define ergogenic aid
a substance, object or method to improve or enhance performance
what are the 3 ergogenic aid categories
pharmacological aids, physiological aids, nutritional aids
define a pharmacological aid
are taken to increase levels of hormones or neural transmitters naturally produced by the body. Most are illegal
define anabolic steroids
a group of illegal synthetic hormones resembling testosterone to promote proteinsynthesis for muscle growth, recovery and repair
what kind of events are anabolic steroids associated with
maximal/ explosive events
what are 3 performance benefits of anabolic steroids
list 3 risks of anabolic steroids
define erythropoietin
natural hormone responsible for producing red blood cells.
define RhEPO (recombinant erythropoietin)
a synthetic copy of EPO which has the same role and increases red blood cell production
what kind of events is EPO used for
endurance events
what is EPO’s WADA status
illegal
list 3 performance benefits of EPO
list 4 risks of EPO
define human growth hormone
synthetic product copying natural growth hormone to increase protein synthesis for muscle growth, recovery and repair
which events is HGH used for
maximal and explosive events
what is the WADA status of HGH
illegal
list 5 performance benefits of HGH
list 3 risks of HGH
define physiological aids
a group or ergogenic aids used to increase the rate of adaption by the body to increase performance
define blood doping
an illegal method of increasing red blood cell content by infusing blood prior to competition
what is the WADA status of blood doping
illegal
what kind of events is blood doping used for
endurance events
list 3 performance benefits of blood doping
list 4 risks of blood doping