Professional athletes understand that it will be possible to achieve results in sports only by actively training. But the body will not always be able to withstand serious loads. There are currently special endurance medications that will help and support. It is better to give preference not to harmful steroids, but to organic products that can be freely bought in sports equipment and nutrition stores for athletes. In addition, there are medicines sold over the counter in a pharmacy that have been tried by many athletes and are nothing more than doping.
Before stopping on some drug to increase endurance, it is better to consult a doctor.
Types of drugs
There are several types of specialized tools that will help an athlete become more resilient. All of them are classified as follows:
- exhausting;
- not exhausting;
- combined action;
- with a secondary effect.
To make it easier to choose the right drug, it is important to learn to understand all types and get acquainted with the features of each.
Exhausting and not exhausting
Examples of this type are Caffeine, Pyridrop, Mesocarb. They act on fatigue, adhering to the principle of activation of the body’s energy reserves.
This group of drugs for endurance produces an effect, providing an increase in physical indicators, but only they have a number of undesirable manifestations. One of them can be considered a long recovery time after taking them. All these tools are divided into:
- steroids;
- non-steroid type anabolics;
- nootropics;
- actoprotectants;
- energy suppressing substrates.
Among a number of advantages of funds that do not deplete, or as they are also called metabolic, the main thing can be distinguished: they can be used for a long time without losing reserve forces. There are no general contraindications for this type of drug, only individual ones.
Mixed
Stamina drugs with a mixed principle of action function on the basis of stimulation of gluconeogenesis in the liver, forming glucose. An example of this type is Dexamethasone. This tool slows down the transport of amino acids, which ultimately provides an anti-anabolic effect. It is worth remembering that there are also negative effects from its use: immunity decreases or muscular dystrophy develops. The drug is often prescribed not only to athletes, but also to maintain the body during chemotherapy.
With secondary effect
Means with a secondary effect on the body remove symptoms that impair performance. This type is assigned only after the history of overwork of the body has been carefully studied. Only after this, you can start taking a specifically selected product.
Based on the foregoing, we can say for sure that endurance drugs with a metabolic effect are considered the most effective and safe. There are many medicines that come in many forms: capsules, powder, and tablets.
List of drugs
Many products presented in specialized stores or pharmacies not only increase stamina, but also:
- Improve mood
- increase vitality;
- reduce pain;
- normalize blood pressure;
- increase the time of playing sports;
- accelerate oxidative and reduction reactions;
- favorably affect blood vessels and heart;
- support liver function;
- saturate the body cells with useful components;
- normalize the oxygen supply of cells.
Most modern drugs that increase endurance, has a minimum of contraindications and has unique features. Before using the product, it is better to familiarize yourself with the instructions, learn about side effects and contraindications.
Asparkam
This drug to increase endurance contains magnesium and potassium. And minerals are presented in a form that allows them to be absorbed easily and quickly. These substances help regulate the metabolic processes in the body. This drug is mainly used by athletes who want to quickly lose weight.
In addition, it helps prevent cramps and makes exercise easier during extreme heat. The drug is in the form of tablets, and it is better to take them in the morning and in the afternoon, because in the evening magnesium and potassium are poorly absorbed.
Riboxin
This is an active stimulator of biochemical processes, which favorably affects the athlete's heart. "Riboxin" has antiarrhythmic, anabolic and other beneficial effects. Due to the fact that the strength of the contractions of the heart increases, it helps to increase the stroke volume. During its use, there is an improvement in blood flow, energy metabolism, the activity of enzymes and metabolic processes in the myocardium. In addition, the drug improves muscle regeneration. This explains the frequent prescription of the drug to patients with cardiac pathologies.
How to take Riboxin in sports so that it shows the best effect? Take it before meals from 1.5 to 2.5 g. But it is better to start taking it with a minimum dosage of 0.6 g, divided into three doses. The course lasts at least four weeks, but no more than three months.
You can also take "Inosine" - a metabolic agent, a stimulator of biological processes. Like Riboxin, Inosine improves the energy balance, normalizes blood flow and metabolic processes in the myocardium, and has an antihypoxic effect.
Inosine is a derivative of purine, and it is the most important source of energy. It stimulates the synthesis of nucleotides, enhances the activity of enzymes. The drug is available in the form of tablets and injection.
How to take "Riboxin" / "Inosine"? At 0.6 - 0.8 g several times a day, if no unwanted manifestations are observed, then the dose is increased, but more than 2.5 g per day is not recommended.
Vitamin Complex
Each person has their own characteristics of the body, so it happens that a number of drugs can cause them to undesirable manifestations or allergies. But what if you want to play sports and make your body more resilient? And here a complex of vitamins comes to the rescue. Especially popular is Komplivit, which must be taken three times a day, one tablet after a meal. If you want to choose your own vitamins, then special attention should be paid to these:
- B1 helps regulate the functioning of the basic systems of the human body: cardiovascular, nervous and digestive. It also affects growth and energy balance. If this vitamin is not enough in the body, then a person has irritability, increased fatigue, and lack of appetite.
- B12 enhances the synthesis and accumulation of proteins, produces a strong anabolic effect.
- B6 is an essential element for metabolic processes in the body and normal functioning of the central nervous system.
- Vitamin C.
Vitamins belonging to group B are produced in the form of a solution for injection in each ampoule of 1 ml, and the concentration is 5%. You can’t enter them together, on the first day the body receives one of them, on the second the next, and on the third still, and so continue alternating.
"Bemitil": instructions for use
This tool can be considered unique, because the main effect that it has on the body is an increase in energy balance and endurance. By its properties, it is a drug, an actoprotector with nootropic, regenerative and antihypoxic activity. If you compare it with analogues, then it is Bemitil that is the only tool that improves performance. This improvement is due to the binding of lactic acid in the working muscles and its transfer to the glucose production cycle. It's no secret that lactic acid is capable of limiting the duration of muscle activity, causing fatigue during physical exertion.
That is why the instructions for use of Bemitil say that it must be used by professional athletes. After use, the drug begins to act quickly. It is perfectly absorbed in the intestine, is actively metabolized in the liver.
The drug has a number of side effects that you need to know about before you start taking it. But it is important to remember that Bemitil, which is available in the form of capsules and tablets, can not be taken in the evening or at night, as it can cause insomnia. Therefore, it is better to drink tablets in the morning or afternoon. But it is advisable to consult a doctor before starting to receive a really positive effect. Any serious drugs that affect the energy potential of the body can not be used at its discretion, when and how much you want. Such therapy can end in failure.
"Sydnocarb": instructions for use
This is a very popular drug that many athletes have been using since the early 70s of the last century. Relate it to a group of psychostimulants. It is similar in structure to amphetamine, but it also has a difference: there is no free amino group.
Experts do not advise athletes to use it, since it can cause serious harm to a person, which will block all the advantages.
In the instructions for use with "Sydnocarb" you can find out about numerous side effects: irritability, headaches, lack of appetite, even anorexia, high blood pressure, allergies can develop. In rare cases, hallucinations and exacerbation of mental disorders are observed.
"Phenamine"
This is another drug to improve performance and stamina, which is a stimulator of the nervous system. After its introduction into the body, the feeling of fatigue decreases, a sensation of a surge of strength and vigor is observed, the need for sleep is reduced, and the recovery period after increased sports loads is shortened.
The duration of its effect is short, from two to eight hours. Long-term use is impossible, because the risk of unwanted manifestations increases. After use, chills, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, tachycardia and arrhythmia are observed. This drug to increase endurance has one significant minus - addiction can develop, and subsequently a painful withdrawal syndrome.
Recently, many other more sparing agents have appeared, therefore, "Phenamine" is not recommended for use to increase endurance, and all because it has a lot of contraindications and side effects.
Kudesan
This drug is presented in several forms: drops and tablets, there is also a tool with the prefix forte, which is characterized by a high concentration of the main substance. The price of Kudesan is affordable for every person. This medicine, which helps to normalize metabolic processes in the myocardium, reduces hypoxia in the tissues. In its origin, it is a coenzyme very similar to vitamins. Throughout the entire period of its use, a high synthesis of ATP is observed, which takes an active part in the respiration of cells and the energy supply of the whole organism.
In pharmacies, you can buy different forms of Kudesan. The price varies between 250-500 rubles. There is even a drug enriched with potassium and magnesium, making it even more effective for athletes.
“Kudesan” really proved its effectiveness in increasing performance and increasing endurance, but it also has other features. So, for example, it has an antioxidant effect that protects cell membranes from damage by harmful lipids. During its use, the zones of ischemia in the myocardium are reduced, the tolerance of physical activity increases.
Kudesan is indicated for use in such diseases:
- heart failure;
- cardiomyopathy;
- heart rhythm disturbance;
- ischemia;
- heart attack during the recovery period;
- arterial hypertension;
- in preparation for surgery - coronary artery bypass grafting.
The drug for endurance in sports is indicated for children and adults. It is recommended to be used to increase adaptation at high loads, as well as to normalize the level of coenzyme.
Conclusion
Today, pharmacology offers a wide selection of tools that will help a professional and a beginner in sports to reach maximum heights. Stamina drugs in a pharmacy can be purchased without a prescription, but it is better if a specialist selects it individually for each patient. Many drugs have a lot of contraindications and undesirable manifestations that can cause serious harm to human health. In the first days of admission, you should monitor the condition of the body, do not exceed the dosage and follow exactly the instructions. Particular care must be taken when prescribing such funds to young athletes. The reaction of a fragile organism can be unpredictable.