Epicatechin Allowed under USADA?

[aestheticlife]

2018 USADA banned list reads,

"Agents modifying myostatin function(s) including, but not limited, to: myostatin inhibitors."

So would this include Epi?

Just curious. I may compete one day and I'm one of those rule following types haha.

 

[SlavicStrong]

No dark chocolate three months before competition, even the smallest traces show up in tests. (only kidding)

 

[aestheticlife]

No dark chocolate three months before competition, even the smallest traces show up in tests. (only kidding)

I’m guessing that’s an “it’s okay to take” from you. Hahaha

 

[LeanEngineer]

My 2 cents I would say you are fine taking an epicatechin product and it won't draw any red flags. You can wait til more people chime in though.

 

[HIT4ME]

Yeah, I doubt epicatechin has any real effect on myostatin anyway. Either way, it's in a few commonly consumed products - chocolate, green tea, etc. are all things people use or have used in their life on the regular....granted, maybe in smaller doses, but I don't think they'd even really be interested in testing for this.

 

[HAMinTheTrap]

Creatine modifyes myostatin function... yet, its allowed.

So i guess there are degrees to it? Seems like a grey line.

 

[210LBS]

Epicatechin has some good health benefits but I don't believe it actually inhibits myostatin. Would be shocked if it was ever banned.

 

[justhere4comm]

Epicatechin raises follistatin which lowers myostatin.