Why Are PAES popular?
„Performance- and Appearance- Enhancing Substances (PAES) Definition „Performance- and Appearance- Enhancing Substances (PAES) refer to those substances that are used to build muscles, lose weight and generally enhance the athletic performance.“
Definition There are 2 kinds of PAES: CONTROLLED substances are monitored by the government and/or a sport governing body such as the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) because they can cause harm. It is not possible to obtain those substances in a legal way Examples: EPO, anabolic steroids, growth hormones NOT CONTROLLED substances are not monitored and legally available for everyone Examples: pain killers (e.g. aspirin) dietary supplements as protein shakes, creatine, vitamins and minerals
What are people aiming on using enhancing substances in general? Sports Progress in sport is more efficient with the use of PAES/supplements Performance Appearance Work / School / University Nutrition Easier to perform better using Neuroenhancement Standard nutrition vs. artificial supplements
Why do you believe PAES are popular? Why are PAES popular? What do you think? Why do you believe PAES are popular? Collect aspects and create a mind map together
Content 2 Blocks Session 1: Enhancement Society Push your performance over the top: Athletes and PAES - two stories The Role of Advertisement and Social Media Society-made Expectations & The Role of PAES in the Society Session 2: How to deal with advertisement & Co. Summary of the Last Session The perfect Body Image Conclusion & Take Home Message
Enhancement Society „Citius, Altius, Fortius“ (Olympic motto) „Faster, higher, stronger“ or „prettier, stronger, better“!?
Push your performance over the top: Marion Jones‘ Story „[...] Jones said her former coach, Trevor Graham, gave her the substance, telling her it was the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and that she should take it by putting two drops under her tongue. [...] „Red flags should have been raised in my head when he told me not to tell anyone about the supplement program‘, she said. She also said she noticed changes in how her body felt and how she was able to recover from workouts after she stopped taking the substance in 2001. [...]“ „Marion Jones admits to steroid use“ By Amy Shipley Washington Post Friday, October 5, 2007
Push your performance over the top: Lance Armstrong‘s Story
Push your performance over the top Collect reasons the athletes mentioned that pushed them to use PAES Which other reasons could you imagine could lead to a PAES use?
Marketing and Advertisement How does the society make us believe we have to be „prettier, stronger, better“? Marketing and Advertisement
Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Enhancement Society - advertisement - Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help
Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Enhancement Society - advertisement -
Enhancement Society - advertisement - Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help Solution: PAES!? Are these expectations realistic?
Solution: PAES!? Discuss!!! What are arguments to use PAES? Are there any alternatives? Which ones?
Enhancement Society - advertisement - Society pushes us to to be prettier, stronger, smarter, to not have any weakness,to be better than the one sitting next to us: just to be perfect we internalize high expectations as ours although they are actually produced by the society It is difficult to satisfy those expectations and to stay competitive without help Solution: PAES!? Are these expectations realistic?
Are society-made expectations realistic? Photoshop is advertisment‘s best friend!
Are society-made expectations realistic? - social media - „Girls, it is normal to have skin!“
Enhancement Society - summary - The society produces a non-realistic image of being perfect that is proposed by e.g. the advertisement and social media Look perfect! Push your performance over the top! Work always harder! Society's proposed solution: You need support, use PAES!
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