title: Impaired Physical Performance and Clinical Responses after a Recreational Bodybuilder's Self-Administration of Steroids: A Case Report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veras
authors.affiliation: Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Lopes
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Silva-Junior
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science (CAV), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano Eduardo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lima-Silva
authors.affiliation: Departament of Physical Education, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Roberto
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: De-Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávio Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Pires
keywords: Doping in sports; Lipid metabolism; Strength training; Testosterone