{"id":1109,"date":"2022-06-09T22:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2022-10-07T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T09:27:49","slug":"are-crossfitters-drug-tested-get-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/are-crossfitters-drug-tested-get-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Are CrossFitters Drug Tested? Get The Facts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CrossFit LLC has come under scrutiny regarding this topic over the years for various reasons. So what exactly is the answer? Let’s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CrossFit athletes competing at the Elite level are tested for the use of prohibited substances, during in-competition and out-of-competition time periods. The tests are carried out by blood extraction or urine specimens for both men and women. Selection for the testing is on a spontaneous basis, and all athletes wishing to participate in the CrossFit Games must sign documentation becoming part of CrossFit LLCs ‘Testing Pool’, with quarterly updates of their contact and whereabouts, should they be called upon for random testing. Testing is also undertaken at CrossFit events. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failure to abide by CrossFit’s Drug Testing Policy can result in a penal response, with sanctions being applied to the individual. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing falls into 2 categories: in-competition testing<\/strong> and out-of-competition testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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PED’s and Drugs can come in various forms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Testing ‘out of competition’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to comply, Testing Pool athletes on the out-of-competition testing watch list who intend to travel away from the address listed on their contact form making it impossible to meet a collecting agent within 12 hours – or an initial contact from a collection agent – must update their contact information before they travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failure to update this information can result in a charge of Drug Testing Policy violation and or sanctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing will be at a site not biased in favour of the individual being tested, and in the off-season too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Emily Abbot – another high profiler that tested positive. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Testing ‘in-competition<\/strong>‘<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is how it reads and you’ve guessed it – it is testing during a single or multi-day competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The athletes are obliged to provide a sample for testing purposes when requesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failure to provide a sample also can also afford a charge of Drug Testing Policy violation and or sanctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Gets Drug Tested? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Those who are tested at in-competition periods are chosen based on directed selection, random selection or position of finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All athletes who wish to participate in any CrossFit Games competition have to undergo testing in accordance CrossFit’s Drug Testing Policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, anyone who is competing must consent<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, who is actually tested i<\/em>s based on a selection of individuals – either random or directed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Are The Athletes Tested? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In-competition <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An individual selected for testing on site at a CrossFit competition (in-competition) is notified by an doping control officer. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Specimens sent for testing <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

They are then escorted to a drug testing station where a specified collection agent from Drug Free Sport will administer the test. This is sometimes fondly referred to as a “piss test”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The station is able to provide rapid results as to whether an athlete is positive for any banned substance (known as “positive”) or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out-of-competition <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During out-of-competition testing, an athlete will be notified electronically, which will set up a subsequent in-person meeting with the doping control officer (DCO), with the purpose to administer a test and collect samples for analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tests are taken by blood samples or urine specimens from the individual within strict time constraints from notification to collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEDs (or performance-enhancing drugs) can do a whole range of different things for CrossFitters, or any athletes for that matter. The ultimate aim is to improve the overall performance<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These samples are sent to a World Anti-Doping Agency<\/a> (WADA) approved lab for interrogation and analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All samples (according to CrossFit’s Drug Testing Programme<\/a>) are carried out in accordance with WADA standards of testing guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Urine samples being scrutinised for banned substances<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Any suspicion of tampering, manipulating or falsifying carries the same sanction of anyone refusing a drugs test, and will ultimately be treated as someone having a positive drugs test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s Drugs Tests Do They Carry Out?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple tests from one specimen that is carried out, and they look for a multitude of markers that are indicative or provide confirmation of the use of a prohibited substance(s). Hmm, so what are these then? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substances not permissible by CrossFit’s Policy <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Drug Free Sport Agency<\/a> carry out tests such to find banned substances<\/strong> such as, but not limited to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n