When it comes to building speed, strength, and recovery, growth hormone (GH), and more specifically human growth hormone (hGH), has often been touted as one way to get an edge. Athletes, however, should know the risks associated with growth hormone from a health and clean sport perspective.
DetailsUSADA’s Drug Reference Team responsible for answering questions on substances, methods, and TUEs, helping athletes compete clean every day.
DetailsA 4x Olympian in the sport of skeleton, Katie Uhlaender knows what it means to fight for her dreams. She also knows what it feels like to have those dreams clouded by questions of whether she has had access to a level playing field.
DetailsIn the Food-First Nutrition series, elite athletes share how they maintain the strength & energy they need to compete at the highest levels of sport through a food-first approach. In this edition, three-time Olympian in Women’s Ice Hockey, Meghan Duggan, shares how she eats healthy while travelling as an athlete.
DetailsAs many designer stimulants become more widely available online and illegally included in supplements, it’s important for athletes and support personnel to recognize the risk, both from an anti-doping perspective and a health perspective.
DetailsBeing successful in sport and in life means doing the work and doing the right thing regardless of who’s watching or not. Veronica Day shares what it mean to avoid shortcuts in sport and in anti-doping.
DetailsWhile there are a number of resources available to athletes, USADA’s Athlete Express Line is the best way for athletes to get timely responses to their questions, whether its’s requesting help with Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), Whereabouts filings, or the testing process. But as you spend time on the phone or over email getting answers…
DetailsWith education becoming increasingly important to clean sport and doping deterrence, USADA’s Education team is constantly evolving, a process that has led to the addition of new team members, including Olympic Education Coordinator Cathlyn Pistolas.
DetailsIn the Food-First Nutrition series, elite athletes share how they maintain the strength & energy they need to compete at the highest levels of sport through a food-first approach. In this edition, para swimmer Sophia Herzog shares her sweet training foods.
DetailsIn the Food-First Nutrition series, elite athletes share how they maintain the strength & energy they need to compete at the highest levels of sport through a food-first approach. In this edition, para cyclist Greta Neimanas shares her go-to foods for recovery.
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