{Thoughts on "Bigger, Faster, Stronger"}

Today in KIN 347 we watched a documentary called, "Bigger, Faster, Stronger" that was about steroid use and other forms of performance enhancement.  The movie examined the American population's views on anabolic steroids and underlined that there is a lot of inconsistency in beliefs when it comes to cheating in sports with steroids. I thought that is was very interesting that there was not much scientific evidence to prove that steroid use was permanently harmful to an individual's health. Growing up in public schools, we were always taught how dangerous drugs were to our bodies and that we should completely avoid them all together. I think the bigger problem with performance enhancing steroid use is that it is altering the body more than just training hard and eating the correct diet can do, and therefore is giving the users an unfair advantage on the playing field.  Steroid use among professional athletes is teaching the children of America that it's okay to compromise your integrity to get ahead in whatever you are passionate about. I think that the entire sporting community needs to rethink their values in sport and decide if the false pride of winning is really more important than honorable good work.