Wide Selection of PEDs
The classifications of substances as performance enhancing drugs are not entirely straight forward and objective. As in other types of categorization, certain prototype performance enhancers are universally classified as such (like anabolic steroids), whereas other substances (like vitamins and protein supplements) are virtually never classified as performance enhancers despite their effects on athletes' performance. This is because athletes can get the correct amount of protein and supplements their body needs by having a proper diet. In addition, out body can also break down the chemicals in supplements, whereas in PEDs it is often not properly distributed and broken down by the body.As is usual with categorization, there are borderline cases; caffeine, for example, is considered a performance enhancer by some athletic authorities but not others
Performance Enhancing Drugs have a variety of categories consisting of:
Feel free to select any one of the subcategories of the above classifications for a further explanation on each particular performance enhancing drug.
The classifications of substances as performance enhancing drugs are not entirely straight forward and objective. As in other types of categorization, certain prototype performance enhancers are universally classified as such (like anabolic steroids), whereas other substances (like vitamins and protein supplements) are virtually never classified as performance enhancers despite their effects on athletes' performance. This is because athletes can get the correct amount of protein and supplements their body needs by having a proper diet. In addition, out body can also break down the chemicals in supplements, whereas in PEDs it is often not properly distributed and broken down by the body.As is usual with categorization, there are borderline cases; caffeine, for example, is considered a performance enhancer by some athletic authorities but not others
Performance Enhancing Drugs have a variety of categories consisting of:
- Lean mass builders
- Stimulants
- Painkillers
- Sedatives
- Diuretics
- Blood boosters
Feel free to select any one of the subcategories of the above classifications for a further explanation on each particular performance enhancing drug.