Impaired Physical Performance and Clinical Responses after a Recreational Bodybuilder's Self-Administration of Steroids: A Case Report

• Published in: The world journal of men's health 2015, 33(3), , pp.209-213
• Main Authors: Veras, Katherine, Silva-Junior, Fernando Lopes, Lima-Silva, Adriano Eduardo, De-Oliveira, Fernando Roberto, Pires, Flávio Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biomarkers; Body mass index; Bodybuilding; Case Report; Case reports; Diet; Exercise; High density lipoprotein; Lipoproteins; Metabolism; Physical fitness; Sports training; Strength training; 비뇨기과학
• ISSN: 2287-4208; 2287-4690
• DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.2015.33.3.209

We reported clinical and physical responses to 7 weeks of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) self-administration in a male recreational bodybuilder. He was self-administrating a total of 3,250 mg of testosterone when his previous and current clinical and physical trials records were revisited. Body shape, performance, and biochemistry results were clustered into three phases labeled PRE (before the self-use), POST I (immediately at the cessation of the 7-week administration), and POST II (12 weeks after the cessation). Elevated testosterone and estradiol levels were observed in the POST I phase, while hepatic and renal functions remained altered in the POST II phase. Body mass and body fat percentages increased throughout the three phases. When adjusted according to body mass, drops in aerobic and anaerobic power and capacity (2.1% to 12.9%) were observed across the phases. This case report shows that overall performance decreased when a bodybuilding practitioner self-administered AAS.