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3.5 Optimising training and preventing injury MatchUp

Target Level
4-5
Running Total
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Attempt
1 of 3

Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

Can help a boxer make a lower weight category
Risk of dehydration
Can causing swelling (oedema) due to fluid retention in muscles
Increase tolerance to pain
Hair loss and excessive acne
Injury might go unnoticed, worsening the injury
Excessive decrease in heart rate can result in heart failure
Increase in muscle mass
Blood is at risk of thickening and causing a heart attack
Risk of blood-borne infection
Increased alertness
Diuretics – positive
Diuretics – negative
Narcotic analgesics – positive
Narcotic analgesics – negative
Erythropoietin – negative
Growth hormone – positive
Growth hormone – negative
Blood doping – negative
Anabolic steroids – negative
Beta blockers – negative 
Stimulants – positive

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%