The Use of Plant Extracts by Elite Athletes | ||
| Al-Rafidain Journal For Sport Sciences | ||
| Volume 26, Issue 81, October 2023, Pages 233-251 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rjss.2023.142339.1199 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdullah Said Al-Qaidi* 1; Majid Said Al-Busafi2 | ||
| 1Ministry of Education | ||
| 2Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - College of Education - Sultan Qaboos University - Seeb | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aimed to identify the motives, sources, and contraindications of using plant extracts by athletes in the sultanate of Oman, according to the variables of age and sports. the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach using a questionnaire that consisted of (18) phrases, with one open question. it was applied to a sample of (92) elite players in the Sultanate of Oman. the study found that there is a below-average level of influence in the motivations of athletes in the sultanate of Oman of plant extracts with (1.409) average, a below-average level of influence in the sources that athletes in the sultanate of Oman depend on to obtain plant extracts with (1.327) average, a below-average level of influence in the athletes' impediments to the use of plant extracts with (1.421) average, and the study indicated that there were no differences due to both (age& type of sport) variables | ||
| Keywords | ||
| plant extracts; athlete nutrition; plant-based diets; natural herbs | ||
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