Has Charlie Sheen openly admitted to taking steroids?
It certainly appears so...
Making headlines worldwide has been the story of the troubled actor, who has announced that he's HIV positive.
Sheen, who has a history of wild partying, has made the announcement during an interview with the Today Show America.
When asked if he was involved in all the risky behaviors that could potentially lead to contracting HIV, Sheen replied: "you're talking about needles and that whole mess? Definetly not."
He was then asked by interviewer Matt Lauer: "Do you know how you contracted the virus?" in which Sheen responded: "sitting here today, not entirely, no."
Not entirely...
Sheen was later asked about his meltdown during the "winning" and "tigerblood" period in 2011, and questioned on whether that disastrous part of his life was a reaction to the HIV diagnosis.
Sheen's answer was: "I wish I could blame it on that, that was more of a roid rage."
Either he never touched needles and therefore was NOT on exogenous steroids, or he did touch needles and had what he perceived to be "roid rage" from testosterone injections.
Or, the steroids he took were oral ones....or maybe he never took steriods at all?
Is Roid Rage A Myth?
I will point out that "Roid rage" as it's described in pop culture, isn't a real thing according to science (1,2).
In those studies and many more, self-reported aggression never increased.
Another study conducted by giving 600mg weekly to both active/sedentary men and their partners, found no relation between testosterone and anger (3). There's currently not enough evidence to say "roid rage" is a definite thing.
Charlie Sheen's Muscles
During some of his recent tours, Sheen did like to get his shirt off.
And in the film "Hot Shots Part Deux" he certainly got into great shape.
Sheen spoke of how he got physically prepared for the film around the time it was released: "I guess I went a little nuts. But I knew I didn't want to be at the (movie) premiere with 500 people 6 months down the line, embarrassed by my physical condition. So I developed a program that was Olympic in its intensity. Eight hours a day, six days a week, combining martial arts, yoga, weight lifting, running, swimming, and stationary bike. I went to Maui 'cause I had to be in tropical climate to burn the fat. I brought my chef who had the difficult task of preparing three meals a day with no salt, no fat, no red meat, no cholesterol, and still keeping it interesting, you know? Maybe a plate of steam for breakfast."
Sounds like hell, and making it really hard for yourself!
Check out Charlie Sheen on the Today Show America below, the steriod comment is at time code 7:10.
"Stay Fit, Stay Flexed!"
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Imagine this for 60 seconds...
Losing weight by eating the foods you love DAILY and without subscribing to any garbage fad diets. What exactly am I talking about?
No quitting sugar
No paleo
No LOW CARB approaches
No weeks and weeks of "clean eating"
No dreadful cravings
No constant cardio
No detoxing
No cleanses
No starving
Imagine a lifestyle approach that's proven by certified studies to help you lose weight and KEEP IT OFF!
No more over eating, second guessing, craving foods you love, and spiralling out of control to put all the weight back!
References
(1) Anderson RA, Bancroft J, Wu FC. The effects of exogenous testosterone on sexuality and mood of normal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. (1992)
(2) Alexander GM, et al Androgen-behaviour correlations in hypogonadal men and eugonadal men. I. Mood and response to auditory sexual stimuli. Horm Behav. (1997)
(3) Tricker R, et al. The effects of supraphysiological doses of testosterone on angry behavior in healthy eugonadal men--a clinical research center study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. (1996)
Author
Dayne Hudson