Essendon bosses Ian Robson, David Evans and James Hird fronted the media yesterday. Picture: Scott Chris Source: Herald Sun
THE Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority website leaves athletes with little doubt when it comes to what's right and what's wrong.
Athletes, coaches and officials can type a substance into a search engine and check if it is banned.
And if they are not sure, there is a number to call.
World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey said yesterday ignorance was no excuse.
"It's each athlete's personal duty to ensure that no prohibited substances enter into his or her body," Fahey said.
"It's not necessary for the athlete to show intent or fault or negligence or knowingly use ... the simple fact is that the substance is in the body, then the offence is proven and the sanctions apply. There's no defence."
Select "Australian football", "male" and "athlete" and type "peptide", the drug alleged to be at the centre of Essendon's supplement use investigation, into the ASADA search engine and seven variants are listed.
Select six and a big red cross jumps up - growth hormone-releasing peptides are prohibited.
A search on the ASADA site for the amino acid Leucine, which becomes a peptide when joined with another amino acid, indicates it is not prohibited - as long as you don't inject it.
Leucine peptides and branched chain amino acids are the most common supplement peptides not banned under ASADA rules.
You can pick up a 300g tub of Leucine structured peptides powder online for $40.
"Peptides derived from whey protein, which are perfectly legal. You take them orally," said Wesley Hurrell, a science and biochemistry graduate who works at mrsupplement.com.au.
"They're probably the most expensive type of whey proteins."
Hurrell's colleague, Jerry Liu, who has a doctorate in nutrition and food chemistry, said growth hormone-releasing peptides such as GHRP6 "are completely synthetic, you can't find them in nature".
The banned substances are typically injected into people who have diminished growth, burns victims and the elderly.
"They trigger the release of growth hormones," Hurrell said.
"The major thing that growth hormone will do for an athlete is promote muscle growth and also help reduce fat."
While Hurrell said growth hormone-releasing peptides should be available only with a medical prescription, a quick search online unearths a 5mg vial of the banned GHRP6 available for shipment to Australia. It will cost you $40, plus shipping.
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