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PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES
Ben Johnson won the
gold medal for
Canada in the 1988
Seoul Olympics. He
was later caught for
using the anabolic steroid STANOZOL, and his gold medal was
rescinded. His time was an astounding 9.79 seconds.
Nutritional Aid  egs vitamins and minerals, protein and amino acid
supplements, carnitine, creatine, caffeine
Pharmacological Aids  pain-masking drugs, anabolic steroids, HGH,
erythropoietin
Physiological Aids  blood doping, drug masking
CARNITINE
- widely advertised as a “fat burner” . It’s big claim is that
decreases lactate production, therefore
delaying fatigue. It advertises that it
spares glycogen, and burns fat instead!
Carnitine, which is stored in skeletal
muscle, is responsible for transporting
fatty acids to the mitochondria for
energy production
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CREATINE – which athletes benefit??
WADA stands for…..
6 ways to administer a drug
1. Inhaled
2. Injected
3. Snorted
4. Orally
5. Rectally
6. Topically (cream through the skin)
The World Anti-Doping Agency is based in
MONTREAL, Canada! The first head of this agency
was DICK POUND.
EPO – Erythropoietin
- Is a natural
protein hormone,
produced in the
kidneys.
- Synthetic EPO
causes the body to
produce more
HEMOGLOBIN.
Why would this be
a huge benefit to
athletes?
- Problems with this – higher RBC count makes the
heart work much harder = risk of cardiac fatigue
/even failure
- Why do you think this is tough to test for?
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I.O.C. banned performance enhancers by the year 1967.
The first time
Diuretics  increase the amount of urine produced and
therefore can dilute the concentration of the banned
substance in the urine tested
HGH – The Human Growth Hormone
- By increasing amounts it is believed to increase
muscle mass, strengthen bones, limit weight
gain and improve aerobic endurance
PROBLEMS; leads to heart problems, excessive
growth of hands and feet, dangerous enlargement
of vital organs (heart, kidneys), and skeletal
abnormalities
Anabolic Steroids synthetic testosterone,
increase muscle mass
Catabolic Steroids – break down muscle mass
Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid.
Mark McGwire hit 70 Home runs in
1998. He later admitted to using
Androstenedione, a steroid as well as
HGH.
The Dublin Inquiry…..