Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, 2d ed.McFarland, 30 ene 2002 - 384 páginas The first edition of this work, published in 1982, concentrated on the athlete's use of and the physician's knowledge of, anabolic steroids. This fully updated second edition discusses the continuing controversy over their use in competitive sports. An introduction of the use and abuse of anabolic steroids is followed by chapters on such topics as anabolic steroid compounds, the anabolic-to-androgen ratio, basic principles of muscle building, current anabolic steroid preparations, anabolic steroid regimes used by athletes, the enhancement of athletic performance, adverse physical effects and mental health risks, the classification of anabolic steroids as controlled substances, growth hormones and other anabolic hormones, the limits of urine drug testing, medical applications of anabolic steroids, muscle building and ergogenic supplements, and addictions. |
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
AnabolictoAndrogenic Ratio Therapeutic Index | 19 |
Basic Principles of Muscle Building | 29 |
Current Anabolic Steroid Preparations | 35 |
Anabolic Steroid Regimes Used by Athletes | 59 |
How Anabolic Steroids Enhance Athletic Performance | 65 |
Adverse Physical Effects Associated with Anabolic | 73 |
Mental Health Risks Induced by Anabolic Steroid Abuse | 82 |
The Early Search for Medical Applications of Testosterone | 168 |
Current and Future Medical Uses of Anabolic Steroids | 186 |
Muscle Building and Ergogenic Supplements | 238 |
Heroes and Hulks Hooked on Hormones | 249 |
Afterword | 263 |
The Steroid Trafficking Act of 1990 | 280 |
Notes | 301 |
361 | |
The Reclassification of Anabolic Steroids as Controlled | 121 |
3823 | 131 |
Limits of Urine Drug Testing | 147 |
About the Author 374 | |