Anything that can enhance performance. External substances or devices (can be mechanical, physiological, nutritional or psychological) that enhance production, use or recovery and provide athletes with a competitive advantage.
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* How can Ergogenic Aids improve Performance?
Enhance physical power, increase the rate of the metabolism (more energy produced), dietry supplementation, can enhance mental strength, give a mechanical edge, improve biomechanics such as losing/gaining weight, recreating conditions (hypoxix/heat c
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* How does Aclimitisation help in Preparation for a competition? (Heat and Humidity, Altitude)
Happens around 10 days before competition, helps in bridging the difference between training and competition environments. Heat and Humidity -> body becomes more efficient at thermo regulation, better maintanance of core body temperature, sweat respo
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* Use of Training Camps in Preparation in the preparation of Elite Sports Performers.
Used as a base for training and preparation, based in areas with similar environment to that of host nation, manage diet, increased access to sports science, medical team and support. 2 Types of Camps: Holding camps and preparation camps.
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* Importance of Holding Camps.
Short-Term phase, few weeks before an event, use camp to acclimitise/train in similar environment, get over jetlag, team cohesion, kept away from the media, mentally focus, reducing distractions.
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* Importance of Preparation Camps.
Long Term - up to a year before an event, allow collection of data such as temperature, allow athletes to test out equipment and kit.
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* Factors athletes take into account when selecting their kit and equipment.
Humidity levels, temperature on court, strength and direction of wind, whether the event is indoors/outdoors/opened/closed, reduction of injury, playing surface, demands from sponsors, checking kit is legal.
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* Importance of Heat Adaptation in a Hot Environment.
Thermoragulation-maintaining core body temperature, without heat adatation it could lead to heat stroke, dehydration, exhaustion, hyperthermia. Prevent early onset of fatigue, body becomes more sufficient in retaining fluid from diet, metabolism slow
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* Ergogenic Aids that aid Heat Adaptations.
Normal strategy of acclimatisation (warm weather training), ice vests/capes, ice drinks/pre cooled drinks, climate chambers, isotonic and eletrolyte drinks, pre game cooling (ice baths).
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* Benefits of Compression Clothing.
Increasse blood flow, speeds up the removal of waste products, assists thermoregulation, insulates the body, reduces fluid loss, reduces muscle fibration, psychological (placebo effect), reducing injury, greater power/force production.
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* Dissadvantages of Short-Term Holding Camps prior to major Sporting Events.
Some athletes don't like it, take athletes from their home environment, training disrupted, overtraining, different diet, some athletes work and this might affect their income, access to own doctor more difficult, increase pressure, poor cohesion.
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* Advantages of Using Ice Baths as an Ergogenic Aid?
Ice baths are used to speed up recovery, this is achieved by: blood vessels constrict which reduces blood flow which decreases inflamation. This reduces muscle soreness and speds up recovery. Also helps to remove waste products. After 6 mins there is
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* Disadvantages of Using Ice Baths as an Ergogenic Aid?
Over an extended period it can lead to a drop in muscle temp, can lead to stiffness and hypothermia. Expensive, hard to transport, some athletes do not like using them, not everyone is equally affected by them, rapid change in temp may lead to shock.
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* How can Ergogenic Aids improve Performance?
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Enhance physical power, increase the rate of the metabolism (more energy produced), dietry supplementation, can enhance mental strength, give a mechanical edge, improve biomechanics such as losing/gaining weight, recreating conditions (hypoxix/heat c
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* How does Aclimitisation help in Preparation for a competition? (Heat and Humidity, Altitude)
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* Use of Training Camps in Preparation in the preparation of Elite Sports Performers.
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