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psst: wanna buy some steroids? 24-Nov-2005 At 5:54:29 PM DaCrux

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There are very few drugs with no side-effects. In fact I don’t know if there are any. But anyway, doses of steroids which are required to increase muscle mass and strength in adults will definitely cause side effects – salt and water retention, high blood pressure, testicular shrinkage, sterility, acne, high cholesterol, hepatotoxicity (liver damage), menstrual irregularities, growth of facial hair & deepening of voice in women, male-pattern baldness – just to name some of them. Steroids are only used to treat disorders when their benefits outweigh their risks. (Disclaimer: I’m not an endocrinologist – this is just what we’ve been taught at uni).
Climbing is different to many sports – it’s a lifestyle. A number of people on this forum have claimed that it’s not about the grades you climb but rather about having fun and enjoying being out on the rock. Why then anyone would take steroids just to climb a grade 35 is beyond me.
Taking performance enhancing drugs, in my opinion, is like failure. You need something to help you climb harder, run faster, jump higher – because you’re just not good enough.
I do like good coffee – but I do not climb hard enough for it to be classified as a performance enhancing drug :)