Performance Enhancement essay 1

... Ergogenic Aids: Use of creatine supplements and human growth hormone The various ways by which performance can be improved are known as Ergogenic Aids. Ergogenic Aids may directly influence the physiological capacity of a particular body system thereby improving performance. They can also remove psychological constraints which impact performance and also increase the speed of recovery from training and competition. Ergogenic aids fall into the following categories: * Mechanical Aids * Pharmacological Aids * Physiological Aids * Nutritional Aids * Psychological Aids Over the years those as sports have become more competitive and have developed rapidly the IOC have updated they list of banned substances and doping methods that generally most sporting governing bodies have accepted. Positive effects The main aim behind creatine supplementation is to increase power and strength by supplementing your own natural creatine stores that are used by type 2B muscle fibres. Creatine is primarily consumed by people who need to build

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