UC
San Diego Athletic Performance Nutrition Guide
Supplement Policy
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A recent study tested 600 supplement products from around the
world for substances that were not listed on the label and are banned by the
NCAA, and
There are two
types of supplements, dietary supplements and performance enhancing
supplements. Dietary supplements are designed to supplement your diet for
the purpose of filling in any gaps that may exist from less than perfect
nutrition. Performance enhancing supplements are designed by definition
to enhance your athletic performance.
Regarding dietary supplements, you should always try and get all your
vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat. However, it is a good idea
to supplement with a multi-vitamin supplement to ensure you are getting all
your required vitamins and minerals. Most major markets have a
multi-vitamin brand for sale that are inexpensive and good. If you are
between the ages of 18-24 you may considered supplementing extra calcium
so that you get at least 1200-1500 mg of calcium per day. First, check
to see if your diet fulfills that requirement, if not consider
supplementing.
Regarding performance enhancing supplements
meaning supplements that claim they can help you gain muscle, reduce fat, help
you recover, etc.
If
you are considering taking any form of dietary or performance enhancing
supplement, cross reference the ingredients with the website below and then
make a copy of the ingredient label and have anyone on the Strength &
Conditioning or Sports Medicine staff double check to make sure nothing in the
supplement is banned
View this website (copy and
paste in browser) http://www.drugfreesport.com/rec/default.asp?accessdenied=%2Frec%2Fhome%2Easp
Enter this password ncaa2 for Division II to check the NCAA’s banned substance list.
Steroids
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Given
the climate of professional sports today STERIODS are getting more publicity
than ever before. It is disturbing that
although STERIODS are not glorified by the media, or professional athlete, the
abuse of STERIODS is increasing. This
tells me that more education is needed regarding the effects of steroids has on
the body and performance.
You
should understand that steroids are illegal both to purchase and to use. If any
UC San Diego athlete is found using or has used steroids while enrolled at UC
San Diego they will face sanctions from the athletic department that may range
from suspension from competition to expulsion from all
Briefly,
I grew up in an area of
I
thought of taking STERIODS when I was 20.
I wanted that quick fix of lean muscle mass. I researched and prepared myself for the
negative effects. When I thought my case
was rock solid I approach my father about my idea. My father and I have a wonderful relationship
and there is nothing I would keep from him.
He trusts me implicitly. When I
told my father of my master plan he only had one thing to say, “You’re EGO has
to be pretty far out-of-wack if you are going to
consider doing something like that.” I
will never forget those words. It is
those words that have help me put into perspective what I and many athletes face
when they consider cheating to get ahead.
After thinking about what my dad had said I didn’t want to be “That
Guy”. The guy who takes the path of
least resistance, the guy who is not comfortable and patient working hard, the
guy who lives for tomorrow instead of today.
I didn’t want to be “That Guy”, so I never went on that “One Cycle of
STERIODS”. At the time I considered
doing STERIODS I was 6’3 and weighed 154lbs.
I decided to be patient, eat right, and train hard. Four years later I was still 6’3 but I
weighed 210lbs. My body fat went up 1%
from 154-210lbs. I had many struggles
along the way. I couldn’t shake the
“Tall Skinny Guy” label through college, but I had the respect of my family,
friends, coaches, and teammates. Which I
know now was more important than being an extra 15-20 pounds, or running .5
faster in the 40yard sprint, or jumping 5 inches higher in the vertical jump.
The moral of this story is
STERIODS do not fix how you feel about yourself. There is no prosthetic for integrity,
character, and work ethic. Those are
characteristics you earn over time.
STEROIDS THREATEN HEALTH OF
ATHLETES AND INTEGRITY OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE
The health risks associated with steroid use are severe. Anabolic steroid
use has been implicated in early heart disease, including sudden death, the
increase of bad cholesterol profiles (increased LDL, lower HDL), an increase in
tendon injuries, liver tumors, testicular atrophy, gynecomastia
(abnormal enlargement of breasts in males), male pattern baldness, severe acne,
premature closure of growth plates in adolescents, emotional disturbances and
other significant health risks. The health risks of designer steroids
compared to or beyond symptoms of anabolic steroid use are currently unknown.
No one knows the extent of this yet, said Gary I. Wadler,
M.D., FACSM. If there is one great concern that THG has exposed, its the
potential that other non-detectable anabolic steroids may be in the
pipeline. The scientific and public health implications of this issue are
quite disconcerting. Wadler, an ACSM sports
medicine physician who serves on the Health, Medical and Research Committee of
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and is a leading international authority on
doping in sports, says the appearance of these new drugs and their use models
dangerous behavior, potentially causing physical and psychological damage to
young athletes.
ACSM calls for national compliance with the United States Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA) regulations and to the World Anti-doping Code. Further, the
College stresses the need for clean athletes, those not taking
performance-enhancing drugs or supplements, to publicly deplore the use of
steroids among their teammates and peers. ACSM underscores the critical
leadership role clean athletes can take in disavowing performance-enhancing
drug use and advocating fair play to protect the integrity of sports
competition. Other individuals who influence young athletes, such as
parents and coaches, should establish a no-tolerance policy for performance-enhancing
substances, and intervene whenever necessary.
In the past 20 years, sports governing bodies have made substantial efforts to
eradicate steroid use. Drug testing implemented by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, for example, has been instrumental in
decreasing the use of steroids among college athletes. Last year, ACSM
called for mandatory testing for steroid use in Major League Baseball. (ACSMs Position Stand, The Use of Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids in Sports, ACSM condemns the use of these drugs among athletes.
To read a copy of this Position Stand, please visit http://www.acsm-msse.org). Yet,
information gathered very recently, over just the past few years, indicates an
upward trend in steroid use among amateur athletes at the college and even high
school levels.
ACSM will conduct a national news teleconference, Friday, October 24, 2003 to
address the issues of athlete health, the importance of fair play, and the call
for increased vigilance on the part of athletes, coaches, parents, and
others.
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