>With all this
talk on drugs and the proper interpretation of the no-drug rule, I would like to
ask a similar question? As a new person to endurance with experience in
other disciplines, when does a suppliment cross the line to a drug?
Previously mentioned item was yucca. What about: chondroitin
glucosamine MSM
To reiterate about
yucca--it contains various salicylates--same stuff as aspirin. So it
really doesn't fall under the same general heading as the others you
listed--which are things that could be considered to be nutrients, and simply
fed in quantities beyond their nutritional value. General thumb
rule--withdraw products such as those you've listed at least 4 days prior to
competition.
>I understand
that herbs can and do have a pharmagological effect. When does supporting the
body systems like the joint suppliments cross the line?
When the stuff is still being fed at race time or just
prior to... Again, best bet is to withdraw at least 4 days
prior.
