The Bodybuilding Natural Athlete

Now that steroids are found to be harmful to theheld; and although drug-users are not always detected,
human physiology, the trend now in sports is to traina competitor who is caught taking the prohibited
and compete without the use of this or other harmfulsubstance or supplement or fails the drug screening
so-called performance enhancing drugs. This holds truetest is usually banned from competition for life. This
in the bodybuilding world where natural bodybuilding ismakes it complicated for many because although a
now being emphasized. The term "Natural" now usedsubstance may not be banned by one sanctioning
to imply that the bodybuilder is not engaged in the useorganizer of a competitive event, it may be banned by
of performance enhancing supplements. With theanother. In the highly competitive world of Bodybuilding,
popular clamor among Bodybuilding natural athletes forgenetic limitations on a person could very well mean
a level playing field, more and more companies arethe difference between winning and losing a contest.
introducing to bodybuilding natural products andMany new bodybuilders wanting to be competitive are
supplements.therefore confused between the so-called legal
Even the competitions themselves have begun to(natural) and the banned supplements. Even veteran
banner themselves as Natural Bodybuildingweight training coaches are divided on the issue.
Competitions and the trend has given rise to NationalSo goes this sad fact in the bodybuilding world which is
Bodybuilding Associations. Bodybuilders are now verystill debated upon. Until a true all-encompassing
careful with what supplements and vitamins they takeassociation emerges that will settle this confusion once
because although accurate drug screening isand for all, natural bodybuilding will remain divided at
expensive and many screening tests are not alwaysbest.