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       History of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS)
   DIR By: Admin
       Date: May 3, 2019, 11:25 am
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       History of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS)
       The history of AAS cannot be explained without looking back to
       when the very beginnings of testosterone were first discovered.
       It's been widely accepted since ancient times that the testicles
       were known to be required for male sexual characteristics and
       development. Then, in the mid-19th century, scientists
       discovered that removal of the testicles from birds caused a
       disappearance of male sexual properties.
       This led to a lot of different experiments to help scientists
       figure out how exactly testosterone worked. By the mid-1930's
       three different scientists had synthesized pure testosterone
       making it the first anabolic steroid. Testosterone was tested on
       dogs which resulted in them bulking (getting 'buff); thereafter,
       first experiments were carried out in men.
       It didn't take long for people to realize how using testosterone
       would help athletes. In 1954, the American Weightlifting Team
       began using test and the team's doctor, John Ziegler, began
       working with pharmaceutical companies to refine the substance to
       be more efficient in enhancing strength.
       In 1967, AAS were banned by the International Olympic Council
       (IOC) and many sport organizations began following suit. This
       was the beginning of the ever-continuing struggle between sports
       organizations and the athletes. Soon, the IOC had a test to
       determine if athletes had used testosterone, but it didn't take
       long for the athletes to develop different types of drugs that
       would work around the tests – the first being a steroid that
       would leave the body quickly so that it wouldn't so up on the
       drug test.
       Perhaps the most adept at this was the German Democratic
       Republic who conducted much of the research in how to use AAS
       and still remain undetected. Amazingly, the fact that the
       government was both research and concealing steroid use in the
       country's athletes remained unknown until the late 80's.
       This scandal is what has given steroids a bad name. Ironically,
       however, this is about the same time that the medical community
       found the benefits of using AAS for medical purposes in the
       treatment of certain illnesses and ailments.
       AAS are not out of the public light yet, however. We mostly hear
       about them being used as performance enhancing drugs when
       professional athletes test positive for using the substance. AAS
       are still being widely used in the United States – for both
       medical purposes as well as by athletes and bodybuilders.
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