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There are so many Ergogenic Aids that are touted to be helpful in sport performance.  Some legitimately help an athlete or specific individual and some are just crap.  All can be vulnerable to a placebo effect which is not to be trivialized as the placebo effect is a real phenomenon as it relates to performance. 

Instructions:   Submit an Ergogenic Aid and discuss the 1)what 2)who 3)how and 4)why one would take or use & 5)whether you believe it is fact or myth. Bulleted information is best.  To receive credit, all bullets must be included.  NO CREDIT will be given if you use the same example that is given even if you list a different form of the nutritional ergogenic Creatine.  

For example: 

1.  What – Creatine Monohydrate – Amino Acid found naturally in muscle cells and can be manufactured synthetically and sold as a nutritional supplement. (Nutritional Ergogenic Category)

2.   Who – It can be beneficial for athletes where explosive muscular contraction is helpful & increase in muscle size is advantageous.  Multiple sports from powerlifting, football, sprinting, etc.  

3).  How – Creatine is high in intravascular water so it pulls water into the muscle cells helping to give an athlete a swoll look and appearance combined with weight training.  Multiple methods & protocols but consistently taken with ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is more ideal.  

4).  Why – Increase in muscle size increases muscular power.

5).  Scientific research has shown it to be consistently helpful in sports that emphasize explosiveness.