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Performance enhancing drugs - Coggle Diagram
Performance enhancing drugs
PED's are banned because they improve performance and this can lead to unfair advantages for the athletes under the influence. They also have dangerous side effects
Anabolic steroids
Drugs that mimic testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth
Effects on performer
Train harder for longer, this leads to increased power and strength
Develop lean muscle mass
Speeds up recovery time
Negative risks/side effects
Liver damage/Chronic heart disease
Infertility
Skin problems
Mood swings (more aggression)
Baldness
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Sprinters
Weight lifter
Power sports
Why take PED's?
Temptations
After dedicating your life to a sport, the realisation may hit that they are not good enough, this will make people want to improve performances so it wasn't a waste of time
Others using
If others are using illegal substances, this can mean that others will want to use these products to keep up and this could make their use less illegal
Improve/enhance performance
By improving performance quicker/easier, this means that competitors will have that edge over other competitors quicker and with less effort
Money
Sponsors
The better you perform as an athlete, the more brands will approach you and pay money for you to promote their products
If you win a competition, you can earn loads of money e.g. Wimbledon, also links to sponsors
World Anti-Doping Agency is responsible for the testing to find PED's
Beta blockers
Effects on performer
Slow down heart rate (calming effect and can reduce anxiety)
They reduce muscle tremor and shaking
Help the athlete stay in control
Drugs that are used to control heart rate and gave a calming/relaxing effect
Negative risks/side effects
Slow heart rate (drop in endurance performance)
Low blood pressure
Sleep disturbance (excess tiredness)
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Archery
Snooker
Target shooting
Diving
Diuretics
Drugs that elevate the rate of urination
Effects on performer
Rapid weight loss
Mask/hide the use of other PED's (makes them harder to detect)
Negative risks/side effects
Dehydration
Nausea
Headaches
Heart/kidney failure
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Boxing
Jockey
Other PED users
Narcotics analgesics
Drugs that can be used to relieve some feeling of pain
Effects on performer
Increase pain tolerance
Euphoric effect
Mask injuries (allow them to compete)
Negative risks/side effects
Nausea
Dehydration
Headaches
Heart/kidney failure
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Boxing
American football
Rugby
Stimulants
Only illegal with very high doses
Negative risks/side effects
Insomnia
Anxiety
Irregular heart rate
Effects on performer
Increase aggression
Reduce tiredness
Increase heart rate
Increase competitiveness
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Rugby
Boxing
Formula 1 (reaction times)
Peptide hormones
Growth hormones
Promotes muscle mass
Effects on performer
Increase red blood cell production (more oxygen to working muscles)
Negative risks/side effects
Thicker blood (cause blood clots from higher pressure)
Heart attack
Strokes
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Endurance
Marathons
Triathlons
EPO's
Ethroprotein is a type of growth hormone, increase red blood cell count
Effects on performer
Help increase muscle mass (power sports)
Burn more fat quicker
Negative risks/side effects
Arthritis
Heart failure
Diabetes
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Sprinting
Weight lifting
Power sports
Blood doping
Method of transfusing blood so that your body replenishes the blood taken out, it is then put back in the body and you have more red blood cells and haemoglobin, this increases the amount of oxygen your body can transport.
Effects on performer
Increase red blood cell count (increase oxygen capacity)
Negative risks/side effects
Infections from equipment
Blood clots (thicker blood)
Heart failure
Most common sports that have used them to cheat
Endurance sports
Cycling
Running
PROCESS, NOT DRUG