DRUG TESTING POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
NGA member athletes, both
amateur and professionals must
undergo and pass a polygraph
test at each NGA sanctioned
contest in which he/she is to
participate (unless a drug
waiver form is presented).
Promoters have the option to
conduct a urine test for all NGA
amateur sanction shows. Urine
testing is mandatory for the top
seven placing in the NGA
professional division. The NGA
shall have strict qualifying
standards for testing and
retesting procedures regarding
drug use for athlete
participation based on the
following criteria:
DRUG-FREE POLICY
All NGA member athletes must be
completely free of the
performance-enhancing drugs, as
listed below. The length of
drug abstinence may be
lengthened by the NGA Staff when
policies are examined on an
annual basis. Any such changes
will be announced by the NGA
Staff prior to the calendar year
when the alteration is to take
place. The National Gym
Association, Inc. (NGA) bans the
following substances and related
compounds and their use
constitutes grounds for
dismissal from NGA competitions
and suspension from membership
in the organization.
BANNED SUBSTANCES
-
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
- Includes but not limited
to bolasterone, boldenone,
chloroxomesterone (dhydrochlormethyltesterone),
clostebol, fluoxymesterone,
mesterolone, methandienone (methandrostenolone),
methenolone,
methyltestosterone,
nandrolone, norethandrolone,
oxymetholone, stanozolol,
testerone and all other
related compounds.
-
TESTOSTERONE.
(injections, patches, gels).
-
GROWTH HORMONES.
(Pharmaceutical hGH, HCG and
other related compounds).
-
PRESCRIPTION DIURETICS.
(Fen-Phen and any other
prescription weight-loss
substances used for
bodybuilding purposes, even
when physician-prescribed,
are banned by the NGA)
-
PRESCRIPTION PSYCHOMOTOR
STIMULANTS.
(Example: Amphetamines).
-
MUSCLE IMPLANTS OF ANY
KIND.
-
CHEMICAL/DRUGS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DECEIVING OR
PASSING THE POLYGRAPH TEST.
-
CLENBUTEROL
-
ANY ILLEGAL OR ILLICIT
BODYBUILDING DRUG OR
SUBSTANCE.
-
ANY FDA AND IOC BANNED
SUBSTANCE.
Note: DHEA
and all other hormone precursors
are not banned by the NGA.
However, these substances can
cause an elevated T/E ratio in
excess of the 6:1 limit or
produce the presence of
nandrolone or any other banned
substance in the urine. If the
promoter opts to enforce a urine
sample for testing, the athlete
is responsible for any and all
substances that may cause a
positive in a urine test.
Nutritional supplements products
that are sold over-the-counter
may not be banned by the FDA.
As a competitive athlete, it is
your responsibility to research
the products before you purchase
them. To insure your passing a
urine test under the guidelines
of the IOC, banned substance
testing regulations, the NGA's
recommendation is "when in doubt
don't buy it". |
