Growth Hormone in Sport: What Athletes Should Know
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.
Meet USADA’s Drug Reference Team
USADA’s Drug Reference Team responsible for answering questions on substances, methods, and TUEs, helping athletes compete clean every day.
Katie Uhlaender on the Past, Present, and Future of Clean Sport
A 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.
Food-First Nutrition: How to Eat Healthy While Traveling as an Athlete
In 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.
Designer Stimulants: What Athletes Should Know
As 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.
Veronica Day: What it Means to Avoid Shortcuts in Sport and in Anti-Doping
Being 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.