Many readers of bodybuilding magazines and websites often spend hours learning the positive effects of testosterone and other steroids upon the muscles of the. However, health issues related to steroids often take a distant second. At age 20 or 22, many new steroid users often feel invincible, and don’t worry about health of their organs, particularly their heart. As they grow older (and sagging testosterone levels make testosterone supplement a more and more necessary treatment), their health – particularly their heart health – becomes more and more of a concern. Fortunately, there is adequate evidence that testosterone supplementation actually helps heart health. Let’s learn more! First off, let’s be abundantly clear. If you take 10,000 mg of testosterone per week, you are putting your heart at risk. If you’re taking a high ...

All athletes experience some thickening of the heart muscle tissue as a result of their years of intense training. While aerobic and anaerobic exercise are terrific for increasing blood flow to the heart, they also thicken the muscle in the walls. This causes an increased amount of tension on the walls of the heart. More and more blood is now required by the heart to function normally. This can be a recipe for disaster, and that’s just in regular athletes. The bottom line here is simple. Steroids might give you a broken heart, but if you can get through it, you will recover! Now let’s consider the athlete who uses anabolic steroids. In addition to the regular additional workload the heart must endure, you now must factor in the effects of steroids. Elevated blood pressure can ...

Q: I have been told that Steroids are bad for the heart in that the heart is a muscle like any other and can grow in size whilst on a cycle. I was also told that Aerobic activity is bad whilst on a cycle as the heart is worked more, making it grow more. Is this true or pure fiction? A: There is some truth to this, but only a little. The heart has been shown to possess androgen receptors, however as a muscle it does not respond in the same way skeletal muscle does. Your heart does not dramatically grow or shrink in the presence or absence of androgens; in fact androgens alter its size very little. I think the much bigger concern is the possible alterations in cholesterol values, which typically are very negative during steroid therapy. Here aerobics ...