Abstract
Some steroid drugs are designed for clinical use to combat muscle-wasting diseases, but are also used by athletes to improve their performance by increasing muscle strength or endurance. This study investigated the effect of one steroid drug on the number of times a weight could be lifted by healthy male subjects as a measure of endurance. The ratio of number of lifts performed with a steroid-injected arm versus a sham-injected control arm increased with the drug dose; the authors therefore concluded that the drug improved endurance.
Highlights
Commentary Processing data for graphical display can sometimes hide underlying problems with the data
Some steroid drugs are designed for clinical use to combat muscle-wasting diseases, but are used by athletes to improve their performance by increasing muscle strength or endurance
This study investigated the effect of one steroid drug on the number of times a weight could be lifted by healthy male subjects as a measure of endurance
Summary
Commentary Processing data for graphical display can sometimes hide underlying problems with the data. Some steroid drugs are designed for clinical use to combat muscle-wasting diseases, but are used by athletes to improve their performance by increasing muscle strength or endurance.
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