Assignment Question

1. Does caffeine enhance performance on athletics or exams? What about nicotine? Are these drugs banned in any situations? Is that fair? 2. Often athletes argue that the banned substances they take have not been scientifically proven to have an effect on performance. Do you think athletes should be allowed to take these drugs? Why or why not? 3. We are learning about the muscular system in this Unit of class. Some drugs definitely affect muscle – how do they do this? Other drugs enhance performance in other ways – how do they do it? 4. Should athletes be stripped of their titles, awards, or sponsors, if they are caught doping? Do the circumstances matter? Why or why not? a. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/maria-sharapova-speaks-returning-tennis-doping-ban-time/story?id=49787131 b.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/lawyer-bonds-didnt-know-he-used-steroids/2011/03/22/AB5TcUIB_story.html c. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100401666.html d. https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20120713/doping-muscle-building-drugs-faq#1 e. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-banned-14-months-iv-infusion/819116002/ f.https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/i-was-such-a-dick-lance-armstrong-admits-he-regrets-press-conference-rows-with-journalists-in-revealing-interview-35510121.html g.https://abcnews.go.com/US/lance-armstrong-confesses-doping/story?id=18244003. You do not need to use all these sources. You can use some sources you want just make sure they are legite.