Physiological aids

• What are the benefits of cooling aids?

  Reduce core body temperature

  Decreased sweating and prevent hydration and early fatigue in hot env

  Reduced thermal strain and cardiovascular drift

  Treat injuries to reduce pain and selling and inflammation

  Increases blood flow to aid repair and reduces DOMS (After)
• What are the risks of cooling aids?

  Hard to perceive exercise intensity so san lead to over-exertion

  Can mask or complicate injuries

  Can cause ice burn or nerve and tissue damage

  Can be dangerous for performers with heart conditions if used on chest area
• What are the benefits of blood doping?

  Increased red blood cell and haemoglobin count

  Increased oxygen transport

  Increased intensity & duration of performance before fatigue
• What are the risks of blood doping?

  Increased blood viscosity

  Decreased cardiac output

  Increased rick of blood clots and heart failure

  Risk of Infections or HIV from transfusions
• What are the benefits of intermittent hypoxic training?

  Increased red blood cell and haemoglobin count

  Increased oxygen transport

  Increased intensity & duration of performance before fatigue
• What are the risks of intermittent hypoxic training?

  Decreased immune system so increased risk of infection

  Benefits are lost quick after training ceases

  Dehydration

  Lose motivation & disrupt training patterns

  Hard to reach normal work rates under hypoxic conditions
• When are cooling aids used?

  • In hot climates
  • Part of PRICE
  • During recovery
• what cooling aids used pre-event?

  • Ice vests
  • Cold towel wraps
• What cooling aids are used for an injury?

  • Ice pack
  • Ice spray
• What cooling aids are used post-event?

  Ice baths
• How do cooling aids help pre-event?

  • Reduces core body temperature
  • Reduces thermal strain and cardiovascular drift
  • Reduces overheating, sweating, dehydration
• How do cooling aids help injuries?

  • Reduce pain and swelling as a part of PRICE
  • Nerve endings are numbed to reduce pain
  • Arteries vasoconstrict to reduce blood flow and minimise swelling
• How do cooling aids help post event?

  • Speed up recovery and reduce DOMS
  • During ice baths blood vessels constrict then after they vasodilate flushing tissue with oxygen rich blood healing and repairing damages cells and removing lactic acid
• What are physiological aids?

  Are a group of ergogenic aids used to increase the rate of adaption by the body to increase performance
• What is blood doping?

  This is illegal and is when blood is removed from the athlete its stored then re-injected into the athlete 4 weeks later
• What is intermittent hypoxic training?

  This is legal and is when intervals of breathing air low in oxygen and normal air. Using a mask to deliver hypoxic air, work interval lasts several minutes and sessions last from 15 to 90 mins. Training can last from 4-8 weeks
• What sports is blood doping used in?

  Used for aerobic athletes in endurance events such as marathon running, triathletes or Tour de France cycling
• What sports is intermittent hypoxic training used in?

  For aerobic athletes endurance events such as marathon runners, triathletes, Tour de France cyclists