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Steroids and Recovery
Steroids should only be taken under close supervision of a doctor. The information provided here should not be taken as medical advice.
Another reason for athletes taking AAS is the possibility of an enhanced recovery time. This is because of the inhibition of stress hormones and increase in protein synthesis thought to be brought about by AAS use. Athletes who can quickly recover should be able to train at a high intensity for a sustained period of time. Also an increase in recovery would aid performance when competing, for example recovering between races. |
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A study by Rozenek, et.,al (1990) failed to reach any significant conclusion when analysing physiological response to resistance exercise while taking AAS. They did hypothesise that higher androgen/cortisol ratios and lower plasma lactate concentrations during recovery are two potential factors which may help explain the lower subjective level of fatigue following training sessions often reported by individuals who use anabolic steroids (Rozenek, et.,al (1990).
Furthermore it’s thought that anabolic-androgenic steroids are able to counteract the breakdown of proteins by glucocorticoids (Hartgens and Kuipers (2004). In theory this could prevent muscle atrophy and aid recovery. However, there is no viable scientific evidence thus far that backs up the theory. Androgen and glucocorticoid-receptor binding and glucocorticoid-receptor activation studies have, thus far, not established that atrophy prevention is mediated through the receptor, Hickson et.,al (1990).
End of steroids and recovery
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