Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
7144SPOSCI-JAN-CTY
Aims
The aim of this module is to develop the students critical understanding of the use of performance enhancing drugs and supplements in sport.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of anti-doping rules and regulations.
2.
Critically evaluate the use and efficacy of supplement use within sport.
3.
Critically evaluate the effects of drug use on health and performance of athletes.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Week 1 Overview of supplements and drug use in sport and the role of the nutritionist
Week 2 Supplements for endurance performance
Week 3 Supplements for strength and power based sports
Week 4 Supplements and therapeutic drug use for health, injury and hospital treatment
Week 5 Anabolic Agents
Week 6 Psychostimulants
Week 7 Drugs to enhance endurance performance
Week 8 Drug detection and methods used to evade detection
Week 9 Supplement contamination and risk minimisation
Week 10 Site visit to a supplement factory (SIS)
Week 11 Athletes perspective
Week 12 Future issues and setting up a supplement and drugs policy in elite sports
Module Overview:
This module will look at the most common supplements, the mechanisms of action, evidence for and against their use and the safety of the supplements.The module aims to develop your critical understanding of the use of performance enhancing drugs and supplements in sport.
This module will look at the most common supplements, the mechanisms of action, evidence for and against their use and the safety of the supplements.The module aims to develop your critical understanding of the use of performance enhancing drugs and supplements in sport.
Additional Information:A comprehensive understanding of the use of drugs and supplements in sport is essential for anyone working in sports nutrition and is a key criteria in accreditation with SENr. Many athletes routinely use supplements although the understanding as to how they work and why they are taking them is often limited. This module will look at the most common supplements, the mechanisms of action, evidence for and against their use and the safety of the supplements. The testing of supplements for contaminated substances is extremely important and this module will also examine this and the ways of risk minimisation. The efficacy and danger of drug use will also be examined including both legal (i.e. over the counter analgesics) and illegal (i.e. anabolic steroids). This module will also take a critical look at the role of WADA and UKAD in their attempts to maintain drug free sport and the responsibilities of the sports nutritionist to comply with these regulations. The information taught in this module will be essential for 7045SPOSCI in semester 2 where the students will engage in an applied work placement.