Waterloo football player tested positive for HGH

[physique]

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=25448944

[Odysseus]

wtf....it was my understanding from a while back that hgh could not be accurately detected in tests. How do they do this? New methods of detection?

[tiramisu]

He would have essentially had to have taken his injection and went directly to the test. The test window for a positive is like 6 hours. Brilliantly stupid.

[JifeLacket]

^^ Correct, he must have gotten ratted out, or is just very unlucky.

[O-Train]

Isn't it also possible that the testing has gotten better/more accurate?

[Adonis13]

it was my understanding that to test for hgh (somatropin) you had to fast for atleast 10 hours. and the test was taken in 2 or 3 increments. This means he had to of been told about the test at least a day prior or maybe 12 hours. seems fishy

[tiramisu]

The first positive was this rugby player. WADA doesn't announce or release its testing protocols.

This article say 24-48 hours but I haven't found anything that really confirms that it's this far out yet...

http://www.suite101.com/content/sport-measures-status-on-human-growth-hormone-blood-tests-a225884

[tiramisu]

A little better explanation of the state of hgh testing...

http://blog.4wallspublishing.com/2010/03/21/experts-question-wada-blood-test-for-hgh.aspx