We Can All Be Superman!!!

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A few months back, I heard some news about how a group of people wanted to create a form of Olympics where all its athletes would use performance-enhancing drugs. That is, everyone will be free to use steroids in their competitions, allowing them to do whatever they want faster and also be stronger than normal. The idea is that if every player is doped up, then it will still be a level playing field aii?

Before any major sporting event, everyone will take a dosage that they’re most comfortable with and then hit the tracks or field. If it’s speed, then we all will run like Barry Allen, because then it will still be the fastest one that will win. No matter how tight the race ends up being, a winner will surely emerge.

I believe that the sporting authorities have considered making steroids legal for athletes, which allows them to have extra strength and speed, depending on their sport. But then, it would never become legal due to its highly addictive nature. Like any other drug, the more you take it, the more you get to depend on it. It will eventually get to the point where if you don’t take them, there will be no sports for you.

Besides being highly addictive, I’ve also learned that it’s dangerous to human health. There’s no moderation when it comes to steroids unless it’s been prescribed by the doctor for medical reasons, if you’re taking it simply to be faster and stronger, you’ll keep wanting more of it often and you’ll keep wanting to up the dosage. Do you know what suffers as a result? Your liver!

And then, like every other drug out there, breaking away from it can be really hard. Because even your muscles will protest against it. It will suddenly feel like you can’t function in any way without the drugs and that is a line no one should ever cross.

You’ve noticed that the majority of the demerits I’ve mentioned all have to do with our general well-being and health. We also need to cover the fact that it doesn’t give a level playing ground to those who choose not to dope. An average man will never be able to beat another average man who has been doped. As long as the competition has to do with strength, stamina, and endurance, the one with artificial strength will always be the winner.

These are the reasons doping is frowned upon. Because you not only cheat your fellow athletes, you’re also endangering your health. And it’s so bad that you could get banned permanently from your sport if caught.

So, I don’t think it’s worth it. Most of the time, it’s fake life that makes people turn to steroids just to boost their performance. They want all the glory without putting in any of the effort and that’s just vain. Because why would you be looking the best but you won’t be willing to work harder than others? If you want to run faster than the champion, train harder than him and prepare more aggressively. If you want to beat the reigning boxing champion, train harder.

Your body will thank you when you do it all-natural, but the second you start going artificial, things will start to collapse. And it will be like the devil giving you one thing but taking seven away with the second hand. I hope that this is something we’d all endeavor to stay away from. It’s very important.

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, I would love to know what you’re thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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_{This post is inspired by the second topic of this week which is Performance Enhancers. Feel free to try it out.}

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_{N.B: All images used in this post are mine. The thumbnail was designed using Canva.}

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