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Steroids and physical performance

Course Description: This course describes the physiological and mechanical changes caused by prohibited substances within the body, how they manipulate energy pathways and muscle building, and how to understand performance enhancers from dietary supplements. It also covers the difference between these supplements and internationally banned stimulants, their types, classifications, and dangers. The course will study the international regulations and legal rules for dealing with these substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and clarify the roles of coaches, athletes, and guardians in their respective responsibilities towards sportsmanship and fair play.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: FINU233
Objectives of the course :

This course aims to familiarize participants with the physiological and mechanical changes caused by banned substances within the body, how they manipulate energy pathways and muscle building, and how to understand performance enhancers in dietary supplements. It will also differentiate between these supplements and internationally banned steroids, covering their types, classifications, and dangers. Furthermore, the course will study the international regulations and legal rules for dealing with these substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and clarify the roles of coaches, athletes, and guardians in their respective responsibilities towards sportsmanship and fair play.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:

  • It mentions the nature, history, and types of stimulants.
  • Discusses how to deal with and describe supplements and performance enhancers.
  • It shows how banned substances manipulate energy pathways and muscle building according to the nature of the activity practiced.
  • Lists the differences between internationally prohibited stimulants and nutritional supplements
  • Explains the cognitive and applied fields of sports nutrition and an understanding of the regulations governing supplement intake and the prohibition of doping by official bodies.

 

Skills:

  • Modern technological applications in stimulants and physical performance are used to develop professional performance.
  • Rephrasing the concept of doping in sports events and its harms. .
  • It defines the difference between performance enhancers and stimulants and how to benefit from them.
  • Modern concepts of stimulants for athletes.
  • Identifies common elements in supplements and performance enhancers among athletes and non-athletes
  • Calculates athletes' nutritional needs for supplements and performance enhancers based on energy production systems and the nature of the activity.
  • It examines the relationship between banned performance-enhancing drugs and athletes with special categories, and how to legally control them with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Values, autonomy and responsibility:

  • Demonstrates integrity, values, and professional ethics when dealing with issues and problems related to supplements and steroids.
  • Carries out professional duties and activities in anti-doping effectively and independently.
  • Collaborates effectively within projects or research or professional groups, and leads and takes responsibility while working.
  • Developing the learner's ability to perform duties and submit them on time.
  • Developing the student's ability to dialogue and discuss.
  • Develop the skill of dealing with others and taking responsibility.
  • Adherence to academic integrity in assignments and research papers required of the student. .
  • Developing self-learning and research in various scientific sources.
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  • Last updated: 2026-05-10

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