Body Building, How to Succeed : Drug Testing

Drug Testing :

When considering Natural Bodybuilding, the classification of the title "natural" is dependent on the organisation responsible for the competition. In this way, the I.N.B.A., or International Natural Bodybuilding Association, is the largest bodybuilding and fitness organisation worldwide and is the strictest in terms of its drugs free policy. The INBA adheres to the banned substance lists advocated by the I.O.C., or International Olympics Committee, and the W.A.D.A., or World Anti-Doping Association. Even at the amateur level, all athletes are comprehensively tested using the technique of urinalysis (which consists of a collection of tests performed on urine of the athlete, and is one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. One part of a urinalysis procedure can be conducted using urine dipsticks, whereby the results of the test can be read by way of a series of colour changes.

However, not all of the organisations maintain such high standards as the INBA. As a case in point, the N.P.C., or National Physique Committee, only tests for Anabolic steroids, Pro-hormone (which is a precursor to a hormone although, in fact, offering minimal hormonal effect), and prescribed Diuetics (which is any drug that increases the rate of urination, and therefore offers a means of forced diuresis. All diuretics increase the expulsion of water from the body).

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