Drugs which control your heart rate and have a calming effect
Beta Blockers
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The drug mimics male testosterone which increases bone and muscle growth, and can make you more aggressive
Anabolic Steroids
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The drug increases the amount you urinate, causing you to lose weight, can also mask other drugs in the body
Diuretics
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Drugs which affect your central nervous system and can also increase you mental and physical awareness
Stimulants
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These drugs kill pain so injuries and fatigue don't effect performance but they can lead to other injuries as the performer is working too hard
Narcotic Analgesics
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This drug causes the production of other hormones and is similar to anabolic steroids. EPO increases red blood cell production and GH makes the body build more muscle
Peptide Hormones
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When an athlete injects red blood cells into their body so they have more red blood cells so they can increase their oxygen supply to their muscles
Blood Doping
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DRAW- Supports having a healthy lifestyle, by balancing this you can get the right nutrients in your body
Diet
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DRAW- Alcohol and Smoking are examples which affect fitness and performance
Recreational Drugs
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DRAW- This increases your fitness levels, to be healthy you need to be active
Activity Levels
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DRAW- You need to have a break and relax after everything to avoid stress and any other mental or physical problem. this includes sleeping and not overworking
Work, Rest and Sleep
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Contains the best ratio of nutrients to match your lifestyle
Balanced Diet
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Examples of these are Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins
Macronutrients
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Examples of these are Vitamins and Minerals
Micronutrients
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Main source of energy for our body. They can be simple (like sugar) or complex ones (like starch) which all release energy, but at different rate
Carbohydrates
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Made from molecules of fatty acids, which provide energy for low intensity exercise and keep the body warm
Fats
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These help the body to repair and grow, ad=nd are made from amino acids
Proteins
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They help your bones, skin, teeth and many other tissues to grow, and are needed for some chemical reactions
Vitamins
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Needed for healthy bones and teeth, and to build other tissues, they include calcium for stronger bones and teeth and iron for making red blood cells
Minerals
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Needed everywhere around the body in chemical reactions and so you can cool down
Water
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You need this to keep your digestive system working properly, and a lot of it comes from fruit and vegetables
Fibre
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Endurance athletes increase the amount of carbohydrates they consume a few days before the event, this is known as
Carbohydrate Loading
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Power athletes do this because the body isn't good at storing protein, so they time when to take the protein which is known as
Protein Intake
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This depends on different things which include Height, Bone Structure, Muscle Girth and Gender
Optimum Weight
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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The drug mimics male testosterone which increases bone and muscle growth, and can make you more aggressive
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Anabolic Steroids
Card 3
Front
The drug increases the amount you urinate, causing you to lose weight, can also mask other drugs in the body
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Card 4
Front
Drugs which affect your central nervous system and can also increase you mental and physical awareness
Back
Card 5
Front
These drugs kill pain so injuries and fatigue don't effect performance but they can lead to other injuries as the performer is working too hard
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