ES 362 - Ergogenic Aids and Human Performance

The purpose of this course is to educate students about ergogenic aids that are used in exercise and sport. Specifically, students learn about legal (carbohydrate loading, nutritional supplementation, exercise gear) and illegal (anabolic steroids, growth hormone, erythropoietin, gene therapy) methods athletes and exercisers use to improve their performance. In addition, the effectiveness, safety and ethical issues surrounding the use of ergogenic aids are discussed.

Prerequisites: ES 245 - Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sport and (ES 345 - Exercise Physiology or BIOL 325 - Human Physiology) and Exercise Science major.

Credit(s): 3