Many people, athletes included, use ergogenic aids or supplements. Go to the following website, British Journal of Sports Medicine and read the IOC’s latest on supplements. If you cannot access the article from the web, a PDF version is attached to this discussion.
This week, we will discuss ergogenic aids and/or supplements. From the list below, select one ergogenic aid/supplement. You must pick one of the ergogenic aids listed below. Do not use an ergogenic aid/supplement someone else has chosen. Once you have found an ergogenic aid/supplement, go to the Week 6 discussion and see if anyone has posted that ergogenic aid/supplement. If the ergogenic aid/supplement is not present, then open a new thread and type the ergogenic aid/supplement in the thread’s title box. This task will reserve that ergogenic aid/supplement for you. You can add the required initial discussion information any time before the expected due date. To add your discussion after posting your supplement title, select edit thread.
Now go to the APUS online library and find one published, peer-reviewed research article in a journal on that particular ergogenic aid. Do not use Muscle Magazine or a similar magazine because these are for the lay public and are not peer-reviewed. The journal article you select should be a research study that shows how your selected ergogenic aid/supplement affects athletic performance, positively or negatively.
A research article is not a review article. A research article reports the results of a research study. You can tell the difference between a research article and a review article because a review article summarizes several research studies.
Looking for a peer-reviewed research article?
If you cannot find a research article in the APUS online library, go to the following website: PubMed. In the search bar at the top, enter the ergogenic aid you selected.
Your initial discussion thread should contain the following information:
State the ergogenic aid in the subject line.
State your selected ergogenic aid.
Provide the reference for your selected article using the format shown below.
Describe how your particular ergogenic aid enhances athletic performance.
Describe the study methods, design, and results so the class can understand the conclusions.
State the study conclusions.
Evaluate the article. For example, does the study make appropriate conclusions from its data? Was the study designed correctly to address the hypothesis?
Discussion Guidelines
Before you post your discussion, you will need to submit in the assignment area to be checked by turnitin.com. You do this by writing your discussion in Word document and then uploading it in the assignment area under the assignment titled, “Discussion 6 checking,” where it will automatically be checked, and a score generated. I suggest you leave your reference list out of the file you submit for Turnitin.com to check and add it back when you post your discussion. Your originality index or score should be less than 15%. If it is greater than 15%, rewrite your discussion, submit it again in the assignment area, and check the %. Keep doing this until your % is less than 15 and then post your discussion in the discussion. Please note, it can take 24 hours for the second submission to be checked, and the score returned. If you do not check your post, then I will take points off.
Be sure to cite your reference(s) in the body of your thread. Reference examples are provided below. APA is the best to follow.
Journal article: Fine, M. A., & Kurdek, L. A. (1993). Reflections on determining authorship credit and authorship order on faculty-student collaborations. American Psychologist, 48, 1141–1147.
Book: Nicol, A. A. M. & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for creating tables. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Book chapter: O’Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York: Springer.
List of Ergogenic Aids
Antioxidants
Arginine
Aspartates
Aspirin
Avena sativa
Bee pollen
Beta-alanine
Beta-glucans
Beta-hydroxy beta-methyl butyrate (HMB)
Beet juice
Boron
Bovine colostrum
Branched-chain amino acids
Caffeine
Calcium
Carnitine
Chitosan
Choline
Chromium
Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone)
Coenzyme Q12
Collagen
Conjugated linolenic acid
Creatine
Curcumin
Folic acid
Gelatin
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Glutamine
Glycerol
Green tea
Guarana (herbal caffeine)
Inosine
Iron
Leucine
Lipoic acid
Konjac fiber
Ma huang (herbal ephedrine)
Magnesium
Marijuana
Niacin
Nitrate
Omega-3 fatty acids
Phosphates
Probiotics
Polyphenols, for example, quercetin
Pycnogenol
Pyruvate
D-Ribose
Selenium
Sodium bicarbonate
Tart cherry juice
Tribulus Terrestris
Tryptophan
Tumeric
Vanadyl sulfate
Vitamin B1 (thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
Vitamin B15 (dimethylglycine)
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Yohimbine
Zinc
