[QUOTE=Sombrero;50473375]What I meant by that was 2 well known boxers dying real close to eachother.[/QUOTE]
I think when a news story gets popular (Ali's death) media outlets actively seek similar stories to report on. Kimbo's death probably wouldn't be as mainstream as it currently is if it wasn't for Ali's death.
Am I completely off track here?
[QUOTE=Govna;50480814]It's not. The study you cited even discusses the effects they have on impairment of the heart's left ventricle function, which is what pumps anywhere between 55-70% of the blood that fills the heart (in healthy individuals). They don't alter the physical structure of it, but they lower the pumping capacity by reducing its ability to relax and, you know, fill with blood. They also affect the liver and testicles directly, which is well known and should be common sense by this point in time (especially where the testicles are concerned; they cause scarring and shrinkage).
There was a study done in Australia just a couple of years ago that examined this and concluded the same as well. [url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/young-men-dying-from-heart-disease-linked-to-steroid-use-20140226-33ije.html]Sydney Morning Herald[/url] ran a piece on it. People in their 20s and 30s had the cardiovascular health that would be normally expected in individuals twice their age.[/QUOTE]
Holy Discovery channel misinformation, Batman.
Steroids do not directly cause heart issues. They can, however, when improperly used, raise blood pressure and worsen an individual's lipid profile. Higher blood pressure + bad cholesterol can lead to eventual heart problems. However, both of those factors can be controlled while using steroids via proper diet, exercise, and supplementation protocols.
The liver is only affected by oral steroids.
The testicles shrink due to inactivity when using steroids. It does not damage them nor cause scarring. Also, testicle cells don't die or anything, they just become inactive when it comes to producing hormones and sperm. Production kicks back up again once exogenous androgens are no longer present in the body. Permanent shutdown is a myth and stems from people not understanding how the human body works. Guys go on gear at the age of 25, come off 15 years later and expect their balls to bounce back to 25 year old levels. They get hormone panels back and it shows the natural testosterone production of a 40 year old and they cry permanent shutdown.
Steroid studies are often skewed because there's a lot of uncontrolled variables. Diet and exercise plays a huge factor in things. Also, most bodybuilders/steroid users use other drugs such as clenbuterol, albuterol, ephedrine, DNP, Lasix and other diuretics, etc. all of which are much, much worse for your health than steroids. However, when a bodybuilder who has turned his organs into goop from slamming Lasix every day dies, people are going to blame the steroids because it's easy. Kimbo Slice likely used a lot of those ancillary drugs as a fighter, many of them are designed to burn fat while promoting respiratory function.
The bottom line is, steroids are nowhere near as bad for your health as you might think. The issue is, where there's steroid use, there's likely use of other more dangerous drugs. Most professional bodybuilders abuse amphetamines, for example. But when they die, it isn't the amphetamines the media will say killed them, they'll just blame the steroids because it's easy and few people actually understand anything about them beyond the bullshit they see in poorly made documentaries and specials.
I wonder what caused it, RIP.
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