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3653093

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Nine rowers (six men of the regional and three women of the national top class) participated in the study. During 7 consecutive weeks of the competition period serum testosterone (T), SHBG, cortisol (C) and urea were determined at the same time every morning under fasting conditions. From the concentrations of T and SHBG the free testosterone fraction (T/SHBG) was calculated, and from the concentrations of T and C the ratio of T/C was derived. The object of the investigation was to gather information on a potentially altered anabolic-catabolic hormone relationship dependent upon the intensity of the individual training periods. All rowers showed a continuous decrease in T, T/SHBG and T/C during the observation period. A week of regenerative training halted the decrease. In two of the oarsmen who discontinued their training after 2 and 3 weeks respectively, T, T/SHBG and T/C showed a normalization in the following weeks. In all subjects the concentrations of urea increased during the first 2 weeks and decreased during the subsequent weeks of intense training and competition. The findings suggest an increase in catabolic activity in periods of intensive physical strain, including competitions. Regenerative phases of training seem to reduce the anabolic-catabolic imbalance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
528-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
A 7-week follow-up study of the behaviour of testosterone and cortisol during the competition period in rowers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Sports and Performance Medicine, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't