Sentences with phrase «abused by athletes»

As one can most likely infer, it is very easy for these hormones to be abused by athletes and that is why reputable clinics only work with those who are experiencing a true hormone deficiency and are not out to increase their athletic performance only.

Anti-inflammatory medications such as corticosteroids (commonly called steroids, but in a different class of drug from anabolic steroids, which are sometimes abused by athletes),

If you take anabolic steroids — the type abused by some athletes to bulk up muscle — you could lose your hair, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

The findings, released on the eve of the Beijing Olympics, also have a troubling side: the potential for abuse by athletes.

Not exact matches

Raisman said the USOC and USA Gymnastics allowed Nassar to continue abusing athletes by not telling the university about the conduct that led them to fire him.

Raisman has filed a lawsuit against both organizations, claiming they «knew or should have known» about abusive patterns by Nassar, a disgraced former national team doctor now in prison for sexually abusing young athletes.

USA Gymnastics needs a «complete cultural change» after not doing enough to educate its staff, members and athletes about protecting children from sexual abuse and failing to ensure that safeguards were being followed, according to a critical review by a former federal prosecutor.

The problems go beyond the bodily harm caused by the game (see Gregg Easterbrook on how the NFL abuses tax policies and the NCAA cheats student athletes).

On August 31, 2007, the president of Clemson University opened a letter from the South Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that read, «Coach [Tommy] Bowden... has abused his authority as... head football coach by imposing his strong personal religious beliefs upon student - athletes under his charge.»

Synthetic HGH is typically used by physicians to treatgrowth disorders, but athletes often abuse the drug to build muscle anddecrease fat, usually in conjunction with anabolic steroids.

Clomiphene Citrate: A prescription drug typically usedfor the treatment of female infertility, it is taken by male athletes to negatethe effects of increased estrogen, a result of anabolic steroid abuse.

There is a purity attached to college sports; despite the abuses of recruiting, under - the - table payments to players and the like, there remains a veneer of joy, shared by athletes and fans.

Youth sports are creating serious social problems: rape by athletes, violence toward other players and non-athletes, coaches bending eligibility rules, adults setting terrible examples by physically and verbally abusing kids, coaches, officials and other adults.

Earlier this spring I had the honor of being invited to speak at the «Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse» summit in Washington, DC, sponsored by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Cal Ripken, Sr..

Sexual abuse of athletes has been in the news recently in the wake of claims by Deena Deardurff Schmidt, an Olympic swimming gold medalist at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, that between the ages 11 and 15 she was repeatedly molested by her swim coach.

While reliable statistics are not available, what data there is indicates that sexual harassment and abuse by authority figures in sports is widespread, especially among elite athletes.

Athletes coached by Spracklen walked away from their Olympic dream rather than be exposed any further to his «verbal abuse» and favoritism (1).

Since she first began speaking out about abuse in sports, Katherine has earned a reputation for her expertise and eloquence on coach athlete sexual abuse, as witnessed by the increased traditional and social media attention Safe4Athletes has received, including features with NBC Sports Radio, the New York Times, NPR's «The Takeaway,» CBS Sports Radio, Take Part Five (PIVOT Channel), Aljazeera America as well other nationally recognized media outlets in sports.

Safe4Athletes» mission is to advocate for athletes that have been abused, bullied or harassed by their more powerful coach or teammate.

As a victim of sexual abuse by my coach who has had to live for decades suffering from the tragic effects of such abuse, I wanted to do something that would change the sports environment to an «athletes first» focus, and create resources and an infrastructure that would provide a safe and positive environment for every athlete, free of abuse, bullying and harassment.

Moyer stated «Our educational process allows the Licensed Athletic Trainer to recognize the potential use and abuse of PEDs by all athletes of both genders in our secondary schools and universities in the Commonwealth».

Farrell herself was abused by a 33 - year - old teammate while training as an Olympic athlete.

Most steroids are nothing more but a synthetic testosterone and they are abused badly by many athletes, especially bodybuilders... And here we are, with all the negative publicity about testoterone, the pink shirted fellow telling his slightly overweight personal trainer that he doesn't want to get too much muscle...

This cheeky, hilarious biopic, written by Steve Rogers («Hope Floats») and directed by Craig Gillespie («Lars and the Real Girl»), seeks to redeem an unfairly maligned woman, an almost superhuman athlete whose low class status kept her from being embraced by the figure - skating community, and who showed strength despite being abused by her mother and husband.

The script, by Hope Floats screenwriter Steven Rogers, identifies a pattern of abuse in the athlete's life, passed like a baton between two domineering figures: insult - slinging stage mother from hell LaVona (Allison Janney, relishing every line of bilious dialogue) and Harding's impotently frustrated, small - town - loser of a beau, Jeff (Sebastian Stan, who apparently can act, when not playing the brainwashed sidekick of a super soldier).

Furthermore, although perpetrators of abuse who are employees (such as coaches) have on occasion been dismissed by sporting organisations (or have chosen to resign), there is little evidence of effective redress having been obtained by athletes for the loss and damage they have suffered at the hands of such employees.