By: John Applegate

 Something you eat or drink to enhance abilities  Dietary or performance enhancing

 Started in Ancient Greece times  Athletes were convinced to drink wine and eat plenty of meat  In 1994 DSHEA was signed into law  Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

 Protein  Amino-Acids  Creatine  Testosterone Boosters  No steroids

 Taken before or after working out  Different Types  Whey, Casein, Soy, Hemp, Rice and Pea  Most common body building supplement

Glutamine, most abundant of the proteins.

 Building blocks of protein  Body breaks down consumed protein into stomach  Three types of Amino Acids  Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine  Amount to 33% of muscle protein

ISOLEUCINE LEUCINE VALINE Amino Acids

Picture describing what an amino acids chemical compound would look like.

 Supplies energy to muscle cells  creatine improves strength, energy and muscle mass  found in natural foods like tuna, beef and salmon  Increases cell volumization Brings water into muscles

Creatine CAUSES BEFOREAFTER

 Dietary supplement  Maximizes body to produce more testosterone  Mix up of names  Not the same as steroids

 Vitamins and minerals make people's bodies work properly.  vitamins and minerals come from the foods you eat every day some foods contain more vitamins and minerals.

 Taking unnecessary supplements can upset the body's nutrient balance and may even interfere with the absorption of other nutrients.  For Example, supplements with extremely high calcium can interfere with the body's absorption of iron, zinc, and manganese.  Taking too much zinc can interfere with iron and copper absorption.  Excess of vitamins A, D, E, & K, can build up in the body's tissues and cause illness when they are taken in high amounts.

Vitamin B3 deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin K prevents blood clotting

Creatine can cause Kidney disease

Why steroids should not be used!