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What is an ergogenic aid?

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Anything that improves performance

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What do pharmacological aids consist of?

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EPO
Human Growth Hormone
Anabolic Steroids

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What do physiological aids consist of?

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Blood doping
Intermittent hypoxic training
Cooling aids

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What comes under nutritional aids?

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Amount of food 
Composition of meals 
Timing of meals 
Hydration 
Glycogen/carbo-loading 
Creatine 
Caffeine
Bicarbonate
Nitrate
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What is the aim on EPO?

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To instruct the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells

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What are some advantages of EPO?

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  1. Increased amount of haemoglobin
  2. More oxygen is carried to working muscles
  3. Body can work aerobically for longer
  4. Research shows it’s effective
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What are some disadvantages of EPO?

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  1. Because there is more oxygen, body delays the use of anaerobic system which causes muscle fatigue
  2. Increased viscosity of blood
  3. Blood clots
  4. Increased blood pressure
  5. Higher risk of heart attack, stroke and infarction
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What is the aim of steroids?

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Produces testosterone to increase the amount of protein we can store

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What are some advantages of steroids?

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  1. Increased muscle mass
  2. Increased recovery time
  3. Handle heavier training regimes
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What are the general disadvantages of Steroids?

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  1. Liver and kidney tumours
  2. High blood pressure
  3. Severe acne
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What are the disadvantages of taking steroids for a male?

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  1. Damages testes
  2. Development of breasts
  3. Infertility
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What are the disadvantages of taking steroids for a female?

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  1. Deeper voice
  2. Facial hair and baldness
  3. Loss of breasts
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What is the aim of the Human Growth Hormone?

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The hormone regulates the growth of bones, muscles and collagen

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What are some advantages of Human Growth Hormone?

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  1. Increased muscle mass
  2. Increased recovery
  3. Decreases fat mass
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What are some disadvantages of Human Growth Hormone?

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  1. Irregular heart beats
  2. High blood pressure
  3. Joint pain and deformities
  4. Increased risk of diabetes
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What is the aim of blood doping?

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To increase the number of red blood cells

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What are the advantages of blood doping?

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  1. Increases the amount of haemoglobin
  2. More oxygen can be carried to working muscles
  3. Able to training aerobically for longer
  4. Research shows it is effective
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What is Method 1 of blood doping and its step?

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  1. Take out 2 pints of blood after altitude training
  2. Freeze it
  3. Inject it back into the body just before competition
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What is method 2 of blood doping?

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Injecting someone else’s blood

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What is method 3 of blood doping?

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Injecting and artificial oxygen carrier (chemicals which have the ability to carry oxygen)

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What are some risks of blood doping?

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  1. Blood borne diseases
  2. Increases viscosity of blood
  3. High blood pressure
  4. Risk of heart attack
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What are some side effects of blood doping?

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1 sickness/illness/fever

  1. Chest pain
  2. Weight gain
  3. Shortness of breath
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What type of cooling aid should you use before an event?

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What type of cooling aid should you use after an event?

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What type of cooling aid should you use on soft tissue injuries?
Cooling spray
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What are the three advantages of cooling aids?
1. Reduces swelling 2. Reduces overheating 3. Numbs pain
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What are the disadvantages of cooling aids?
1. Ice burn | 2. Shouldn’t use of you have heart problems
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What is heat treatment used for?
They are used to increase blood flow and reduce stiffness
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What does RICE stand for?
Rest Ice Comfortable support Elevate
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What is Creatine?
It is a monohydrate in the body made of amino acids
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How is creatine consumed?
You can find creatine in meats, tablets, capsules and powders
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What does creatine do?
Increases stores of PC to increase intensity and duration of performance
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Where is creatine stored?
Creatine is stored in the muscles as phosphocreatine (PC)
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What type of athlete would use Creatine supplements?
Weightlifters and sprinters
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What is the WADA status for Creatine?
WADA: Legal
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Name the benefits of Creatine:
1) Increased PC stores 2) Increased fuel for very high-intensity energy production (ATP-PC- System) 3) Increased intensity and duration of training 4) Increased maximum and explosive strength
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Name the risks of taking creatine:
1) Increased weight gain due to; 2) Increased water retention 3) Muscle cramps 4) Gastrointestinal problems (stomach/intestine) 5) Long-term effects on health unclear
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What is bicarbonate?
An alkaline which buffers the build up of lactic acid after intense anaerobic training
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How does bicarbonate work?
It draws acid out of the muscle cell and neutralizes the blood stream
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What type of athletes benefit from bicarbonate?
400m sprinters, rowers
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What is the WADA Status of bicarbonate?
WADA; Legal
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What are the benefits of bicarbonate?
1) Increased buffering capacity 2) Increased tolerance to lactic acid, delaying OBLA 3) Increased intensity and duration of performance
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What are the risk of bicarbonate?
1) Possible gastrointestinal problems (stomach/intestine) | 2) Unpleasant taste, causing nausea
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What are nitrates?
They are inorganic compounds
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Where can you find nitrates?
In root vegetables such as beetroot and leafy green vegetables
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Where are nitrates stored?
They are stored in the body under low-oxygen and acidic conditions such as during anaerobic exercise.
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How do nitrates work?
They vasodilate blood vessels to; 1) increase blood flow to working muscles 2) decrease blood pressure 3) reduce oxygen 'cost' of exercise 4) aids recovery
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What type of athlete takes nitrates?
Endurance athletes such as 10,000m runners
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What are the benefits of nitrates?
1) Reduced blood pressure 2) Increased blood flow 3) Increased intensity of performance 4) Delayed fatigue
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What are the risks of nitrates?
1) Headache, dizziness or light-headedness | 2) Can be cancerous

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