Bodybuilding and Steroids

Steroid use in bodybuilding has been an ongoing issue for quite some time. There are different perspectives on the subject by different individuals. Some people think that steroids should be outlawed in bodybuilding for health and ethical issues, and others believe that steroid use in bodybuilding is vital to the industry. Some people believe that without the use of steroids bodybuilding would greatly lose popularity and the sport would suffer a great deal.

The International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) is contemplating a complete ban on these substances. This is causing a huge debate in the bodybuilding world. Many believe this would be a recipe for disaster for the bodybuilding industry. All professional bodybuilders are assumed to be users of steroids, and therefore there are many anabolic steroids for sale in today’s market. Many supplement companies, professional shows, and bodybuilding publications rely on these athletes to produce revenue. If steroids were banned then bodybuilding would not be near as interested as it is today and ever part of the industry could suffer greatly due to the change. Without steroids getting as huge as most professional body builders would be impossible. Without those types of physiques on stage the popularity would decrease.

However, there are many people that are rallying to ban steroid use in bodybuilding all together. There are people who support natural body building and they argue that the use of steroids is immoral and unhealthy. There are many side effects that come along with using steroids that have caused many bodybuilders to have health problems. The advocates of not using steroids also view the use of the drug unethical because it gives an unfair advantage to those that are willing to break the law and use the drug.