PEDs
Banned athletic boosters
PEDs is an abbreviation for performance-enhancing drugs—substances used to improve athletic ability, typically banned in competitive sports.
Steroids, human growth hormone, and blood-boosting agents are common PEDs.
The term appears frequently in discussions of doping scandals: He was suspended after testing positive for PEDs.
Performance-enhancing hormones
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- anabolicBuilding complex molecules
- HGHPituitary growth peptide
- EPORed blood cell hormone
androgens · amphetamines · stimulants · diuretics · peptides · hormones · insulin · corticosteroids
Anti-doping regulatory body
- banOfficial restriction on something
- testingExamining to evaluate
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
sanction · detection · violation · sample · urine · whereabouts · arbitration · appeals
Prohibited athletic drug use
- athleteSports competitor
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
baseball · bodybuilding · weightlifting · sprinting · UFC · MLB · NFL · training
Carrying out a task
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
muscle · power · speed · stamina · agility · growth · energy · adaptation
Deceptive rule-breaking
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
asterisk · tainted · legacy · sportsmanship · whistleblower · admission · confession · denial
steroids
Performance-enhancing hormones
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- anabolicBuilding complex molecules
- HGHPituitary growth peptide
EPO · androgens · amphetamines · stimulants · diuretics · peptides · hormones · insulin · corticosteroids · nootropics
WADA
Anti-doping regulatory body
- banOfficial restriction on something
- testingExamining to evaluate
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
disqualification · sanction · detection · violation · sample · urine · whereabouts · arbitration · appeals
doping
Prohibited athletic drug use
- athleteSports competitor
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
cycling · baseball · bodybuilding · weightlifting · sprinting · UFC · MLB · NFL · training · edge
performance
Carrying out a task
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
recovery · muscle · power · speed · stamina · agility · growth · energy · adaptation · resilience
cheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
controversy · asterisk · tainted · legacy · sportsmanship · whistleblower · admission · confession · denial · cover-up
- Performance Boosterssteroids, EPO, doping, HGH, testosterone
- sports cheatingmatch fixing, doping, point shaving, steroids, cheating
- sports ethicsfair play, sportsmanship, integrity, doping, honesty
- sports scandalscheating, doping, match fixing, point shaving, steroids
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, drug testing, NADA, doping control
- dirty playcheap shot, cheap shots, dirty play, foul play, late hit
PEDshard work
Sustained strenuous effort
natural ability · clean living · dedication · natural bodybuilding · sleep
PEDsfair play
Honorable conduct in games
sportsmanship · integrity · level playing field · anti-doping
- gas pedalVehicle acceleration control
- brake pedalFoot control for slowing
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- pedal carToy vehicle with foot propulsion
- pedal down
- foot pedalFloor-mounted lever mechanism
pedal, pedals, pedaling, pedaled, pedestrian, pedestrians, biped, bipedal, quadruped