{"id":9239,"date":"2026-01-13T07:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9239"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:25:23","slug":"why-wada-is-the-superior-drug-test-for-natural-bodybuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9239","title":{"rendered":"Why WADA is the Superior Drug Test for Natural Bodybuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"


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WADA drug testing is superior to other drug testing protocols.<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

Most athletes have a drug testing procedure they must follow. However, bodybuilding is a sport that drug testing is not a priority in many leagues\u2014for example, the National Physique Committee (NPC) and International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness Pro League (IFBB Pro). Still, most federations don\u2019t condone doping. However, they don\u2019t go about testing for it either.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural bodybuilding is a different story, though. Competitors in natural bodybuilding are required to a drug test. That\u2019s what makes the sport \u201cnatural,\u201d after all. With that being said, not all natural bodybuilding leagues use the same drug-testing laboratory. However, one natural bodybuilding league utilizes the best drug testing equipment available \u2013 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). And this league is the largest natural bodybuilding league in the industry \u2013 the International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA)\/Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WADA is the Best Drug Testing Available for Natural Bodybuilders<\/b><\/h3>\n

There are many different types of drug testing in the sport of natural bodybuilding, but other natural bodybuilding leagues don\u2019t use WADA. For example, the United States Bodybuilding Federation (USBF) uses a different metric. The INBA\/PNBA stated, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThese other so-called natural federations\/organizations are doing the athletes and the industry a huge disservice by misleading athletes into believing they are being tested based on their own protocols. Polygraph, Redwood Toxicology, and Quest Diagnostics in no way have the capability to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The problem with such tests \u2013 polygraph, Redwood Toxicology, Quest Diagnostics, etc. \u2013 is that many PEDs go undetected. The sad part is that some athletes claim to be completely unaware that the substances they\u2019re using are banned from natural bodybuilding. Of course, this gives athletes an unfair advantage in the sport, even if it\u2019s unintentional. For example, <\/span>Jill Kolivoski, the professional Women\u2019s Bodybuilding champ at 2021 Natural Olympia, recently failed a drug test administered at Natural Olympia<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the substance that caused her to fail the drug test \u2013 Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) \u2013 passed the USBF drug testing procedure. Furthermore, this substance was in a natural herbal supplement she was using to lower her cortisol, proving the accuracy of the lab INBA\/PNBA uses compared to other natural bodybuilding leagues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Bodybuilding and Drug Testing<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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To compete in natural bodybuilding, you must be natural and abstain from steroids and PEDs. The INBA\/PNBA league especially has its athletes tested through the WADA. They have a <\/span>list of banned substances<\/span><\/a> all athletes are prohibited from using unless they want to be stripped from their prize money, title and banned from competing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is WADA used by the<\/span> most reputable natural athletes and most respected natural bodybuilding league<\/span><\/a>, but it\u2019s also the testing other professional athletes\u2019 use, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

INBA\/PNBA Disparity from Other Natural Bodybuilding Leagues\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

According to the INBA\/PNBA commission, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNatural organizations claim to drug test, and some use a 10-15min polygraph test and or substandard testing labs (employment testing labs) but where is the transparency when an athlete does fail a test?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The INBA\/PNBA also claims that other leagues failed drug tests go under the radar. However, the INBA\/PNBA league makes the athlete who failed a drug test public information via the <\/span>Hall of Shame<\/span><\/a>. The INBA\/PNBA questions why other \u201cnatural\u201d bodybuilding leagues don\u2019t follow suit. Instead of dodging the truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a clip from <\/span>Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life<\/span><\/i>, detailing the WADA protocols INBA\/PNBA athletes undergo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n