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What is a balanced diet?
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contains optimal ratio of nutrients
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What is BMR?
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the level at which energy is used without exercise
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What is a newton?
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a unit of force
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What are energy drinks?
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fluids containing carbohydrates
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What is carbohydrate loading?
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building up carbohydrates in the body to use in endurance events
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What is a somatotype?
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a classification of body type
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What is an endomorph?
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wide hips and narrow shoulders characterised by fatness
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What is a mesomorph?
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wide shoulders, narrow hips, characterised by muscularity
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What is an ectomorph?
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narrow shoulders, narrow hips, characterised by thinness
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What is a skin-fold calliper?
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a devise that measures the thickness of a fold of skin with its underlying layer of fat
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What is a drug?
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substance, other than food, that has a psychological effect when taken into the body
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What is a performance enhancing drug?
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substance that artificially enhances personal characteristics and performance
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What is a stimulant?
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drugs that affect the central nervous system, such as an increased mental/physical alterness
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What are narcotic analgesics?
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drugs used to reduce the feeling of pain
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What are anabolic steroids?
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drugs that mimic the male hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth
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What are diuretics?
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drugs that elevate the rate of urine secretion
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What is a masking agent?
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legal substance for a sport which hides the presence of an illegal one
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What are peptide hormones?
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drugs that cause the production of other hormones
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What is erythropoietin (EPO)?
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a type of peptide hormone that increases the red blood cell count
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What are Beta-blockers?
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drugs that are used to control heart rate and that have a calming and relaxing effect
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What is a training programme?
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well-planned programme that uses scientific principals to improve performance, skill, game ability and motor and physical fitness
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What is technique?
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way in which skill is performed
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What are spotter?
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trained and alert people surrounding the trampoline prepared to prevent the performer from coming off dangerously
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What is etiquette?
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unwritten and unofficial codes of practice followed in an activity
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What is balanced competition?
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grouping based on size, age or experience for an even match
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What is the circulatory system?
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transport blood using the heart and blood vessels
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What is the pulmonary circuit?
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transport blood from the heart to the lungs and back again
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What is the systemic circuit?
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transports blood from the heart to the body and back to the heart again
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What is the superior vena cava?
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blood vessel transporting deoxygenated blood back to the heart
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What is the valve?
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openings allowing blood flow in one direction only, found in the heart and veins
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What is the septum?
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wall of muscle dividing the left and right sizes of the heart
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What is the aorta?
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main blood vessel leaving away from the heart
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