What i learned

Well what I learned from this topic was many great events that occurred past, present, and maybe the future. I didn’t know steroids were even made way back in 300 BC. I found out that steroids are Illegal. Steroids are made overseas and smuggled into the United States or made in underground labs in this country. There aren’t many teenagers that used steroids but there was some who tested positive. Doing recent research on this topic I found out that if another baseball player who testes positive for performance enchanting drugs were going to be banned from baseball. Using steroids is a faster way to cheat and a easier to get caught using them. All of this knowledge is helping me understand that steroids are not the way out of your problems if your are a student athlete. I really liked the part of this topic when I found out that steroids were being used during the Olympics. It shocked me beacuse i didnt really think steroids were even used for that. Its amazing what i have learn from this one topic. Steroids can be used for some postive just as much as people abuse the chance of taking steroids. Steroids can be used for curing asthma. I read an article that really helped me alot but, what i found new from it was that athletes only use steroids to improve on their very own skills. Ive really much from this topic it showed me a side of the famous players that you see on tv are not what they seem to be.

Historic

1930 The Breakthrough

Steroids were first developed in the 1930's. The Germans first used dogs as a test subject, and then they use their own soldiers in the Second World War. Then in the 1950's many Russian and European athletes began to find that steroids were very beneficial to their goals and soon after began dominating the sport of power lifting, crushing previous world records. It seems that the use of anabolic steroids by athletes is relatively new. Testosterone was first synthesized in the 1930's and was introduced into the sporting arena in the 1940's and 1950's. In the 195’2 Olympics there was a team of weight lifters that had won a lot of medals more than average. Some American physicians became curious that U. S. competitors should have the same advantage of having a lot of medals in one Olympic. In 1958 a U.S. pharmaceutical firm had developed anabolic steroids. While the Physician was so busy doping up U.S. athletes they soon realized the drugs had side effects, but it was too late to keep the sports world from using the drug. When it first started it was mainly use by people who were throwers or competitors who relied heavily on bulk and strength. During the 1970's the request grew, as athletes in other sports brought the competitive edge that anabolic steroids seemed to provide. By the 1980's, as non athletes also discovered the body-enhancing properties of steroids, a black market began to flourish for the illegal production and sale of the drugs for nonmedical purposes. The Olympics started testing for certain kinds of drugs, like amphetamines which is another very deadly drug of choice. The Olympics didn’t really start banning steroids until 1975. By the 19th Century professionalized sports will change and so will everything else.

300BC: Competitors disqualified from competing in the Olympics for ingesting mushrooms and animal protein. This is important because this is the very first time that a group of people tried to use a way to cheat in a competition. This is letting us know that even in the old times them use to use steroids and find a way to be the better man without workout.

1972: Anabolic steroid was banned from use during the Summer Olympics Games in Montreal, Canada. This is important to me because that it is more history that we all haven’t even heard or learned about. This is a hard fact based on steroids which is the stuff that happens behind scenes, which many people don’t know about.

1995:64 weight-lifters were caught using illegal drugs. Most of the cases involved anabolic steroids and stimulants. This is important for because it shows that steroids are still being used today as the world may not know. There are still athletes out there that are tiring to cheat their way out of sports. This is nothing more than people that want to be the best but doesn’t really want to work hard

Profile

Born Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez in New York, New York on July 27,1975, A-Rod grew up in Miami and there began his early career at Westminster Christian School, His professional career began with the Seattle Mariners, before signing an unprecedented free agent deal with the Texas Rangers. On June 8, 2005 the 29-year-old A-Rod went down in the record books as the only player in baseball history to hit 400 home runs before reaching age 30. Alex Rodriguez one of the league best MLB players that have ever played since Jackie Robinson. Now he is finally admitting to the fact that he took performance enhancing drugs in the year 2002-2005. Now this is making the fans wonder is performance-enhancing drugs the reason why they liked him so much in 02and05. With people wonder it will raises so many more questions. Did ARod do all of this for the fans or for the fame? On national Television he told the world that he used performance enhancing drugs.
In an interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons, Rodriguez confirmed the essence of Saturday's Sports Illustrated report (Interview)Rodriguez, 33, apologized multiple times and took responsibility for his actions, showing no frustration over the fact the results from baseball's 2003 "survey" testing had been leaked. Those results, which came as baseball sought to gauge the need for a more stringent testing program which it ultimately instituted in 2004 were intended to remain anonymous and confidential. ) This is important because it tells that he really was sorry for what the fans had to find out behind scenes but there is nothing he can do to take it back now. So what he has to do is live with the shame. In 2004 there were more were about of the drug but could be explained on TV.

(2pt interview)"However, Rodriguez was ambiguous when answering questions about where and how he had procured the substances or even what those substances were. According to the Sports Illustrated report, he tested positive for testosterone and primobolan.There's many things that you can take that are banned substances. I mean, there are things that have been removed from GNC today that would trigger a positive test.") This shows that he knew what he was taking but really didn’t know why. Its important because now people know what he illegal drug he was taking and their are some question he didn’t know his self which made it look bad on his part as a role model and favorite player.('Where did you get it?' We're in the era of Balco.)

(3pt of interview)"While Hall of Fame voters have overwhelmingly snubbed McGwire Cooperstown's first test case of the so called "Steroids Era" there is still much of Rodriguez's legacy yet to be written. And yesterday's confession was a first attempt at reclaiming it.)This is such a true fact because it explains that even though he has gotten caught now it will still be more to come from this MLB star. We can’t call it quits now on the young star, even though it was a very tragic that could have ended his carrer. It has been said by (Julia)'"From This Day Forward, Any Player Who Tests Positive For A Banned Substance Is Thrown Out Of Baseball Period".

Credible Vs Non-Credible Sources

1My first Credible Sources is kidshealth: These usually end in .edu which means it is a university. ".gov" which means it is a government organization can also be acceptable. ".org" websites are non- profits and can sometimes be acceptable.

2 few, if any ads on the page.

3 A description and heading that indicates the website is focused on your topic area.

4Authors who are clearly named and who have credentials or experience in the topic they are writing about.

5 Information that is clearly footnoted or explained where the author received their information




1My Second Credible Sources is U.S. Drug enforcement administration: These usually end in .edu which means it is a university. ".gov" which means it is a government organization can also be acceptable. ".org" websites are non- profits and can sometimes be acceptable.

2few, if any ads on the page.

3 A description and heading that indicates the website is focused on your topic area.

4Authors who are clearly named and who have credentials or experience in the topic they are writing about.

5 Information that is clearly footnoted or explained where the author received their information





1My First Non-Credible sources are Wikipedia: ".com" web domain- meaning that anyone could have purchased it.

2more than four ads on a page

3A description that tells you the website is not focused on your topic area

4No clear author and can be edited by anyone. Author who is not credentialed or experienced in the topic they are writing about

5The sources of information are not footnoted or explained.




1My Second Non-Credible Sources is Office of National Drug Control Policy:com" web domain- meaning that anyone could have purchased it.

2more than four ads on a page.


3A description that tells you the website is not focused on your topic area.


4No clear author and can be edited by anyone. Author who is not credentialed or experienced in the topic they are writing about.

5The sources of information are not footnoted or explained.

Personal Reflection

I chose this topic because it is a topic that many student athletes need to be aware of. The lives of steroids are not hard to get caught up in. Athletes use it one time and then the next couple times they ask for more and more which is slowly killing you body and the appearance of the body. I chose this because I want all athletes to know what goes on behind scenes especially for the athletes that are just coming from college and is blinded by all the money and caught up in the fame. People need to know that when you use steroids it is another way of cheating. Once be blinded by so much fame you then want to be the best in whatever sport you do which will bring the drugs and sex and court dates amongst a person that is only 21 and 22 years of age. Learning about this topic make me very aware of what goes on in the big league besides just money girls and fame. A person that reads this and that is a student of the game will understand the problems that athletes really have when they are not on TV or in the camera. Basically these are the little things that people need to know before running of and just taking the things that they see in store and on TV. I chose this because of the history and what steroids have brought to the new era of sports and life as we know it today. This really brings the unknown history of steriods and why they are here today. I just want to understand the why do people want these drugs just to make them better at what they do but when it all comes down to it. It really is affect them in a negative way that brings out the rage in people.

What I know about them Steriods

steriods are potent chemical substances which can reduce swelling and inflammation quickly. These drugs are closely related to cortisol, a hormone produced on the cortex of the adrenal glands. These drugs have a side effect, even though it may not appear right away it is a dreadful way to use a drug that can still cause negative pain. What i also know is that these drugs were banned from basically all sports. Their are many different side affect for taking this drug. Such as, severe mood swings, including depression obsession with body image, having to work out, and food angry and violent outbursts known as "roid rage". Basically using steriods in in sports is another way of cheating the game and the sport you play. Their are like test that sports player have to pass to in order to be traded or any of those type of events. Steriods are illegal manily for sports players.are drugs that doctors typically prescribe to help control inflammation in the body. They're often used to help control conditions like asthma. Their is another steriod which is called Anabolic steriods.Anabolic steroids are synthetic hormones that can boost the body's ability to produce muscle and prevent muscle breakdown. Some athletes take steroids in the hopes that they will improve their ability to run faster, hit farther, lift heavier weights, jump higher, or have more endurance. In the United States, it is against the law to use anabolic steroids without a prescription.Testosterone directs the body to produce or enhance male characteristics such as increased muscle mass, facial hair growth, and deepening of the voice, and is an important part of male development during puberty. Their are some athletes who have broken a record have been demoted of their record for using steriods that were banned so long ago.