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Athena Study Stack
Question | Answer |
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What does ATHENA stand for? | Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives. |
What is normal in a female's adolescence? | An increased body weight of 20 or 30 pounds and an increase in body fat percentage. |
Does alcohol dehydrate the body? | Yes. |
What are the three major nutrients? | Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. |
What are some good examples of protein? | Chicken, turkey, fish, beef, pork, eggs, dairy products, beans, tofu, soy milk, grains, and nuts. |
Females need to eat around _ grams of protein for each pound of body weight daily. | 0.8 |
What does marijuana do to you when you are competing in a sport? | It makes you less competitive. |
Do stimulants such as cocaine, methamphetamines, amphetamines, and diet pills make you more or less alert? | More. |
Does taking anabolic steroids have more positive or negative effects? | Negative. (Deepened voice, severe acne, balding, agressiveness, stopping of bone growth, infections from sharing needles, irregular periods, Hepatitis, liver damage, and shrinkage of breasts) |
Why do our bodies need protein? | To repair and build muscles. |
What does calcium strengthen? | Bones, ligaments, and tendons. |
How much calcium should young women athletes consumer each day? | 1300 milligrams (a little over 4 cups of milk) |
What is a huge contributor to the success of an athlete? | The right mental attitude. |
What makes you have a high heart rate? | Diet pills and cocaine. |
What kind of meal do you want before a work out? | A high carbohydrate meal. |
After a workout, what is an example of a good meal? | A tuna sandwich. |
True or false: Keeping track of your mood and fun activities is proven to reduce feelings of depression among teens. | True. |
Are ads for drugs and alcohol very realistic? | No. |
What percent of adults don't drink? | 70% |
How should you start your weight training? | First start with a light weight (ex. 5 lbs.) for more repetitions. |
Can you lift weights everyday and gain muscle? | No. Your muscles need at least one day of rest. |
What are the benefits of weight training? | It can cause muscles to become stronger without increasing muscle size, increases muscle tone and definition, can increase a woman's self-confidence, and can cause bones to store more calcium and get stronger. |
What are the benefits of eating breakfast? | It boosts your metabolism and helps you think better. |
If you don't eat breakfast, do you burn fewer or more calories? | Fewer. Your metabolism slows down and your body stops making muscle. |
Where are there no carbohydrate stores? | In nerves. |
If you eat breakfast, it's proven that students __ ___ _ ___. | do better on tests. |
What should you focus on to improve your game? | Positive thoughts. |
What should you do after completing an "unfun" task? | Reward yourself. |
What reason is there to smoke? | It decreases appetite. |
What are the reasons not to smoke? | It can cause lung cancer, shortness of breath, yellows teeth, harms lungs, and it is expensive. |
What is one reason you should not use diet pills or take laxatives? | Causes constipation. |