Ergogenic Aids - Use of technology for analysis

Go to the link below this article details the high tech equipment the England rugby team use to analyse how they train, play and their opponents. They use GPS to measure how far the players cover in training and games! There is loads of current information on the elite level ergogenic aids being used now.

This is perfect for the 20 mark question in exercise physiology. There is even a little bit of debate at the end for that higher band answer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2010/06/analyse_this.html

Drugs in Sport

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8709721.stm

The link above is to a BBC article giving a brief insight into the measures road cycling has taken to combat the recent spate of drug scandals surrounding the Tour De France.

This type of information is perfect for showing you are in the top two bands for the essay question.
It shows you are able to apply the theory of drugs in sport to a relevant example and could be used as a counter argument;

'many endurance athletes such as road cyclists in the Tour De France have taken performance enhancing drugs like EPO as they feel they will not be caught, however the International Cycling Agency have combated this by introducing 'biological passports'...' (go on to briefly explain what these are.)