Hormonal responses to a rugby match : a brief review
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Hormonreaktionen auf ein Rugbyspiel : ein kurzer Überblick |
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Autor: | Slimani, Maamer; Cheour, Foued; Moalla, Wassim; Baker, Julien S. |
Erschienen in: | The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness |
Veröffentlicht: | 58 (2018), 5, S. 707-713, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0022-4707, 1827-1928 |
DOI: | 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07187-0 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201906004405 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
INTRODUCTION: Rugby is an intermittent team sport, commonly stressing the endocrine system by physiological efforts. However, no review has synthesized the available literature on the hormonal responses to a rugby match. The purpose of this review was to examine the hormonal responses to a rugby match. Mediator and moderator variables for the rugby match-hormonal responses relationship were also discussed. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: The systematic search was conducted using different databases and according to the Population/Intervention or Exposure/Comparison/Outcome(s) (PICO) criteria. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: The data obtained in the present review show that match contests were the moderator variable between rugby match-testosterone changes relationship. Particularly, official matches decreased pre-to-post testosterone levels by 43.9%, while simulated matches increased pre-to-post testosterone levels by 33.6%. There were no significant differences between official and simulated contests for the cortisol response to a rugby match which could be explained in part by the small numbers of included studies and participants (71 high-level male players). Thus, it has been shown that a rugby match provides considerable stress to the endocrine system, which lasts up 38-48 h into the recovery period. CONCLUSIONS: The hormonal assessment of rugby players is a valid tool for monitoring stress during a rugby match and provides the opportunity to identify how athletes cope with stress induced by a competition. The information also provides potential for various mental/recovery strategies that may contribute to performance enhancement.