PEDs

• What is an example of a stimulant?

  • Caffeine
  • Anphetamines
• What are the benefits of stimulants?

  • Increased alertness
  • Increased reaction time
  • Reduce tiredness or fatigue
• Who may use stimulants?

  • Sprinter
• What are side effects of stimulants?

  • High blood pressure which can cause strokes and heart problems
• What are examples of narcotic analgesics

  • EXTREME painkillers - means the performer can train and play without feeling pain from injury or muscle fatigue
• What are the benefits of narcotic analgesics?

  • Reduce pain from injurys
• Who may take narcotic analgesics

  • American footballers so they can play the whole game without pain from injurys
• What are side effects of narcotic analgesics?

  • Performer may be injured and dosen't realise - can lead to more serious injury
  • Gives them a sense false of security as they don't get tired or feel pain
• What are examples of anabolic agents?

  • steroids
• What are benefits of anabolic agents?

  • promotes fast muscle growth
  • reduces fatigue in performing and training - they can train for longer
• Who might take anabolic agents?

  • 100m sprinter - they are more powerful and can go faster
• What are the negatives of anabolic agents?

  • Heart issues
  • High blood pressure
• What are the benefits of EPO

  • Increases RBC and oxygen supply - less fatigue
• Who may use EPO?

  • Long distance cycling - they can go wayyy longer without fatigue as their body can carry way more oxygenated blood
• What are the side effects of EPO?

  • Thickens blood - HA and strokes
• What is blood doping process?

  • performer removes blood from their body many weeks before performing
  • They freeze the blood
  • Their body then produces more blood, meaning more RBC are produced to replace what was taken out
  • 1-2 days before competing, the frozen blood thaws and is injected back into the performers body - they now have much more RBC and they can carry more oxygenated blood
• What are the benefits of blood doping?

  - Can't be detected in tests

  - increases RBC production
• Who uses blood doping?

  - aerobic athletes ie long distance cycling
• Side effects of blood doping

  - thicker blood - strokes and HAs
• Diuretics


  - removes excess water from body

  - can help an athlete make a lightweight restriction
• Who may use diuretics?

  boxer
• Diuretics side effects


  dehydration
• What are beta blockers

  - reduce affect of adrenaline and improve accuracy
• Who uses beta blockers

  - low arousal sports ie darts or shooting
• Side effects of beta blockers

  - poor circulation of blood - heart attacks and strokes

  - tiredness
• What are the advantages of PEDs?

  - people will perform better - more likely to win

  - get paid more from more sponsers and more chance of fame if your the best
• Disadvantages of PEDs?


  - Immoral/cheating

  -goes against etiquette

  - have bad side effects may even result in death

  - with evolving technology, your more likely to get caught - could lead to getting banned
• What disadvantages do PEDs have on the sport?

  - give the sport a bad rep as most participants at elite level are known for taking PEDs

  - may loose funds due to disengagement from viewers and sponsers

  - Lack of participation