When I {look at| take a look at} today's baseball players, I {just| simply} {can't| cannot} {believe| think} how {big| huge} they are. They are {larger| bigger} and {stronger| more powerful} than {the best| the very best} {players| gamers} of the 1930s to 1970s. Babe Ruth, {arguably| probably| perhaps} {the greatest| the best} {hitter| player} who ever lived, was a fat elephant with {relatively| fairly| reasonably} {small| little} muscles and a {huge| big| substantial} {belly| tummy| stomach| stubborn belly} {compared to| compared with} the {average| typical} {player| gamer} today. {The best| The very best} baseball players {in the world| on the planet| worldwide} {30 years| Thirty Years} ago {probably| most likely} would not even make the {major league| big league} {teams| groups} {because| since| due to the fact that} they were to {small| little} and too weak.

You {may| might} {say| state} that the {reason| factor} they are {bigger| larger} is {because| since| due to the fact that} they {lift| raise} weights, {because| since| due to the fact that} {athletes| professional athletes} didn't {lift| raise} weights thirty years {ago| back| earlier}. You are right, {but| however} I {lift| raise} weights and I {don't| do not} {look like| appear like} the {smallest| tiniest} baseball players today. {Very few| Few} {people| individuals} who {lift| raise} weights {develop| establish} muscles that {stretch| extend} their skins to the limit. An {article| short article| post} in Sports Illustrated {quotes| estimates| prices quote| prices estimate} baseball player Ken Caminiti, {saying| stating} that "{at least| a minimum of} half the {players| gamers} are {using| utilizing} steroids". That {has to| needs to} {be true| hold true}. When you {lift| raise} a heavy weight, your muscles tear, so you feel sore the next day. Then you take the next {two| 2} to {ten| 10} days {easy| simple} to {allow| enable| permit} the {soreness| discomfort| pain} to {go away| disappear} and your muscles to {heal| recover}, {because| since| due to the fact that} you {know| understand} that when the {soreness| discomfort| pain} {goes away| disappears}, your muscles will be {stronger| more powerful} than they were {before| prior to} you {lifted| raised} and {damaged| harmed} them. {Soon| Quickly} you {find out| discover| learn} that you can {lift| raise} {very| extremely| really} heavy weights {only| just} {once| when| as soon as} {every week| weekly| each week} {or two| or more| or 2}, {and that| which} {lifting| raising} heavy {more often| more frequently| regularly} than that will make your muscles {sore| aching} all the time so you {can't| cannot} even {lift| raise} a bat or {throw| toss} a baseball. You are {stuck with| stuck to} {gaining| acquiring| getting} the {benefits| advantages} of {lifting| raising} heavy weights {only| just} about {once| when| as soon as} every {ten| 10} days.

Then some one {tells| informs} you to {try| attempt} steroids. You {have| have actually} been {told| informed} not to take them {because| since| due to the fact that} steroid {pills| tablets} go to your liver where they lower blood levels of the {good| great| excellent} HDL cholesterol to increase your {risk| danger| threat} for {heart attack| cardiac arrest| cardiovascular disease}. Your {friends| buddies| pals| good friends} {tell| inform} you that if you take anabolic steroids or male {hormones| hormonal agents} by injection, the steroids {don't| do not} even reach your liver, so they {don't| do not} {cause| trigger} {heart attacks| cardiac arrest| cardiovascular disease}. So you {start| begin} taking steroid injections and a {strange| unusual| odd| weird} thing {happens| occurs| takes place}. You {used| utilized} to take ten to {14 days| 2 Week} to {recover| recuperate} from {lifting| raising} {very| extremely| really} heavy weights and {suddenly| all of a sudden| unexpectedly} you can {recover| recuperate} in {48 hours| Two Days| 2 Days}, so you can {lift| raise} {very| extremely| really} heavy weights every second or {third| 3rd} day. After a {couple of| few| number of} months, you {notice| discover| observe| see} that you {have| have actually} {gained| acquired| gotten} 15 pounds of muscle and you are hitting the ball {further| even more} than you ever did {before| previously| in the past}. Your {manager| supervisor} is delighted with you {because| since| due to the fact that} he pays you to {hit| strike} the long ball {because| since| due to the fact that} the fans {love| like| enjoy} {home runs| crowning achievement} and they {idolize| admire} {home run| crowning achievement} {hitters| players}.

You {decide| choose} that if getting the injections {once| when| as soon as} a week made you this strong, getting the {same| exact same| very same} {dose| dosage} {twice| two times} a week {should| ought to| must| need to} make you even {stronger| more powerful}. So you double the {dose| dosage} and you do {become| end up being} {stronger| more powerful} and you {hit| struck} more {home runs| crowning achievement}. The fans {love| like| enjoy} you. You feel no {guilt| regret} {because| since| due to the fact that} {most| many| a lot of| the majority of} ball {players| gamers} are getting steroid shots {also| likewise}. Then you go to {three| 3} shots a week and you swing hard at a ball, you hear a pop and your shoulder {hurts| harms| injures} like hell. You go to the {team| group} {physician| doctor} who {tells| informs} you that you {have| have actually} torn your rotator cuff {and that| which} you {should| ought to| must| need to} have {surgery| surgical treatment}. You {are afraid| hesitate} of {surgery| surgical treatment}, so you {don't| do not} get it and you continue to take {two| 2} or thee shots or male {hormones| hormonal agents} a week. Your shoulder heals in {six| 6} weeks and your {doctor| physician| medical professional} is {shocked| stunned| surprised} that you {have| have actually} {healed| recovered} so {quickly| rapidly}. You {don't| do not} {tell| inform} him why you {have| have actually} {healed| recovered}, and you continue to take the shots. Then you {slide| move} into third base, and break the cartilage in your knee. You go to your {doctor| physician| medical professional} who does some blood tests and {tells| informs} you that your liver tests are all {abnormal| unusual| irregular}. You {tell| inform} him that you are on steroids, he {tells| informs} you that steroids break cartilage and can {damage| harm} your liver. You stop taking steroids, {but| however} your knee {never| never ever} heals and you {are out of| run out} baseball. {Four| 4} years {later| later on}, your knee {hurts| harms| injures} {so much| a lot} that you {can't| cannot} sleep {at night| in the evening| during the night} and you {have to| need to} have a knee replacement. Now the only {exercise| workout} you can do is ride a {bicycle| bike}.

Anabolic steroids {help| assist} you {recover| recuperate} {faster| quicker| much faster} so you can {lift| raise} heavy weights {more often| more frequently| regularly}. This makes you {stronger| more powerful} and a {better| much better} {athlete| professional athlete}, {but| however} it {also| likewise} can increase your {risk| danger| threat} for {heart attack| cardiac arrest| cardiovascular disease}, {cause| trigger} liver damage, {shrink| diminish} your testicles, make you {infertile| sterile}, make you act crazy, and {eventually| ultimately} {cause| trigger} an injury that {never| never ever} heals. Is it worth it? All the {athletes| professional athletes} that I {have| have actually} asked say yes. I have a {very| extremely| really} {close friend| friend| buddy} who is an Olympic {champion| champ} and was {once| when| as soon as} {one of| among} {the greatest| the best} and most {famous| well-known| popular} {athletes| professional athletes} {in the world| on the planet| worldwide}. He has {two| 2} knee and one hip replacements. I asked him if it {was worth| deserved} it. He {looked at| took a look at} me as if I was an {idiot| moron} and {said| stated} "{of course| obviously| naturally}". I {know| understand} he is right {because| since| due to the fact that} I {don't| do not} have an Olympic gold medal.