I was curious and wanted to see what the IFBB rules were with respect to doping (using performance enhancing drugs). The IFBB rules are in line with the rules of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency). The IFBB document references the WADA prohibited substance list as the standard for the IFBB and associated organizations:
"These Rules incorporate the Prohibited List which is published and revised by WADA as described in Article 4.1 of the Code. The IFBB and each Affiliated Federation shall ensure that the Prohibited List in force, as published at the WADA website
www.wada-ama.org, is made available to its Athletes and other Members. Unless provided otherwise in the Prohibited List and/or a revision, the Prohibited List and revisions shall go into effect under these Rules three months after publication of the Prohibited List by WADA without requiring any further action by the IFBB or its Affiliated Federations."
Here's the list...
http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/2006_LIST.pdfHere's the IFBB Rules regarding doping..
http://www.ifbb.com/DopingControl/IFBBAntiDopingRules_2006Edition.pdfSo here are my questions:
1) Is this enforced at all?
2) Does this also apply to the NPC since it is an affliated organization?
3) If these rules where applied, wouldn't all athletes be natural athletes?
4) Do you think that the IFBB and NPC competitors have any idea that these rules exist?
I know this is a delicate set of questions.