ASADA believes in pure performance in sport. The 'Pure Performance in Sport' video has been produced to highlight to athletes, coaches, the families of athletes and everyone involved in sport what you can and can't do, how drug testing works and a lot more.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is a government statutory authority that is Australia's driving force for pure performance in sport. It is the organisation with prime responsibility for implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) in Australia.

ASADA believes in pure performance in sport. The 'Pure Performance in Sport' video has been produced to highlight to athletes, coaches, the families of athletes and everyone involved in sport what you can and can't do, how drug testing works and a lot more.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is a government statutory authority that is Australia's driving force for pure performance in sport. It is the organisation with prime responsibility for implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) in Australia.

Clenbuterol residues in pig muscle after repeat administration in a growth-promoting dose / Pleadin J, Vulić A, Persi N, Vahcić N. Meat Sci. 2010 Nov;86(3):733-7.

• doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.06.013. Epub 2010 Jun 20

Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska 143, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.

The aim of this study was to determine the level of clenbuterol residues in muscle tissue of pigs after repeat administration in a growth-promoting dose. An anabolic dose of clenbuterol (20 μg/kg body mass per day) was administered orally to experimental group (n=12) for 28 days, whereas control animals (n=3) were left untreated. Clenbuterol treated pigs were randomly sacrificed (n=3) on days 0, 3, 7 and 14 of treatment discontinuation and clenbuterol residues determined in muscle tissue. Determination of residual clenbuterol was by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as a screening method and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as a confirmation method. The highest clenbuterol content in the muscle of treated animals was recorded on day 0 of treatment cessation (4.40±0.37 ng/g) and significantly (p<0.05) exceeded the maximum residue limit (MRL) of 0.1 ng/g. On day 3 of withdrawal, it was 0.49±0.22 ng/g and on day 7 0.10±0.02 ng/g (at MRL); on day 14 of treatment discontinuation, clenbuterol content was below the limit of detection (<0.1 ng/g) in all samples. Administration of clenbuterol as a growth promoter in pig production could lead to residues in meat for human consumption up to 7 days after treatment discontinuation.

Zwitserse bal nodig? (Dutch title)

The Swiss ball has become something of a hype. No fitness magazine can do without the obiquitous ball accompanied by a pretty girl doing some sorth of exercise. But is working out with a Swiss ball usefull? Does it have any merit? Well, it has, but you better don't make a circus act of it. Strength an conditioning coach Hans Kroon shows some examples of usefull exercises. You must keep ' functionality' in mind, when using the Swiss ball. That's the secret.

This video is part of the True Strength (Eigen Kracht) campaign of the Dopingautoriteit. A campaign that warns gym users and bodybuilders for the health risks of doping use and offers healthy and effective alternatives (training, recovery, nutrition, nutritional supplements, mental techniques)

Determination of growth hormone secretagogue pralmorelin (GHRP-2) and its metabolite in human urine by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry / Masato Okano, Mitsuhiko Sato, Ayako Ikekita, Shinji Kageyama

• Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 24 (2010) 14 (30 July), p. 2046-2056
• PMID: 20552695
• DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4619

Abstract

GHRP-2 (pralmorelin, D-Ala-D-(beta-naphthyl)-Ala-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH(2)), which belongs to a class of growth hormone secretagogue (GHS), is intravenously used to diagnose growth hormone (GH) deficiency. Because it may be misused in expectation of a growth-promoting effect by athletes, the illicit use of GHS by athletes has been prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Therefore, the mass spectrometric identification of urinary GHRP-2 and its metabolite D-Ala-D-(beta-naphthyl)-Ala-Ala-OH (AA-3) was studied using liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry for doping control purposes. The method consists of solid-phase extraction using stable-isotope-labeled GHRP-2 as an internal standard and subsequent ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, and the two target peptides were determined at urinary concentrations of 0.5-10 ng/mL. The recoveries ranged from 84 to 101%, and the assay precisions were calculated as 1.6-3.8% (intra-day) and 1.9-4.3% (inter-day). Intravenous administration of GHRP-2 in ten male volunteers was studied to demonstrate the applicability of the method. In all ten cases, unchanged GHRP-2 and its specific metabolite AA-3 were detected in urine.

ASADA believes in pure performance in sport. The 'Pure Performance in Sport' video has been produced to highlight to athletes, coaches, the families of athletes and everyone involved in sport what you can and can't do, how drug testing works and a lot more.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is a government statutory authority that is Australia's driving force for pure performance in sport. It is the organisation with prime responsibility for implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) in Australia.

Niet tellen, maar tillen! (Dutch title)

'Speedcode' was the magic word in fitness/bodybuilding, for a time. It ment using a certain time slot for the excentric and concentric part of the exercise. Lowering - with bench pressing for instance - should take 4 seconds and pushing the weight up again 2 seconds. Different time slots were populair. In this video strength and conditioning coach Hans Kroon points out, that the bottom line for any exercise should be: concentrate on the exercise, in stead of counting the seconds. Hence, 'Push, don't count!'

This video is part of the True Strength (Eigen Kracht) campaign of the Dopingautoriteit. A campaign that warns gym users and bodybuilders for the health risks of doping use and offers healthy and effective alternatives (training, recovery, nutrition, nutritional supplements, mental techniques)

Spieren hebben geen ego (Dutch title).

In this video strength and conditioning trainer Hans Kroon argues that you can better pay attention to strict and effective training than training heavy and sloppy.

This video is part of the True Strength (Eigen Kracht) campaign of the Dopingautoriteit. A campaign that warns gym users and bodybuilders for the health risks of doping use and offers healthy and effective alternatives (training, recovery, nutrition, nutritional supplements, mental techniques).

Facts
Eric Chevrier, the athlete appealed against the decision op the doping tribunal of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) in which he was sanctioned with a lifetime ban.

History
The athlete was sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation in 1993, then committed a second violation in 1998 for testing positive on growth hormones, a lifetime ban was imposed under the 1994 Standard Operating Procedures. The lifetime ban was upheld during an appeal in 1999. When the athlete applied to the CCES in 2008 for a reinstatement hearing, the relevant anti-doping rules permitted a category II reinstatement application to be conducted pursuant to the 1994 Standard Operating Procedures.

Decision
In her decision, Arbitrator Paule Gauthier found that the athlete was remorseful and had been rehabilitated. The athlete admitted that his actions had damaged his sport, and regretted that his suspension may have discouraged young athletes from becoming weightlifters. He encouraged athletes to avoid drugs and to consult with the CCES when they need further clarification. The life time ban was lifted.

Arbitrator Gauthier held that the athlete's involvement in sport should be restricted to training and competing as an athlete, and was clear in her decision that all coaching activities should remain prohibited.

In April 2010 the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) - Athletics Ireland (AI) - has reported an Anti-Doping Rule Violation against the Athlete (IS-4003) after her sample, collected in Canada, tested positive for the prohibited substance ephedrine in a low concentration.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement with evidence in her defence and she was heard for the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.

The Athlete promptly admitted the violation and stated that she had used ephedrine tablets purchased in a health food store in Canada and ephedrine nasal drops purchased in Ireland. During the competition in Canada her asthma had been particularly severe and the prescribed nasal medication had been ineffective and therefore she had purchased the tablets in the local health food store. The Athlete argued that both products were used without intention to enhance her performance and with a TUE for the use of her medication she admitted that she failed to mention these purchased products on the Doping Control Form.

The Panel accepts the Athlete’s statement and medical evidence and concludes that the use of the products was without intention to enhance her performance. Therefore the Panel decides on 11 June 2010 to impose a reprimand and a 8 week period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the notification.