What are Anabolic Steroids?

They are compounds that accelerate tissue growth. The best known are anabolic steroids, commonly used by athletes to increase muscle mass and energy storage.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (EAAs) are a group of drugs synthetically derived from testosterone that produce anabolic (muscle-building) and androgenic (masculinizing) effects. Although it’s most popular use is to improve physical appearance and sports performance, it is also used for medical purposes. Its use was initially restricted to professional and elite athletes, but it has spread to a significant segment of the general population. Different studies indicate that between 10 and 30 percent of men who exercise regularly in gyms have ever used this type of product. These substances are used for medical purposes primarily for their androgenic actions, since testosterone emphasizes the differentiation, development, and maintenance of male secondary sexual characteristics, as well as regulating spermatogenesis and sexual behavior in males. Doctors prescribe this hormone in cases where the patient does not have enough testosterone naturally.

In addition, they are used in cases of severe malnutrition or in the treatment of certain types of cancer and anemia due to their anabolic effects, since they help people with this type of problem to increase their muscle mass.

In the particular case of bodybuilders, it is very simple, as they are subjected to intense physical training where they generate muscle hypertrophy at all times, in addition to consuming large amounts of kilocalories, they greatly benefit from this combination and therefore increase their muscle mass drastically, and they achieve very low fat percentages. Because of this they are in high demand within the bodybuilding circle, simply because they have a guarantee that they will actually achieve physical changes in their physique.