Performance Enhancement Drugs and Sports Supplements for Resistance Training

Lucas Guimarães-Ferreira, Wagner Silva Dantas, Igor Murai, Michael J. Duncan, Nelo Eidy Zanchi

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Abstract

In general, nutritional sports ergogenics are designed to enhance energy production and/or improve body composition, promoting muscle growth and decreasing body fat. Many nutritional supplements and pharmacological substances have been used during resistance training without knowledge of the effects on human metabolism caused by their chronic administration. Before the utilization or prescription of any ergogenic aid, it is important to consider some questions about that substance: Is it effective? Is it safe? Is it legal and ethical? In this chapter we discuss the most widely utilized drugs and supplements among individuals engaged in resistance training—testosterone, creatine, beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) and caffeine—focusing on their effects on strength and body composition, the safety of their utilization, and their mechanisms of action
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance, and Strength
PublisherElsevier
Pages29-41
ISBN (Print)978-012396454-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2013

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Keywords

  • resistance training
  • nutritional supplements
  • testosterone
  • creatine
  • beta-hydroxy betamethylbutyrate
  • caffeine

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