Performance Enhancing supplements

Question 1

why would athletes use performance-enhancing supplements

Answer 1

Such supplements enhance
- training adaptions
- improve performance
- improve recovery.

Question 2

what are the three forms/types of performance-enhancing supplements

Answer 2

1. Protein powders
2. Anabolic steroids
3. Stimulants (Caffiene)

Question 3

which performance-enhancing supplement is illegal to use

Answer 3

anabolic steroids

Question 4

what are five benefits of protein powders

Answer 4

1. Increase the performer’s muscle size
2. Increase muscular strength
3. Aids in muscle repair and development
4. Decrease muscle catabolism
5. Improve the rate of recovery

Question 5

what are the five adverse effects of protein powders

Answer 5

1. Increase the risk of osteoporosis
2. Increase the risk of colon cancers
3. Impairs kidney function
4. Liver damage
5. weight gain

Question 6

what are the three illegal benefits of anabolic steroids

Answer 6

1. Increase the performer’s muscle size
2. lead to greater strength and power
3. enhance the ATP/PC system for events like the 100m

Question 7

what are the four physiological benefits of anabolic steroids

Answer 7

1. Increase muscle bulk
2. increased power and strength
3. improved recovery rates
4. improved rate of tissue repair

Question 8

what are the five adverse short-term effects anabolic steroids have

Answer 8

1. reduced sperm count
2. high blood pressure
3. enlarged prostate
4. difficult urinating
5. acne

Question 9

what are the five adverse long-term effects anabolic steroids have

Answer 9

1. increased risk of heart disease
2. kidney disease
3. liver disease
4. baldness
5. Infertility in females

Question 10

describe what stimulants do

Answer 10

Increase awareness, alertness and aerobic performance

Question 11

what sports would stimulants assist with

Answer 11

sports with a high demand of quick reflexes.

i.e boxing and softball

Question 12

what are the five physiological benefits of stimulants

Answer 12

1. raises heart rate
2. increases metabolism
3. masks tiredness and perceived effort
4. increases alertness through the activation of the central nervous system
5. Promotes use of fats hence sparing glycogen

Question 13

what are the five adverse effects stimulants have

Answer 13

1. increased heart rate
2. increased muscular tremors
3. over arousal
4. diuretic
5. dehydration