Feb

18

The “Steroid Era” in baseball has brought performance-enhancing drugs to the forefront of sports.

 

Ever since Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal from the 1988 Seoul Olympics, steroids have been the main “culprit” of performance-enhancing drugs. But as the careers of players like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire came into question, a “new” drug surfaced as a major performance enhancer. HGH (human growth hormone) has been used by athletes since the 1970s and is banned by the International Olympic Committee and almost every major sports governing body. But until major-league baseball players started testing positive for HGH, most people didn’t know of it as a major performance enhancer.

Human growth hormone is naturally secreted by the body and stimulates cell growth and reproduction in humans and other animals. The effects of HGH in humans are far reaching and include decreased body fat, increased muscle mass, increased bone density, increased energy levels and immune system function and even improved skin tone and texture. So, you can see why it might be used by elite athletes to improve performance. While supplementing with additional hormones can be dangerous and should only be done under the guidance of a doctor, giving your body all of the chances it can to produce its own HGH is a smart recovery technique for athletes.

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