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Reductions in testosterone are not indicative of exercise performance decrement in male endurance athletes.
- Source :
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Aging Male . Mar2020, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p33-34. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Our findings indicate that the participants of an 18 week intensive endurance exercise training program experienced significant (p < 0.001) reductions in resting testosterone (-25 to -45% decrease from pre-training), with some reaching the clinical criteria for androgen deficiency during the training regimen. Nonetheless, none of the participants displayed any running performance decrement, in fact, the opposite occurred (+18.6% improvement; p < 0.05). These preliminary findings suggest acute decreases in testosterone in and of itself may not be entirely indicative of a compromised exercise performance potential although elements of reproductive and bone health may still be compromised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13685538
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aging Male
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141412363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2019.1574736