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How Do Steroids Affect Your Muscles and the Rest of Your Body?

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Title:

How Do Steroids Affect Your Muscles and the Rest of Your Body?

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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-steroids-affect-your-muscles-and-the-rest-of-your-body-anees-bahji

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Ted Ed

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Overview:

Steroids have caused global scandals. They’re banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and bodybuilders improve performance also make steroids valuable for treating many illnesses and injuries, such as AIDS and cancer. So if steroids are used as medicine, they must be safe to use recreationally, right? Anees Bahji explores the effects of steroids.

Content Standard(s):

Physical Education
PE (2019)
Grade: 9-12
Strength and Conditioning - Level 2

SC-4.2) Identify and describe examples of positive and negative behaviors while participating in a strength and conditioning program.

Tags:

muscular endurance, muscular fitness, muscular strength, steroids

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Ginger Aaron-Brush

ALEX Classroom Resource

How Do Steroids Affect Your Muscles and the Rest of Your Body?