Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards
In what activity would anabolic steroids create an advantage?
Sports that require POWER, because muscle mass can be built through longer training.
Why would athletes take anabolic steroids?
To train harder for longer, speed up recovery time, develop lean muscle mass, increase their chance of winning.
What effect do beta blockers have?
Slow down the performers heart rate.
What sports would beta blockers benefit?
Sports requiring precision and control, eg archery, target shooting, gymnastics.
What is the purpose of diuretics?
To achieve quick fluid loss, therefore weight loss.
To mask the presence of other performance enhancing drugs.
Give an example of an athlete who may take diuretics?
Any athlete that may be required to make a certain weight eg. boxer or jockey.
What do narcotic analgesics do?
Increase a performers pain threshold.
They can mask injuries.
Why might a performer take narcotic analgesics?
To allow a continuation of training through injury.
To increase a performers pain threshold.
What type of athlete would take narcotic analgesics?
Boxers, sprinters, contact sports.
What are the effects of stimulants to a performer?
Increased alertness - mental and physical speed heightened.
Increased aggression.
Increased heart rate - higher O2 delivery.
Reduced tiredness.
