Write 4 pages with APA style on What kind of advantage do steroids really give athletes especially in a sport like baseball where it takes more than muscle to hit a curveball.

Write 4 pages with APA style on What kind of advantage do steroids really give athletes especially in a sport like baseball where it takes more than muscle to hit a curveball. According to Charles Silberstein, Adil Shamoo & Robert Germeroth , there are various types of steroids and that they are “either naturally occurring physiological steroid hormones or their synthetic analogues.” The relevant steroid about which this paper will discuss is the androgens – those which are responsible for the effects related to growth. Anabolic steroids are the synthetic derivatives of the male hormone called testosterone. This nature of anabolic steroids underscores its significance in sports because testosterone is essential in the health and well being of humans. The aim of synthetic steroids is to have compounds that selectively enhance anabolic effects. One should remember that the hormone enhances the libido as well as the energy of a person. Accordingly, the intake of anabolic steroids increases the levels of testosterone in the blood causing an increase in lean muscle mass, increase in bone density, strength as well as linear growth in adolescents. For instance, says David Porter (2004), if a woman is to take a daily dose of anabolic steroids, she would develop masculine characteristics such as increased muscularity, deepening of the voice and increased facial hair. Besides getting enlarged, muscle fibers repair faster than the average person.