Food/Sports supplements Flashcards
What are they also known as and what are they used for?
Ergogenic aids and they are used to increase energy stores and enhance athletic performance
What is the way to remember supplements?
1) Bicarb of soda (teeth)
2) Herbal remedies (mint mouthwash)
3) Protein supplements (bacon bap)
4) Caffeine (coffee)
5) Creatine (gym)
What is the physiological reasoning, benefits, type of athlete and drawbacks of Bicarbonate of soda?
- increases the ph (more alkaline) so increases buffering the lactic acid and hydrogen ions.
- this delays OBLA and can keep going for longer (delay the lactate threshold
- 400m runner (lactic acid system)
- Stomach cramps
What is the physiological reasoning, benefits, type of athlete and drawbacks of Herbal remedies?
- decrease body fat, increase muscle mass, improving strength and stamina
- Ginseng (increase endurance)
- Mo farah (marathon)
- Only based on claims
What is the physiological reasoning, benefits, type of athlete and drawbacks of Protein supplements?
- Enhance and repair muscle growth
- can increase endurance
- strength athletes (weightlifter)
- Strain on the liver and kidneys causing a negative nitrogen balance
What is the physiological reasoning, benefits, type of athlete and drawbacks of Caffeine?
- Increases alertness
- increases mobilisaton of fatty acids so don’t need to use as much glycogen (glycogen sparing). Keep going for longer
- endurance athletes (mo farah marathon)
- anxiety
What is the physiological reasoning, benefits, type of athlete and drawbacks of Creatine supplements?
- increases stores of Phosphocreatine
- helps the ATP-PC system last longer and it also aids in a faster recovery (fast stage of EPOC)
- Athletes doing explosive events (shot putt)
- dehydration
example of herbal remedy
ginseng
example of herbal remedy
ginseng
example of herbal remedy
ginseng
