Ergogenic Aids

NUMEROUS ERGOGENIC AIDS THAT CLAIM TO ENHANCE

SPORTS PERFORMANCE ARE USED BY AMATEUR AND
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF
THE GENERAL POPULATION HAVE REPORTED TAKING SOME
FORM OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, WHILE 76 TO 100 PERCENT
OF ATHLETES IN SOME SPORTS ARE REPORTED TO USE THEM.
A performance enhancer, or ergogenic aid, is
anything that gives you a mental or physical
edge while exercising or competing. This can
range from caffeine and sports drinks to
illegal substances. There are a variety of both
safe and harmful ergogenic aids.
Examples of Ergogenic Aids
 Redbull Energy Drink.

 Monster Energy Drink. ...

 Pepsico Gatorade. ...

REDBULL
is an energy drink sold by Red Bull
GmbH, an Austrian company created in
1987. Red Bull has the highest market
share of any energy drink in the world,
with 6.790 billion cans sold in a year (as of
2018).[
Content:

• Caffeine -80mg- can be a good source of activeness and energy

• B-Vitamins- helps in good funtion of the body
• Sugar- source of energy
• Taurine- helps reduce of risk in cardiovascular disease. And
there's a hush-hush that the taurine they use in the drinks is
came originally to its brand name Redbull, they use the real
semen of red bull that is rich in taurine.
• Alfine Water- refuel and rehydration
Legality of the Aid:

• It is legal to the Philippines.

• But prohibited to the countries of Norway, Uruguay and Denmark.
• It is prohobited to minor in Kuwait, of age 16 years old and below
because of the two national squash team member died by the hit
of heart attack.
• Redbull energy drink is famous
and is consumed around the
world. Just like their motto
"Redbull gives you wings",
convinced people that this can
bring prolonge energy and a
way to
Side Effects:
conatains aspartame- a
carcinogenic aid that tend to be
addictive.
-Insomnia
-Tachychardia
-Heart palpitations and attack
-Nervousness
-Lack of motor coordination
MONSTER
 Monster Energy is an energy drink introduced by
Hansen Natural Company (now
Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002.[1]
There are 34 different drinks under the Monster
brand in North America, including its core Monster
Energy line, Java Monster, Extra Strength, Import,
Rehab and Muscle Monster.
Monster energy drink became
popular and known for its
advertisements and guessting
sports competions such as action
sports, motor sports and Esports.
• Content:
Caffeine - 80mg in its regular
size
140-200mg in can.
Vitamins-
Sugar-
Side Effects:
Palpitations
Shaking
Agitation
Gastrointestinal Upset
Dizziness
Legality of the Aid:
In terms in our country, its legal
and theres no issue of incident of
death.
while on the other countries, it is
probihited by some reported
incidents
PEPSICO
GATORADE
 The Gatorade Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of sports-
themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of
sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and is
distributed in over 80 countries.[3] The beverage was first developed in
1965 by a team of researchers led by Robert Cade. It was originally
made for the Gators at the University of Florida to replenish the
carbohydrates that the school's student-athletes burned and the
combination of water and electrolytes that they lost in sweat during
rigorous sports activities.
Content:

Water

Sugar

Electrolytes
-sodium, potassium, calcium,
magnesium and phosphorus.
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. -- A Georgia
high school football player is dead
after drinking too much fluid
during practice.
Relatives say the youth
complained of cramping during
football practice on Tuesday at
Douglas County High School, west
of Atlanta. Aunt Tammy Chavis
says the teen drank two gallons of
Side Effects:

Type 2 Diabetis
Obesity
Over-Hydration
Energy drinks, like Red Bull and
Monster, contain as much as ten
times the caffeine as soft drinks
and are often marketed to
teenagers.
Dr Richard van Rijn and his team
at Purdue University, Indiana,
looked at the effects of mixing
highly caffeinated energy drinks
with alcohol in adolescent mice.
He said: "It seems the two
substances (high energy drinks
and alcohol) together push them
over a limit that causes changes
in their behaviour and changes
RED BULL AND MONSTER 'GETS
YOU HIGH'
Mixing alcohol and energy
drinks ‘has the SAME effect on
the brain as taking cocaine’
Scientists found the brain reacts
in similar ways to caffeinated
energy drinks, like Red Bull and
Monster, mixed with alcohol as
they did to cocaine