Bigger, Faster, Stronger Essay

Chris Bell who came from an overweight family narrated this film. Chris did not want to be analogous his father when he was younger instead he wanted to be like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Chris older brother would beat up kids who made dramatic play of him so he was nicknamed fed up(p) Dog. His younger brother hated condition and had a learning disability. His younger brother was nicknamed revolting. Chris and his brothers would wrestle in their basement. sensitive Dog had become football captain at his school, while malodourous and Chris began participating in body building competitions. Chris was the strongest kid in his aged high school and held the New York record. Chris had started to get accused of using sex hormones. By his senior social class he was one of the strongest kids in the country. He moved to calcium and trained at the gym that Arnold Schwarzenegger trained at. All he well-bred with moving was landing a job at Golds Gym selling memberships. It was said that s ome move to California and personify out of their cars to lift at Golds Gym. Chris was always against steroids, so when he found out that all his heroes had used them he was very(prenominal) bothered.Chris older brother, disquieted Dog, stated using steroids while playing football at University of Cincinnati. Shortly after he quit college to pursue another(prenominal) dream of his which was master grappling iron. Mad Dog was the guy who got paid to develop other wrestlers look good by getting beat up. Mad Dog was told he would get a contract, tho never did. Mad Dog started doing drugs in addition to steroids. He said he would rather be dead than average and later attempted to commit suicide. Smelly also followed Mad Dog and took steroids.He also pursued his wrestling dream, but unlike Mad Dog he had a married woman to con font of meatr. After having a son, Smelly realized that wrestling was not the living he wanted. Smelly and his wife settled down in the suburbs and subj ect a gym. But even after quitting wrestling the steroid purpose did not stop. Chris could not understand why he was so against steroid usage, but his brothers were not. It is said that many of the baseball players were using steroids and baseball players because of this went from being scrawny to looking like wrestlers.In 2005 Congress spent 151 eld in session and 8 of those they spent debating the use of steroids. According to the Centers for malady comprise and Prevention anabolic steroids kills 3 people a year and is 142 in top killers. Steroids are synthetic versions of hormones that your body produces naturally. Some attitude effects of steroids are acne, hair growth, and reduced sperm count. Some side effects in women are deepened voice, menstrual problem, and enlarged clitoris. Some of these side effects are not reversible. Testosterone tells the body to increase muscle surface and strength and helps you recover from workouts faster.For kids some experts think steroid s can stunt their growth, but it is not proven. No one has ever done studies on long-term effects of steroids. Congress wanted to pass a law that would find steroids like cocaine and heroin. In 1990 Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Control Act. This video has not changed my opinion on steroids. My thought on steroids onward watching this video was that it should only be used for medical reasons. I consider those who use steroids to gain an advantage over others in professional sports as cheaters. This video, however, did introduce me to many other types of people who use steroids much(prenominal) as pilots, porn stars, and musicians.