ANBF Drug Testing Policy
The ANBF is dedicated to upholding a drug-free competition environment, reinforced by a strict, multi-layered testing system. This system includes polygraph screenings to ensure adherence to our drug policies and mandatory urinalysis for all pro card winners and professionals who earn prize money, confirming their compliance. In addition to these measures, the ANBF introduces the Enhanced Detection Screening (EDS), a more extensive test capable of detecting a wider range of substances and identifying drug use from further back in time. The EDS may be administered at the discretion of the promoter, through a randomized lottery at shows, or during the off-season to maintain rigorous standards year-round. It’s important to note that all competitors must have been drug-free for at least 7 years to participate in ANBF events, emphasizing our commitment to fairness and health in the sport.
All competitors participating in ANBF events must be at least 16 years old, unless specified otherwise for Teen or Kids Fitness categories, and hold a current ANBF membership. We strictly adhere to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Substance List, which sets our standard for a drug-free competition. This list is updated annually and is accessible at https://www.wada-ama.org. Compliance with this standard is enforced through the urinalysis of event winners and randomly selected competitors. To attain pro status, winners at pro card events must pass drug screening.
The full details of the ANBF Drug Policy can be viewed below. All members must read and agree to this policy as a condition of their membership. Any violation of this policy will lead to a period of ineligibility for ANBF events, as detailed in the policy. Furthermore, the ANBF will enforce matching sanctions if notified of a competitor’s drug policy violation in another tested organization, effective from the date of notification.
Full text of the ANBF Drug Policy – Click Here
ANBF Pro Off Season Drug Testing Consent Form – Click Here
TRT & Hormone Use
In the ANBF, Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is strictly prohibited under all circumstances, including instances where it is prescribed by a doctor. Other hormones such as progesterone and estrogen are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and competitors must provide a valid prescription and/or doctor’s note to be considered for approval. Thyroid hormone usage is permitted; however, it is restricted to non-bodybuilding or fat loss purposes. Competitors using thyroid hormones must present their prescription and may also be required to provide a doctor’s note along with historical data regarding their medication start date, dosage protocols, and recent blood work to verify legitimate medical use.
Polygraph Screening Protocols
ANBF Substance Prohibition and Testing Standards
- Anabolic Agents (including all andro products): Prohibited for 7 years.
- Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, SARMS: Prohibited for 7 years.
- Beta-2 Agonists: Prohibited for 6 months.
- Hormones and Metabolic Modulators: Prohibited for 7 years.
- Diuretics and Masking Agents: Prohibited for 6 months.
- Prescription Thyroid Hormone: Prohibited for 3 years unless prescribed for non-bodybuilding purposes.
- Prescription Medications Affecting Insulin for Bodybuilding (e.g., Wegovy, Ozempic, Metformin, Rybelsus): Prohibited for 6 months.
- Intoxicating Substances (Cannabis, Alcohol, Narcotics): Prohibited within 12 hours prior to the polygraph test.
- Stimulants: Prohibited for 6 months.
- New Amateur Competitors: Must not have used any pro-hormones for at least two years before their first ANBF competition.
- Consent to Drug Testing: Purchasing an ANBF membership implies consent to undergo urine drug testing at events and/or randomly in and out of season. Non-compliance will result in indefinite suspension.
These guidelines are established to maintain fairness and integrity in ANBF competitions, ensuring all athletes adhere to the same high standards of drug-free performance.
The following banned substance list is effective as of January 1, 2025
BETA BLOCKERS including beta-antagonists, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, and beta-adrenergic antagonists are banned for use prior to any ANBF polygraph examination conducted by licensed professionals either in or out of season. Any medication/substance producing the same physiological effect as beta blockers, even if they are not listed below are considered banned. Athletes who show deception or fail a polygraph test for beta blockers will be suspended from ANBF membership privileges worldwide for a minimum of 10 years to life.
Athletes who have heart issues or other medical conditions wherein beta blockers are used for quality of life purposes must notify ANBF officials prior to applying for any ANBF affiliated event worldwide. All athletes will be required to meet ANBF & WADA criteria to be granted a TUE. The timeframe to not take prescribed beta blocker medications will be assessed on a one on one basis by ANBF physicians.
All Anabolic Steroids including, but not limited to:
- Anadrol
- Anavar
- Anderone
- Andropen
- 1-Androstendiol
- 1-Androstendione
- 4-Androstendiol
- 4-Androstendione
- 5-Androstendiol
- 5-Androstendione
- Bolazine
- Bolandiol
- (19-Norandrostendiol)
- Bolasterone
- Boldebal
- Boldenone– Equipoise
- Boldione
- Calusterone
- Cardarine (PPAR)
- Chioroxomesterone
- (dyhdrochlormethyltesterone)
- Clenbuterol
-Prescribed and non prescribed clenbuterol usage will carry a two (2) Year ban time Frame for NEW athletes wanting to join the INBF/WNBF.- Dilaterol
- Spiropent
- Ventipulmin
- Clomid/Clomiphene
- (Not allowed for use by men as a form of testosterone therapy, or to simply increase testosterone production even when physician prescribed and monitored).
- Clostebol
- Danazol
- Deca Durabolin
- Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone
- Desoxymethyltestosterone
- Dianabol
- Dymethazine/azine (DMZ)
- 5a-Dihydrostestosterone
- Drostanolone
- Epitestosterone
- (masking agent)
- Equipoise
- Ethisterone
- Ethylestrenol
- Fluoxymesterone
- Formebolone
- Formestane
- (anti-estrogen)
- Furazabol
- Halodrol
- 4-Hydroxy-testosterone
- Mebolazine
- Mestanolone
- Mesterolone
- Methandienone
- Methandriol
- Methyltestosterone
- Oxandrolone
- Primobolin
- Stanozolol
- Sustanon 250
- Winstrol
- Testosterone and related compounds
- Testosterone Cypionate
- Testosterone Enanthate
Testosterone
In any form, including creams, gels, patches, pellets, and injections, for any reason, even if physician prescribed is strictly prohibited No Exceptions!
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) equipment is used to determine Testosterone/Epitestosterone (T/E) Ratios. Urine specimens in excess of a 4/1 ratio are red flagged and ruled as a positive test, no matter what the cause. In the event of elevated T/E results (which can occur naturally in a very small percent of the population) further testing will be done via IRMS/CIR to determine if exogenous testosterone is present in the urine. This will be done at the athletes expense via a WADA accredited lab in Utah.
Note: Athletes with an elevated T/E may be banned for 10 years to life even if additional IRMS/CIR testing is not conducted.
Growth Hormone & Peptides
- HGH & PEPTIDES (ALL) are banned for use! Substances of similar chemical structure and anabolic effect that increase muscle mass even if not expressly listed impose a lifetime ban from INBF WNBF membership internationally.
- Pharmaceutical HGH, HCG, and any other related compounds including Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGF)
- GHS (Growth Hormone Secretagogues)
- MK-677, MK-0677 (Ibutamorin)
- Ibutamorin
- IGF-1
- IGF-1 LR3
- Somatomedin C
- SomaDerm
- Somatropin
- Sulfation Factor
- Oral spray or sublingual GH compounds of pharmaceutical origin (recombinant DNA technology)
- PEPTIDES GHRH – Growth Hormone Releasing Hormones – GHRH’s
- MOD-GRF (1-29)
- CJC 1295 DAC
- HGH Fragment 176-191
- Hexarelin
- Ipamorelin
- Mechano Growth Factor with PEG
- Sermorelin
- GHRP-2, GHRP-6
Anabolic Agents, Pro-Hormones, Precursors and Metabolites, Derivatives, and Related Compounds
- SARM’s (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators)
- 5-Etioallocholen-3b,7b,17b-triol and/or substances similar in structure – January 1, 2020 these substances shall carry a two (2) year ban time frame.
- Any hormone, including insulin, (injectable, oral, sublingual or otherwise) used for bodybuilding purposes
- Designer and Pro Steroids are Banned and Carry a 10 Year Ban Time-frame
- Superdrol
- Sdrol
- Ergomax LMG
- Tren
- Trena
- All hormonal precursors and their metabolites and isomers. Use of the following substances requires 90 days (3 Months) of abstinence prior to competing in the INBF/WNBF or affiliate federations for the first time.
- DHEA – There shall be a (3) month amnesty for NEW athletes wanting to join the INBF/WNBF. Any person supplementing with DHEA and/or it’s metabolites (listed below) are ineligible for 3 months prior to competing with the INBF/WNBF.
- 7 Keto DHEA – There shall be a (3) month amnesty for NEW athletes wanting to join the INBF/WNBF. Any person supplementing with 7 Keto DHEA and/or it’s metabolites (listed below) are ineligible for 3 months prior to competing with the INBF/WNBF.
- 7-ketodehydroepiandrosterone
- 7-oxodehydroepiandrosterone
- 7α-hydroxy-DHEA
- 7β-hydroxy-DHEA
Pro Hormonal Fat Burning Supplements
- 6 OXO Through 2020 – There shall be a (3) month amnesty for NEW athletes wanting to join the INBF/WNBF. Any person supplementing with 6 OXO and/or related compounds is ineligible for 3 months prior to competing with the INBF/WNBF.
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- 6 OXOandrostenetrione
- 2a,17adimethyl17B-hydroxy5aandrostan3one
- 3,17ketoetiocholtriene
- 1,4,6androstatriene3, 17dione
- 3Alpha (5a-androstane-3a, 17diol)
- Have been identified as pro-hormonal in nature and are banned.
- Fat Burning pro-hormone derivatives such as:
- 3, 17-dihydroxydelta5etiocholane7one (A7D)
- 3, 17-dihydroxydelta5etiocholane7one diethylcarbonate (A7E), etc are banned
- 4-Androstene-3,6,17-trione
- 4-etioallocholen-3,6,17-trione
The presence of any banned substance in urine (i.e. nandrolone), no matter how it arrived there is ruled as positive (Urine Test Failure)
- Prescription Thyroid Hormone Medication when used for bodybuilding purposes is banned! A TUE Must Be Granted For Use
- Ozampic
Prescription Diuretics & Masking Agents including, but not limited to:
Any and all prescription diuretics even when doctor prescribed used for bodybuilding purposes are banned for (3) months prior to WNBF competitions.
** If an athlete possesses heart related complications a TUE can be issued for competition.
** Spironolactone that is prescribed for acne MAY NOT be used for 14 days prior to competing in any INBF/WNBF Event, No Exceptions!
- Acetazolamide
- Amiloride
- Bumethanide
- Bendroflumethiazide
- Canrenone
- Chlorthalidone
- Chlorothiazide
- Clopaide
- Cyclothiazide
- Dichlorphenamide
- Ethacrynic Acid
- Furosemide
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Hydroflumethiazide
- Spironolactone
- Triamterene
Clenbuterol:
Prescribed and non prescribed clenbuterol usage will carry a two (2) Year ban time Frame for NEW athletes wanting to join the INBF/WNBF.
- Dilaterol
- Spiropent
- Ventipulmin
GHB is banned!
Miscellaneous
- Muscle implants of any kind are strictly prohibited
- Chemicals/Drugs used for the purpose of deceiving or passing the polygraph or urine test are banned!
Other Anabolic Agents, Hormones and Metabolic Modulators including, but not limited to:
- 17-androdione
- Androstene TRIONE
- 5AD
- Andrestenediol
- 19norandrostenedione
- Androstenolone
- Androstenedione
- Androstanolone
- Arimistane
- Androsta-3,5-Diene-7,17-Dione
- Clomid/Clomiphene
(Not allowed for use by men as a form of testosterone therapy, or to simply increase testosterone production even when physician prescribed and monitored). - Trenbolone
- Testosterone
- 1-Testosterone
- Testolactone
- (anti-estrogen)
- Stenbolone
- Stanozolol
- Quinbolone
- Prostanozol
- Probenecid
- (masking agent)
- Oxymetholone
- Oxymesterone
- Oxandrolone
- Oxabolone
- Norethandrolone
- Norclostebol
- Norbolethone
- 19-Norandrostendione
- 19-Norandrostadiendione
- Nandrolone
- Mibolerone
- Methyltestosterone
- Methylnortestosterone
- Methyl-1-testosterone
- 6-Methylandrostendione
- Methoxygonadiene
- Methenolone
- Methasterone
- Methandrostenolone
- Nolvadex/Tamoxifen
- Cardarine (Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor δ (PPARδ) agonists, GW 1516)
- Clenbuterol (Dilaterol, Spiropent, Ventipulmin)
- Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs)
- Andarine (GSX-007 or S-4)
- Cardarine (GW-501516)
- Ligandrol (LGD-4033)
- Ostarine (GTx-024, MK-2866)
- RAD 140 (Testolone)
- Stenabolic (SR-9009)
- Tibolone
- Zeranol
- Zilpaterol
- Other SARMs similar in structure and/or physiological effect
- ACP-105
- LGD-3303
- LG-121071
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
- Raloxifene
- Tamoxifen/Nolvadex
- Toremifene
Ephedrine, Ephedra, Stimulants, ADD/ADHD Medication
- Ephedrine and Ephedra may not have been used for 3 months before joining the INBF/WNBF for the first time
- Using or abusing an ADD/ADHD prescription is strictly prohibited. You may not share or consume an ADD/ADHD prescription that is not prescribed to you
** Due to the abundance of supplements and pre-workout products containing DMAA and/or related compounds, there shall be a 30 day amnesty period before an athlete is eligible to compete in any INBF/WNBF event for the first time.
- DMAA
- 1,3-DimethylAmylamine
- 1,3-DimethylButylamine
- (4 amino-2-Methylpantane citrate)
- Dimethylpentylamine
- Geranium
- Methylhexanamine
- Phenethylamine and its derivatives
Glycerol
- Small amounts of glycerol found in over the counter supplements are not presently banned by the WNBF. WADA prohibits glycerol ingestion “in competition” as it can provide an advantage to athletes competing in cycling and other long distance olympic sports events.
Psychomotor Stimulants & ADD/ADHD Medication
Stimulants/medications prescribed or non prescribed used for bodybuilding and/or weight loss purposes is banned for use. Athletes who are physician prescribed medications with “stimulating” effect must have an active prescription and must notify promoters and the INBF/WNBF for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). Additionally, these medications may never be abused. Stimulants or medications that produce similar physiological effects even if not expressly listed here are prohibited for use.
- Using or abusing an ADD/ADHD prescription is strictly prohibited.
- You may not share or consume an ADD/ADHD prescription that is not prescribed to you
- Amphetamines
- Benzphetamine
- Bupropion Hydrochloride
- Cocaine
- Diethylpropion
- Dimethylamphetamine
- Ecstasy
- Ephedrine
- Ephedra
- Liraglutide
- Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
- Lorcaserin
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Orlistat
- Methylamphetamines
- Phendimetrazine
- Phentermine
- Sibutramine
- Speed
- Topiramate
- Vyvanse
Cannabis / Marijuana / CBD’s
Any substance(s) in this category that produce intoxicating effects are banned for use for 48 hours prior to taking a polygraph examination with the INBF/WNBF. If an athlete fails a test and the polygrapher determines the athlete is under the influence the consequences are commensurate with our polygraph and/or urine failures ban time frames.