IDENTIFICAÇÃO DOS PRINCIPAIS RECURSOS ERGOGÊNICOS CONSUMIDOS POR DESPORTISTAS EM ACADEMIAS

Abstract

Good nutrition is essential for good performance sportsman, the food consumed before, during and after physical exercise can dramatically affect physical performance and interfere with quality of life of the individual .The objective of this study was to identify the consumption of ergogenic resources used by frequenters of Academies of Varginha city MG. The fact that these supplements possess released for sale on the market do not require a prescription to purchase them, facilitates their consumption and their use has come common practice among athletes.

The use of ergogenic product was verified by applying a questionnaire containing twelve questions relating to consumption, as well as its frequency, timing of ingestion, objective and recommendation.

The results run counter to the literature where the use of ergogenic resources among sportsman, is active and frequent practice, occurring without a due professional monitoring also reveals that knowledge of sportsmen on the subject happens through internet, vendor supplements, friends and even fitness through physical educator himself.

Knowing the actual determines consumer support for the process of education and nutritional counseling to this population, thus avoiding inappropriate use that may be associated with problems in maintaining health and frustrations related to your objective