Saliva cortisol, testosterone and T/C ratio variations during a wrestling competition and during the post-competitive recovery period
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Schwankungen des Kortisol- und Testosterongehalts sowie des Kortisol/Testosteron-Verhaeltnisses im Speichel waehrend eines Wettkampfs im Ringen und in der Erholungsphase danach |
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Autor: | Passelergue, P.; Lac, G. |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 20 (1999), 2, S. 109-113, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0172-4622, 1439-3964 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-1999-970274 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199903307657 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
This study presents saliva cortisol (C) and testosterone (T) levels in a group of 15 young wrestlers (national and international) during a two-days competition. Values are compared to references established on a resting day (3 weeks before the competition). Post-competition recovery was studied by recording evening hormonal levels (5,30 pm) for 8 days. Results: C levels increased sharply (about 2.5 fold resting levels) throughout the competition with no further changes in T levels. The rise in C appeared before entering the competition, traducing a striking phenomenon of anticipation. At the end of the competition, C levels fell very quickly (within 1.5 h) to basal value when T rose significantly, resulting in a very high T/C ratio. During the recovery period, C levels corresponded to basal ones and T remained high, resulting in a high T/C ratio (>30% than basal one) till the 5th day. Conclusion: Competition resulted in a low T/C ratio, considered as a catabolic phase. The recovery which is associated with a feeling of tiredness and an incapacity to train strenuously recognized by the trainers, paradoxically corresponded to a high T/C ratio (so-called anabolic phase). Verf.-Referat