Letter to the Editor

摘要

The recently published article in Strength and Conditioning Journal, "Using the Transtheo-retical Model to Explain Androgenic-Anabolic Steroid Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Part One, "by Leone et al. (6), is a very relevant, interesting, and useful article. It accurately describes each of the stages within the Trans-theoretical Model of Change (TTM; (16)) and how the processes characteristic of each stage may help explain how individuals come to begin and continue using androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS). The authors describe several circumstances and interactions, which may lead young people toward using AAS, despite the known negative repercussions associated with their use (4,8). They rightly emphasize the need for fitness professionals to be aware of such influences, to facilitate identification of problem behaviors and motivation toward more healthful ones.