"Bigger, Stronger, Faster"......

Yesterday we finally finished the documentary, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster". I've come to the conclusion that the Bell family is extremely dysfunctional. I should have notice this probably half way into the documentary but I've never heard of a WHOLE family who ALL have the same dream and desire to be professional wrestlers. I really feel they used the wrong family to exploit steroids. In my opinion steroids are not really that bad...at all. I've done my research and only 3 people die per yer from these things! And that's probably from over dose. In the film it showed the Bell family claiming they suffer from depression cause of steroids. And two of the brothers "Smelly" and "Mad Dog"grew an obsession from steroids. They felt they couldn't accomplish the things that they wanted in life without steroids. In my opinion even if they used the steroids like they wanted to, "Smelly" or "Mad Dog" would not have made it as professional wrestlers anyway.

Jan Todd " World's Strongest Women"

I would be telling a massive lie if I said I wasn't extremely shocked when I found out Dr.Todd was a world class athlete. When she told the class that she dead lifted 463.5 pounds, my jaw was nearly on the ground. I'm a thrower here at the University of Texas on the track team. So I pretty much hold my own in the weight room. But I dead lift no where near 463 pounds. I also found it very admirable that she lifted all of that weight without the use of steroids. Nowadays it's hard for anybody to lift that kind of weight and not use some type of performance enhancer.

Are Steroids Really Ok???

Watching the documentary, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" really had me questioning my morals. The film made it seem that their is nothing wrong with anabolic steroids. While watching the film It made me ask a lot of questions, "What is the real reason why steroids are ban from sport?" , "Is it because it's not fair?". I came to conclusion the main reason why steroids are not allowed in NCAA is because it would not be fair. For example everyone knows that the University of Texas has one of the wealthiest sports programs in college sports. Saying that, Texas could afford the top line anabolic steroids on the market. Now teams like Texas State University and Sam Houston University would not be able to afford to give each player steroids. So this would make for an unfair advantage.
I'm an athlete at the University of Texas on the track and field team, where I am a thrower. Strength, Power, and speed are important factors for becoming a top line thrower. So steroid use is always very tempting in this event. After watching the film it tempted me even more. The documentary stated that only 3 people die per for anabolic steroid use, and those three cases are most likely because of over use. And their really is not much health affect using steroids. Even though it's very tempting I would never use steroids. One because my morals wont let me do it, and two because I feel it takes away from the purpose and discipline of sport.