Performance Enhancement Techniques

verb to invigorate or energize someone or something

• The coach gave a motivational speech to pep up the team before the big game.
• I need some coffee to pep me up this morning.
• Let's blast some music to pep up the party!
• A new haircut can really pep up your look.

noun a prohibited method of enhancing athletic performance by artificially increasing the athlete's red blood cell count

• Blood doping is a form of performance enhancement that involves the use of blood transfusions or erythropoietin to increase the athlete's red blood cell count.
• Some athletes resort to blood doping to improve their endurance and performance in competitions.
• I heard that some cyclists are into blood doping to gain an edge over their competitors.
• In the world of business, some unethical practices can be seen as a form of 'blood doping' to gain an unfair advantage.

noun a form of doping involving the manipulation of genes to improve physical abilities

• The use of gene doping in sports is considered unethical and against the rules.
• I heard some athletes are trying gene doping to enhance their performance.
• Did you know some players are cheating with gene doping?
• Using gene doping is like trying to cheat nature's rules in sports.