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Training

Programs, exercise technique and load planning.· 48 articles

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Rules for carrying medicines across the border

How to legally carry medicines across the border: personal needs, prescriptions, controlled substances, the Schengen certificate, hormones and anabolic steroids. An explanation from the editorial team.

Training9 min▲ 2 140

What a NADO is and how it works

What a national anti-doping organisation (NADO) is: its role in the WADA system, functions, testing, case handling, education and interaction with athletes. An editorial overview.

Nutrition7 min▲ 1 980

The rights of an athlete during doping control

The rights and obligations of an athlete during doping control: a representative and interpreter, delaying arrival, choosing the kit, the protocol, the B sample. A step-by-step breakdown by the editorial team according to the ISTI standard.

Recovery6 min▼ 870

Appeals in doping cases

How to challenge a decision in a doping case: the first-instance hearing, appeal to CAS, deadlines, grounds for reducing a sanction, the role of evidence. An editorial analysis under the WADA Code.

Reviews11 min▲ 1 420

Whereabouts: the athlete location system

Whereabouts — the system for submitting information about athletes' location: who is obliged, what to specify, the 60-minute slot, missed tests, sanctions and practical tips.

Tips8 min▲ 3 010

The therapeutic use exemption: step by step

The therapeutic use exemption (TUE) step by step: the ISTUE criteria, where to submit the application, which documents are needed, deadlines, retroactive exemption, typical refusals.

News4 min▼ 640

Doping in fitness bikini and bodybuilding

Doping in bodybuilding and fitness bikini: tested and untested federations, why women are especially vulnerable, diuretics before stepping on stage, the consequences for health. An editorial analysis.

Training8 min▲ 1 150

Well-known doping cases in powerlifting

Well-known cases and typical doping scenarios in powerlifting: the historical context of strength sports, the study of Finnish powerlifters' mortality, long-lived metabolites, contaminated supplements. An editorial overview.

Nutrition6 min▲ 990

Doping in crossfit

Doping in crossfit: how testing is arranged in functional fitness, which substances tempt athletes of mixed loads, the risks of stimulants, SARMs and EPO, tips for amateurs.

Recovery5 min▼ 410

Rules for carrying medicines across the border

How to legally carry medicines across the border: personal needs, prescriptions, controlled substances, the Schengen certificate, hormones and anabolic steroids. An explanation from the editorial team.

Tips5 min▲ 530

What a NADO is and how it works

What a national anti-doping organisation (NADO) is: its role in the WADA system, functions, testing, case handling, education and interaction with athletes. An editorial overview.

News4 min▼ 320