessation of the Menstrual Cycle<\/li>\n<li>Long term use can lead to certain types of reproductive cancers and even infertility<\/li>\n<li>Shrinking of the breast tissue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>S<strong>ide Effects to\u00a0both\u00a0Women and Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stunted Growth (if taken in teen years)<\/li>\n<li>Cardiovascular Problems such as cardiovascular disease, premature heart conditions and even the occurrence of heart attacks, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and strokes<\/li>\n<li>Aggression (roid rage)<\/li>\n<li>Liver Damage<\/li>\n<li>Male Pattern Baldness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To put it simply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recovery.org\/topics\/steroid-facts\/\">steroids are bad<\/a>.\u00a0 They are a negative force in the fitness world and have no place in a healthy person.\u00a0 If you or anyone you know may have an issue with steroid abuse, please share the many health risks involved.\u00a0Beyond just making muscles, steroids can affect the heart, skin hair, sexual organs, liver and mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compiled with information from\u00a0Steroidabuse.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fitzness\/218599521492381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5739\" title=\"facebook_button21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook_button21-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qyv83939J-k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> They are a negative force in the fitness world and have no place in a healthy person.  If you or anyone you know may have an issue with steroid abuse, please share the many health risks involved. Beyond just making muscles, steroids can affect the heart, skin hair, sexual organs, liver and mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[75,361,375,772,1030,1050,1297,1717,1802,2320,2494,2900],"class_list":{"0":"post-4966","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-achieving-ultimate-fitzness","7":"tag-acne","8":"tag-body-building","9":"tag-boobs","10":"tag-depression","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-fitzness","13":"tag-heart","14":"tag-men","15":"tag-muscles","16":"tag-sexual","17":"tag-steroids","18":"tag-women"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More than Muscles - Affects of Steroids - Fitzness.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/more-than-muscles-the-affects-of-steroids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More than Muscles - Affects of Steroids - Fitzness.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"They are a negative force in the fitness world and have no place in a healthy person. 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