| The Sportsworld as we know it is at a pivotal | | | | follow their story, watch the unfortunate ending that |
| crossroads with possible ramifications that could | | | | inevitably comes from cheating, and start educating |
| change everything. The integrity of the entire sports | | | | the world, especially the youth. |
| world is coming into question amidst alleged reports | | | | In reallity the biggest concern from professional |
| from nearly every mainstream sport of athletes using | | | | athletes doing this is that others especially the young |
| performance enhancers or being closely associated | | | | athletes see them do it, and the immediate reward that |
| with someone who was. And in case you haven't | | | | comes with it, and likewise they end up doing the |
| noticed the recent "war on steroids" hasn't really done | | | | same thing. To help this trend, in my opinion, we should |
| much to deter more and more athletes from giving | | | | start educating people about not only the dangers of |
| them a try. Just this year we've seen both Alex | | | | using performance enhancers and overall health, but |
| Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez two of the greatest | | | | also educate them about all natural healthy alternatives |
| baseball players to ever play both be associated with | | | | that can assist today's athlete and promote good |
| steroids. Quite frankly, to some athletes, the reward of | | | | health at the same time. |
| stardom, celebrity, money, etc., is perceived as a good | | | | During my time as both, a player in high-level training, |
| trade off for both the risk of getting caught, as well as | | | | and now as a certified Personal Trainer and Coach, |
| possibly severely damaging their body. And according | | | | while I can say that I have never cheated or tried |
| to most insiders, the ones who have been caught are | | | | steriods or nothing like that, I have tried many different |
| only the tip of the iceburg compared to the number | | | | ways to try and gain an advantage through workouts, |
| who are actually using them. | | | | diet, vitamins and supplements, and such. I have tried |
| Looking at this as plain and simply as I can, in my | | | | some that I felt to be very effective, and others that I |
| opinion I don't think there is much more that we can do | | | | felt like were a waste of money, and I have been able |
| with this current situation as it is for probably the next | | | | to see from two perspectives. After spending |
| 3-5 years, it's too far gone and the testing needs time | | | | countless hours in the gym from my playing days I |
| to catch up to the cheater's. We as fans are aware, | | | | was able to tell first hand what worked and didn't |
| it's not like we don't know what's going on, we know | | | | work on me. And now being a Personal Trainer, I am |
| and truthfully right now we don't care. Maybe in a few | | | | able to monitor and record results, and I can form a |
| years when all the records that we watched being set | | | | more educated opinion about which products and |
| growing up are being easily surpassed, we'll see that it | | | | methods actually work. Let's spread the word about |
| was kinda cool for a while, but it will get old. So for | | | | All-Natural steroid alternatives, we can all be Naturally |
| now, in dealing with grown up professional athletes, if | | | | Fit. |
| that's their choice, I say let 'em do it. Expose them, | | | | |
