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Cerda,Esmeralda

ProfessorSpitlerLawson

English113B

ProjectText

12May2017

WordCount:777

ArgumentProposal

Iwillbefocusingonathletesandhowperformanceenhancingdrugscanpossibly

affectathletesinavarietyofways:includingmentally,physically,andemotionally.I

chosethistopictoinformtheaudienceabouttheharmfulconsequencesandthe

disadvantagesthatathleteshaveinthelongrunwhentheyusesubstancestoimprove

theirperformance.Althoughperformanceenhancingdrugshelpincreasetheathletes

chancesofdefeatingtheiropponents,thisprocessisunfairtootherathletesanduntruthful

totherulesofthegame.Moreover,goingtothegymwillhelptheathleteobtainpositive

resultswithoutconsumingsubstances.Beingconsistentanddedicatedcanhelptheathlete

accomplishmanygoals.Exercisingcanalsohavemanybeneficialoutcomes;for

example,itcanrelievestress,helpmaintainagoodphysicalappearance,buildmuscle,

andhelpthepersonobtainmanybenefitsthatwillpositivelyimpacttheirhealth.Exercise

canimprovetheperformanceofanathlete,boosttheirabilitiesbothphysicallyand

mentally,improvetheirreflexes,andimprovetheirselfesteem.Athleteswhoconsume
drugslikeAnabolicsteroids,Androstenedione,HumanGrowthHormone,Erythropoietin,

Diuretics,Creatine,orStimulantscandamagetheirhealthovershorttermbenefitsand

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cancausegreaterhealthrisks,drasticallychangethephysicalappearanceovertime,

affectthebrain,changetheirbehavior,anditcanalsoaffecttheathletesalertness.After

readingthearticle,Exercise:7BenefitsofRegularPhysicalActivity,exercisecanhelp

peoplewhosufferfromhealthconditionsanddiseases,improvemusclestrength,and

boostendurance.

Althoughathletesaretestedfordrugs,trainersshouldbecomemoreawareofthe

drugsthatathletesusetoenhancetheirperformance.Thiscanhelpthecoachesinform

theirathletesofthelongtermeffectsandhealthriskstheywillencounter.Thereshould

beclassesofferedtoathletesinordertopreventthiscommonissuefromoccurring.The

processofconsumingdrugshasbecomeacommonissueoverthepastyearsinsportsand

ithasalsobecomeahugeproblemformanyotherathleteswhoaretruthfultothesport.

Althoughathletescanbecomesuccessfulbytakingperformanceenhancingdrugs,this

canputtheirlivesinjeopardyandcauseseverehealthproblems;therefore,theathlete

shouldtakethisintoconsiderationaswell.Drugsalsohavebeneficialoutcomesthatcan

helptheathletebecomesuccessfulinachievingtheirgoalsinasport,buttheathlete

consumingthesedrugsarenotshowingtheirnaturalabilitiesandhaveagreater

advantageagainsttheiropponent.Thisthreatenstheintegrityofthesportanditisnotfair

forthosewhodontconsumeperformanceenhancingdrugs.
 Sportsthatrequiretremendousamountofenduranceandstrengthmayinfluence

athletestousedrugsinordertoperformwell.Ibelieveathletesusedrugstohelp

overcomemanystressorsthattheyexperience.Inordertocopewiththechallenging

situationsandimproveonesathleticperformance,athletesneedtopracticeforlonghours

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andworkdiligentlytowardsbecomingacompetitiveathlete.Theyexperiencethemost

arduouspractices,injuries,andpainaltogether.Thereisawiderangeofdrugsthat

sportsmenusetoenhancetheirabilities.Theyareusedfordifferentpurposes;for

example,tohelpreducepain,helptheathletegainbodymuscle,andimprovetheir

strength.

Thepressurethatathletesexperiencecanbeaheavyloadtohandleinashort

amountoftime;therefore,theyarehighlyencouragedtouseathleticperformance

enhancingdrugstoincreasetheirperformance.Drugslikegonadotropinarevery

dangerousforanathletetouseandalthoughtheydamageyourhealth,athletesstill

continuetousethisdrugtoimprovetheirendurance.Thisdrugcanbeinjecteddirectly

intothevein;moreover,thebodyreactsmorepromptlybecausethedruggoesdirectly

intothevein.Injurieshappenfrequentlyinallsportsandsometimespainisahuge

problemforathletes;therefore,theyconsiderusingdrugsreducethepain.Athletes

encountermanydifficultcircumstancesandcanencouragethemtousedrugsthroughout

theirathleticcareers.Athleteswhoconsumedrugsarenotonlyriskingtheircareer,but

alsodamagingtheirhealthinthelongrun.
 Myclaiminregardstothistopicisbasedonthelackofintegrityinthesport.

Drugsprovideanadvantagethatmanyothersdonthaveforbeingtruthfulinthesport.

Thismajorproblemismorecommonforsportsmenandwomenanddonotrespectthe

rulesofthegame.Itisnotfairforotherswhorespecttherulesofthegamebecause

athleteswhoconsumedrugsdonotshowtheirnaturalabilities.Athleteswhousedrugsto

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enhancetheirperformancearethreateningtheintegrityofthesportbynotbeingtruthful

withtheirabilities.
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