Performance enhancement refers to the deliberate use of training, behavioral, nutritional, technological, or pharmacological methods to improve physical, cognitive, or skill-based capabilities beyond an individual's baseline. In Sports and Exercise Medicine, it most often describes legitimate strategies such as stru…
Performance enhancement refers to the deliberate use of training, behavioral, nutritional, technological, or pharmacological methods to improve physical, cognitive, or skill-based capabilities beyond an individual's baseline. In Sports and Exercise Medicine, it most often describes legitimate strategies such as structured conditioning, periodized training, recovery and sleep optimization, psychological preparation, and evidence-based nutrition, but the term also encompasses the contested and regulated area of ergogenic aids and prohibited substances. A central concern in this field is the safety and integrity of products marketed to improve performance, because unregulated supplements may contain undeclared or adulterant compounds. Research in the publisher's portfolio reflects this concern, including the identification and quantification of an adulterant in a dietary supplement marketed for sexual enhancement, which illustrates the analytical scrutiny applied to substances claimed to boost function. Because performance enhancement spans physiology, pharmacology, regulation, and ethics, it is studied with attention to both effectiveness and the protection of athlete and consumer health. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to performance enhancement, including the evaluation of methods and products intended to improve physical and physiological capacity.
2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 2 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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