Hormonal Changes in High-Level Aerobic Male Athletes during a Sports Season
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514280 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Javier Alves (0000-0003-0853-1765, Pontifical University of Salamanca), Víctor Toro-Román (0000-0001-9607-1759, Universidad de Extremadura), Gema Barrientos (0000-0003-0792-2043, Pontifical University of Salamanca, corresponding author), Ignacio Bartolomé (0000-0002-0252-3927, Universidad de Extremadura), Diego Muñoz (0000-0003-2548-1501, Universidad de Extremadura), Marcos Maynar-Mariño (0000-0002-7776-0564, Universidad de Extremadura) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 5833-5833 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17165833 |
| PMID | 32806586 |
| OpenAlex | W3048611551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 59 |
The aim of this study was to determine the possible changes in plasma of several hormones such as Luteinizing Hormone, Testosterone, Cortisol and Insulin in endurance runners during the sports season. Twenty-one high-level male endurance runners (22 ± 3.2 years, 1.77 ± 0.05 m) participated in the study. Basal plasma hormones were measured at four moments during the season (initial, 3, 6 and 9 months), and were analyzed using ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Testosterone and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) suffered very significant decreases ( p p p p = 0.017) and positively (r = 0.202; β = 0.310; p = 0.043), respectively, with the amount of km per week performed by the runners. There was a significant association between km covered at a higher intensity than the anaerobic threshold and I (r = 0.580; β = -0.442; p = 0.000). Our findings indicate that testosterone, LH and insulin were more sensitive to changes in training volume and intensity than cortisol in high-level endurance runners. Basal testosterone and LH concentrations decrease in athletes who perform a high volume of aerobic km in situations of low energy availability
Aerobic exercise · Anaerobic exercise · Athletes · Basal (medicine · Endurance Training · Hormone · Insulin · Luteinizing hormone · Physical therapy · Testosterone (patch · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Sports Performance and Training · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Physiology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |