Definition: An ergogenic aid is a performance enhancing device or substance. This very broad definition can include legal modes of performance enhancement (such as using a heart rate monitor for optimum training) as well as illegal aids such as anabolic steroids or human growth hormone.
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By Paige Waehner, About.com Guide
Updated September 01, 2006
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