Anti-Doping Rules, like competition rules, are sport rules governing the conditions under which sport is played. Anti-doping programs seek to preserve what is intrinsically valuable about sport. Athletes accept these rules as a condition of participation.

The purpose of this information is to clearly outline the conditions and responsibilities as an INBA Member in relation to our Drug Policy. We define what is considered a drug violation, how the drug testing process occurs and what to do if your health requires your doctor to prescribe a banned drug (for a legitimate medical reason).

The corner stone behind the success of the INBA has been the resilience of our competitor's ethics. Our competitors chose the INBA because they value the concept of 'fair play', refuse to take drugs, have an awareness of the harmful effects of drug use and support the INBA's stringent drug testing and Doping Policy. The use of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) testing demonstrates our serious intent and endeavour to keep Natural Bodybuilding drug free and use the highest world standard available in drug detection.

-  World Anti-Doping Agency  www.wada-ama.com

The INBA conducts drug testing on the day of the contest as well as between contests.

Click here to read the testing procedure (link to http://www.asda.org.au/athletes/testing.htm).

Obviously, competitors who display characteristics associated with drug use will be on the list as well as top place getters.

In 1999, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was formed to take over the position and role the IOC played as the drug authority in sport. Since this time WADA has comprehensively rewritten the Doping substances, standards and protocols for sporting bodies, which are now referred to as the Code.

On January 1st 2004 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) authority came into force. As such, each Country and Sporting group must become a signatory of WADA to be able to compete in the 2004 Olympic games. The aim of WADA is to implement a Doping Policy that is standardized across all sports and all Countries. Furthermore all signatories uphold sanctions imposed by any WADA signatory; therefore a banned athlete, for the duration of the ban, cannot compete in another sport.

The INBA has adapted the new WADA initiatives and is waiting for notification whether the INBA, a non-Olympic sporting body, will also be recognized as a signatory.

Regardless, all INBA Natural athletes will be subject to the same Doping rules and procedures as in all Olympic sports.

A list of banned substances can be viewed by clicking WADA Code of Prohibited Substances (link to http://www.wada-ama.org/docs/web/standards_harmonization/code/list_standard_2004.pdf).. Drugs are listed by chemical name, not commercial name. As example, the anabolic steroid dianabol appears under its chemical name methandrostenolone. As a guideline: never take a substance of a chemical nature or containing a chemical ingredient without considering and checking if it may be a prohibited substance. We take a hard line with those who use drugs because competitors have a choice to compete with other bodybuilding organizations that do not drug test.