'Y' shapede body frame - narrow hips and wide shoulders- characteristics : Sudden bursts of power and energy. (sprinters)
Mesomorph
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Narrow hips and narrow shoulders - characterised for thiness (XC runner/long distance)
Ectomorph
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Wide hips and narrow shoulders - characterised for strength (sumo wrestler)
Endomorph
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The best weight/ desierable weight - the best weight a player performs at
Optimum weight
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taller people are normally heavier than short people.
Height
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Men and women often have different body compositions - Men tend to have more muscle and heavier bones.
Gender
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Bodies have different bone structures, sometimes referred to as frame size.
Bone structure
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Bodies have different muscle girth which means they will weigh more.
Muscle girth
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Body weight and shape are largely passed on through genes from parent to child.
Genetics
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Having weight in excess of normal (not harmful unless accompanied by overfatness)
Overweight
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Pertaining to anorexia - a prolonged eating disorder due to the loss of appetite - a drive to become dangerously thin.
Anorexic
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Having body fat in excess of normal.
Overfat
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A term used to describe people who are very overfat.
Obese
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Weighing less than normal, healthy or injured.
Underweight
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Drugs that mimic the male sex hormone testosterone, increase muscle mass and develop bone growth. Side effects - Increased risk of heart attacks/strokes, High blood pressure and infertility in women. (Sprinters)
Anabolic steroids
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Drugs that increase the rate of urine production. Side effects - dehydration and long term effects such as kidney damage. (Jockeys)
Diuretics
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Drugs that are used to control the heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect. Side effects - Nausea/ diarrhoea, tiredness and depression. (Snooker and Archery)
Beta blockers
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Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system such as increased mental and or physical alertness. Side effects - High blood pressure, irritability, insomnia, irregular hear beat and addiction. (Baseball and Boxers)
Stimulants
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Drugs that are used to reduce pain. Side effects - Loss of concerntration, loss of balance/ coordination and emotional effects and hallucinations. (Weightlifters)
Narcotics analgesics
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Drugs that cause other hormones to be produced = EPO > increased production of red blood cells. Side effects - Heart attacks/strokes - thickens the blood - so that the blood cannot flow through the carpillaries. (XC runners and cyclists)
Peptide hormones
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An example of why people take performance enhancing drugs. (M)
Money
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An example of why people take perfromance enhancing drugs. (F)
Fame
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Affects coordination, speech and judgement, slows your reactions, make muscle tired more easily, will eventually damage your liver, heart, muscles, brain - digestive and immune system.
Alcohol
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Causes nose, throat and chest irritations , shortness of breath, causes changes to your cardiovascular and respiratory system - which increases the risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and other diseases.
Smoking
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Narrow hips and narrow shoulders - characterised for thiness (XC runner/long distance)
Back
Ectomorph
Card 3
Front
Wide hips and narrow shoulders - characterised for strength (sumo wrestler)
Back
Card 4
Front
The best weight/ desierable weight - the best weight a player performs at
Back
Card 5
Front
taller people are normally heavier than short people.
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