Conditions Of INBA Membership

Polygraph and Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN)

The INBA insists athletes be a minimum of five (5) years free of any substance prohibited on the WADA Code of Prohibited Substances to be eligible to compete as a "Natural"

 

The INBA uses Polygraph (lie detector) and SCAN testing, to establish an athlete's five-year drug free status. At any time, and any number of times throughout your membership you may be asked to sit and pass a polygraph and SCAN test as a Condition of Membership. Admissions made by competitors during these tests relating to their use of prohibited drugs are treated under the INBA Doping Policy.

In addition to Polygraphing, the INBA is the first organization to bring the latest in 'truth deception' to Australia - SCAN - Scientific Content Analysis. This is a short questionnaire/answer technique currently used by elite Agencies, such as the FBI.

The INBA has commissioned a FBI trained expert in deception to develop a SCAN program specifically for natural bodybuilding and the INBA.

The advantage of SCAN is every competitor at a contest be screened, the analysis of the questionnaire can tell us if a competitor is deceptive about drug use and we can successfully profile members and more selectively target competitors for future drug testing. The questionnaire will be completed at Registration and analysed by a SCAN Investigator. You may be required to sit an interview based on your questionnaire results.

Sport Supplements

WADA cannot determine the status of supplement products in sport. Due to their multi-ingredient nature, supplements are considered to present more risk to athletes than registered pharmaceutical products. There is a risk that supplements may contain impurities, such as ingredients that are not listed on the label, which could cause a positive test. A 2001 International Olympic Committee study reported nearly 15 percent of supplement products tested contained substances not labelled that would result in a positive drug test.

It seems weekly, the latest development or unpronounceable ingredient name in supplementation is on the shelf for us to buy, but are they safe to use for drug-tested athletes? There are so many products that the experts are having trouble keeping abreast of the latest developments. Who should be responsible for substantiating their claims and drug-free status? Surely the manufacturer should be prepared to guarantee that their products do what they claim, include only those ingredients that appear on the label, and will not result in a positive drug test for an athlete. Some manufacturers are prepared to do this but many others do not. As with all drug-free and drug tested athletes, the onus falls on your vigilance.

Steps to prevent inadvertently taking a prohibited substance in the form of a Food/Sports Supplement:

 

1 Contact the company who makes or distributes the product. The manufacturer/distributor should know what they have made and whether it will pass a drug test. If they do not know or they do not guarantee - better in writing - their product will pass a drug test, do not use the product. End of story - they have not done research into what they have put in the bottle and not acted with due diligence towards the consumer.

 

2 If you do not get a satisfying answer and you are still interested in using the product contact the INBA Head Office for an opinion.

3 Don't risk your proud reputation on an unknown ingredient or supplement without a drug-free guarantee.