Jan 30, 2014

Three components of fitness for steroid users


Steroid usage is catching rage among people by the day, especially the younger players. Where its use is in no way fatal, it would still remain in one’s best favor if they are taken with the help of a medical expert. Many people think that reading about them in magazines or the internet is enough. Where knowledge imparted through these mediums is not wrong, there are minute things that one must know while practically administering steroids.

Hence do not, under any circumstances skimp on your doctor’s visit if you are following a steroid regime. This also becomes necessary because many a times excessive usage can lead to serious illnesses. So let’s have a look at three components of fitness that a user should focus at while administering anabolics.

These are his:
  • Cardio-vascular health
  • Muscular strength and endurance
  • Flexibility

So to ensure that your fitness levels are maintained during the administration of  steroids, it is imperative to keep up with cardio along with plenty of stretching. This will greatly help in regulating the cholesterol level of the user as well. Flexibility will aid in circulation as well as assist with injury prevention.

Many anabolic steroid users often say that their cholesterol levels shoot up to great level after a cycle but are readily brought back to normal with proper nutrition and aggressive cardio workouts.

For flexibility, stretching at least three times a week for 20 minutes each time greatly helps. Also, it is becomes important to hold any given stretch for at least 20 seconds at a time. This is because durations less than that can serve to make the muscle contract and tighten up, thereby making it to become counterproductive to flexiblity and injury prevention. The user will feel a slow release when one holds a stretch steadily for over 20 seconds and stretching of the muscle will begin to happen. This is called stretching in its true sense and is what we should aim for.