100 bodybuilders were surveyed

A survey done on 100 bodybuilders attending four gyms were asked using an anonymous self administered questionnaire.

Results-Anabolic steroid doses ranged from 250 to 3200 mg per week and users combined different drugs to achieve these doses. Injectable and oral preparations were used in cycles lasting four to 12 weeks. Eighty six per cent of users admitted to the regular use of drugs other than steroids for various reasons, including additional anabolic effects, the minimization of steroid related side effects, and
withdrawal symptoms.

Top steroids used
1. Nandrolone decanoate (Deca-Durabolin) Testosterone cypionate
2. Stanozolol (Winstrol) Testosterone propionate (Virormone)
3. Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) Testosterone blend (Sustanon 250)
4. Methenolone (Primobolan) Testosterone heptylate (Theramex)
5. Trenbolone (Parabolan) Testosterone enanthate (Testaviron)
6. Oxandrolone (Anavar) Testosterone undecanoate (Andriol)
7. Oxymetholone (Anapolon)
8. Drostanolone (Masteron)
9. Boldenone (Equipoise)

drugs other than anabolic steroids used by athletes

Clenbutarol 70 %
Ephedrine 57%
Human chorionic gonadotrophin 49%
Tamoxifen 45%
Growth hormone 12%
Diuretics 22%
Nalbuphine (Nubain) 6%
Insulin 2%
Thyroid hormone 2%
Aminoglutethimide (Orimeten) 3%
Esiclene 5%
None 14%

side effects associated with steroid use

Acne 54%
Gynaecomastia 34%
Striae 34%
Testicular atrophy 40%
None 12%

Age distribution of steroid users

16-19 10%
20-24 27%
25-29 36%
30-34 14%
35-39 10%
40+ 3%
Total 100%

Duration of steroid use

Year
< 1 21%
1-2 13%
2-3 26%
3-4 15%
4-5 10%
> 5 15%
Total 100%

The lowest recorded weekly dose was 250 mg and the highest was 3200 mg. The duration of steroid administration (steroid cycle) was reported as follows: 4-6 weeks (28%), 8-10 weeks (39%),12 weeks (33%). Forty eight per cent of the sample stated that their annual steroid use was less than six months, while the other 52% used steroids for more than six months each year. Three athletes admitted continuous steroid use for 52 weeks of the year.

The most popular agents were intramuscular nandrolone decanoate (84%), testosterone esters (75%), and oral methandrostenolone (68%). Eighty five per cent used both parenteral and oral preparations, 1 1% used solely injectable preparations, and 4% used tablets only. Most self administered intramuscular injections were sited in the gluteal region, but the thigh and deltoid were also used.

Scientific studies have attributed gains in muscle size and strength to anabolic steroids, provided they are used in conjunction with an appropriate training program and a high protein diet. Even in the absence of such clinical data, 50 years of steroid use by athletes would imply a positive benefit. The anabolic action of these drugs is mediated in two ways. An anticatabolic effect is achieved by minimising the catabolic action of corticosteroids released during stress (athletic activity). The second action is the maintenance of positive nitrogen balance by improving utilization of ingested protein. Anabolic steroids also have motivating effects, inducing a state of euphoria and diminished fatigue, thereby enhancing training capabilities.

Illicit drug use by the athletes in this study was not confined to anabolic steroids, and 86% admitted using other drugs for different reasons. Non-steroid agents with anabolic properties include clenbutarol, growth hormone, and insulin. Clenbutarol is a 3, receptor agonist used by 70% of this group for its ability to stimulate protein deposition in skeletal muscle (so called "repartitioning agent"), and also for its thermogenic properties, which increase energy expenditure, thereby reducing body fat.Growth hormone is taken by a smaller number of steroid users (12%), probably because of its high black market price. Insulin, for example 1-2 units with meals, was also being used by two competitors for a supposed anabolic effect. It appears that the athletes in this sample used steroids as their primary anabolic agent, with clenbutarol, growth hormone, or insulin being used as secondary anabolic drugs. Ephedrine is a 12 receptor agonist used medically as a bronchodilator and vasoconstrictor sympathomimetic during anaesthesia. Fifty seven per cent of the athletes in this sample used ephedrine as a stimulant to aid athletic performance, and also as a thermogenic fat reducing agent.

Anticatabolic agents are also used to provide anabolic-like effects. Aminoglutethimide (Orimeten), used by 3% of the sample, is a steroid antagonist which preferentially blocks corticosteroid pathways, shifting the testosterone to cortisol ratio in favour of anabolism. The parenteral analgesic nalbuphine (Nubain) was used by 6% to relieve musculoskeletal pain and for a proposed "stress reducing" anticatabolic action. Additional drugs are used before bodybuilding competitions to enhance skeletal muscle visibility. L-thyroxine (for example, 200 ,ug daily) may be used in the four to six weeks leading up to a contest to reduce the amount of subcutaneous body fat.

It appears that you may need more in-depth training

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i quickly knelt down and assumed my presentation posture, with my head on the floor. My immediate actions must have pleased HIM, as HE commented, "Well done slave boy, well done."

i was taken to an area where chains were dangling from the ceiling. i felt HIM removing my chain and HE could plainly see that i was excited, as my cock was rigid, even with the heavy ring hanging from my piss slit. i wasn't sure just why i was aroused, but surely it was because i was about to receive a punishment. By the time HE was finished with me, i was spread-eagled firmly with my butt facing HIM.

Knowing that HE would come around to my front, i lowered my head which prevented me from looking at HIM in a direct fashion. HE stood in front of me firmly running HIS hands all over my naked body, the naked body of HIS new slave. HE seemed to be very interested in my cock and balls, apparently because of the way they were so pronounced. HE took one of my balls into each hand and firmly squeezed them, apparently wanting to see just how much pain i could handle. It didn't take much effort on HIS part, before i began to moan from that slightly more than discomforting feeling in my balls.

"It looks like I'm going to have to work long and hard on your pain threshold boy. It appears that you may need more in-depth training," HE laughingly said with amusement in HIS voice.

Not hearing the next sound, i was completely caught off guard as the first blow from a multi laced riding crop came crashing down on my soft butt. i yelped like a dog getting scolded. Over and over again the crop came in contact with my body, from my wide shoulders down to the backs of my legs and diamond calves. The final two blows came from the front, as HE landed two perfect strokes on my separated balls. i nearly fainted from the pain, but willed myself to maintain some semblance of slave composure. HE was oblivious to my pain and discomfort, as HE left me strung up on the chains.

Before long, i heard HIM fumble around with a set of keys, and i could only imagine that HE was going into one of those cabinets that contained other intricate training devices. i couldn't imagine that i was about to receive more punishment, i was wrong. HE came into my line of vision and in each of HIS hands, HE had a lead weight the size of a baseball. HE quickly attached them to my balls and dropped them, causing an intense searing pain to shoot up into my roidgut.

Next HE attached two weights, the size of golf balls to my nipple rings and like my balls, HE simply let them fall from HIS hands, jerking my inch long, thumb-thick nipples even further down my pecs. Then from behind me, HE slid a ridged plastic collar over my steel collar, which was so wide that it kept my head facing directly to the front of me. When i finally focused my eyes, i could see a wide screen television screen, which apparently was one of the many things behind the closet doors.

"Now then slave, there will be many, many hours of video training films for you to watch. And, since this is your first day here, I'll stay with you for a while so that you won't feel neglected. Besides, it has been so long since I've seen you that I think time spent together will help us to better 'bond' with one another. You have no idea how many years that I've waited for this day, a day which has been blazoned into my brain for all eternity, the one thing which I've longed for. I'm sure that the first video will bring you some closure on your former life and introduce you to what appears to be your new world. Unfortunately, some of the video is not up to my normal standards, as the camera man is no longer in my employ, and had to be taken by others who are not so familiar with my degree of quality. Now just settle in and relax, above all else, enjoy the show and learn from it, as it just might become your only road to salvation."

HE took a seat, where not only could HE see the screen, but HE could also had an excellent vantage point to see my nakedness and to watch my every reaction to the upcoming video.