Month: February 2013
Supplements and ASADA
My advice is DO NOT TAKE SUPPLEMENTS its not worth the risk
Because supplement manufacturing processes can lead to their contents varying from batch to batch, ASADA cannot advise whether, at any particular time, a specific supplement, or batch of a supplement, contains prohibited substances.
Athletes who take supplements are, therefore, at risk of committing an inadvertent anti-doping rule violation. There have been cases where both Australian and international athletes have been sanctioned after they have used supplements that they thought were okay, but which were actually contaminated with prohibited substances.
If you are an athlete, you need to be aware that you are ultimately responsible for any prohibited substance found in your body. If you use a supplement, you do so at your own risk.
League Round 1
League Round 1 Schedule and Entries
Gym Closing Time
The gym closes at 7pm during the week and no later ! - I am NOT waiting for you to complete your last set or two !
If you want to stay past 7pm in the evening please ensure a key holder is present and is going to stay past that time !
News
Youth Olympic Festival
In the men’s 62kg category, Joshua Wu held off a strong challenge from fellow Queenslander James Norman to claim the Bronze medal behind China’s Chen Meilong (Gold) and Elson Brechtefield (Silver) from Nauru.
Jon Pakchung 7th in the 85kg category
League Round 1
The comp is being held at Cougars - and you MUST help out on the day its part of being a member of the club - I do not care if you are Jett or Ben everybody MUST help out.
I understand if you have something on however its those people that can lift in comps but always have something on when asked to help really annoy me !
Damo is the man to see when you are going to find out how you can help.
Everybody must be a member of the QWA to lift in league round 1
Form here http://www.qwa.org/Resources/docs/QWA%20membership%20form.pdf
Costume
Since one-piece lifting costumes can be expensive, a two-piece costume is allowed in many QWA
events. But a two-piece costume must still conform to all other regulations. An acceptable two-piece costume
consists of close-fitting shorts that do not cover the knees, plus a close-fitting T-shirt that is collarless, covers the
torso and does not cover the elbows.
Drug Testing
You can get tested at the gym or in competition - anybody can - you do not need to be an elite lifter !
I am still amazed that people are taking medications without checking they are ok on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) website – ANYBODY can be tested
Goto http://www.asada.gov.au/ to check out your medications BEFORE you take them its YOUR responsibility
note a Doctor saying its ok is NOT VALID and remember there are different rules for in and out of competition
Also if you use Asthma medication you need to get a TUE
Qualifying Periods
The qualifying period for the Queensland Senior Championships is 3rd May 2012 – 3rd May 2013.
The minimum standard for entry in the Queensland Senior Championships is AWF D Grade
To be eligible to be selected to represent the QWA at the 2013 National Senior and/or Junior Championships, athletes must
compete in the 2013 Queensland Senior & Junior Championships.