Curry L A, Wagman D F
Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Montana, MT 59812-1055, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 1999 Feb;88(1):224-33. doi: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.1.224.
Powerlifters have been suspected to be a population wherein use of anabolic androgenic steroids is prevalent (Yesalis, Herrick, & Buckley, 1988). To access commentary from these athletes on issues related to these drugs and the effectiveness of doping controls, a survey was developed. From 28 U.S. Powerlifting Team members who competed internationally since 1988, 26 were contacted by mail, and 15 questionnaires were returned. The questionnaire solicited yes/no responses and qualitative descriptions about current and previous use of anabolic androgenic steroids in powerlifting. Analysis indicated that ten U.S. Powerlifting Team members admitted to using these drugs, and five athletes admitted to beating the International Olympic Committee's doping control procedures. Reported use of anabolic androgenic steroids by these athletes was consistent with data presented by Yesalis, et al. and illustrated continued discrepancy between admitted use of these drugs prior to or during national and international events and the lack of reported positive test data. Discussion focused on the value of this study to elicit in an athlete's own words commentary specific to the use of anabolic androgenic steroids and the need for more effective doping controls.
力量举运动员一直被怀疑是使用合成代谢雄激素类固醇较为普遍的人群（耶萨利斯、赫里克和巴克利，1988年）。为了获取这些运动员对与这些药物相关问题以及兴奋剂检测有效性的看法，开展了一项调查。自1988年以来参加国际比赛的28名美国力量举团队成员中，通过邮件联系了26人，收到了15份问卷回复。问卷征求了关于力量举中当前和以前使用合成代谢雄激素类固醇的是/否回答以及定性描述。分析表明，10名美国力量举团队成员承认使用了这些药物，5名运动员承认逃过了国际奥委会的兴奋剂检测程序。这些运动员报告的合成代谢雄激素类固醇使用情况与耶萨利斯等人提供的数据一致，表明在国内和国际赛事之前或期间承认使用这些药物与缺乏阳性检测报告数据之间仍存在差异。讨论集中在这项研究对于用运动员自己的话引出关于合成代谢雄激素类固醇使用的具体看法的价值，以及对更有效兴奋剂检测的需求。
