Exogenous drug administration and resistance training

Question 1

Define Ergogenic

Answer 1

Work generating

Question 2

What is an ergogenic aid?

Answer 2

Any substance, mechanical aid, or training method that improves performance.

Question 3

What are the 5 types of ergogenic aids?

Answer 3

Mechanical
Psychological 
Nutritional 
Physiological 
Pharmacological

Question 4

Define an anabolic steroid?

Answer 4

The synthetic derivatives of the male sex hormone, testosterone

Question 5

Why is exogenous testosterone difficult to administer?

Answer 5

Rapidly degrades, clearance slower

Question 6

What range can 1/2 lives of testosterone supplements vary from?

Answer 6

1.5 days to 3 months

Question 7

What sort of pattern do users take anabolic steroids?

Answer 7

A cyclic pattern - Alternate cycles with periods of discontinued use

Question 8

Why does the athlete ‘step down’ at the end of the cycle?

Answer 8

To reduce the likelihood of negative side effects

Question 9

What are the 3 precursors of testosterone?

Answer 9

• Androstenedione
• Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
• Androstenediol

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE. Changes in fat free mass with anabolic steroid seen?

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

What sort of response fashion do steroids work in?

Answer 11

A dose response fashion

Question 12

What is the therapeutic does?

Answer 12

5-20mg/d

Question 13

what is the abuse dose?

Answer 13

50-200mg/d

Question 14

List some short term effects of steroid intake?

Answer 14

Acne
Weight gain
Increased blood pressure
Headaches 
Balding

Question 15

Why do athletes use a ‘stacking’ regimen?

Answer 15

The potency of one anabolic agent may be enhanced when consumed with another

Question 16

What potential ability does taking HGH have?

Answer 16

Reduce body fat

Question 17

What risk can HGH pose on athletes taking it?

Answer 17

Acromegaly - increases bones, hands, faces

Question 18

Where is erythropoietin produces and what does it stimulate?

Answer 18

Produced in the kidneys to stimulate production of RBC

Question 19

6 weeks of EPO increases hematocrit and hemoglobin by how much?

Answer 19

HC - 50%

Hb- 10%

Question 20

What are beta-adrenergic agonists used for?

Answer 20

Stimulate lipolysis, lower lipogenesis, stimulates CHO breakdown

Question 21

What do beta-blockers do?

Answer 21

Block the effect of noradrenaline/adrenaline, reduce anxiety and tremors in performance

Question 22

How many stimulants have been banned?

Answer 22

Over 50

Question 23

What is blood doping?

Answer 23

Remove, store, re-infuse RBC

Question 24

Immediately following testosterone injection what happens to protein synthesis?

Answer 24

Increases

Question 25

What did the studies on testosterone effect on protein synthesis all have in common which meant we defo have protein synthesis effect of testosterone?

Answer 25

All in fasted state

Question 26

What is the muscle protein turnover per day?

Answer 26

1-2%

Question 27

Growth hormone administration has numerous metabolic effects, is there evidence that it effects muscle and performance?

Answer 27

Lack of this evidence