Table 1. Serum hormone concentrations and training volume in an elite weightlifter during a 21-week training periods.
| Period |
Preparation |
Taper |
Recovery |
| Week |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
| Training volume (1000kg) |
123 |
190 |
148 |
145 |
95 |
100 |
77 |
29 |
112 |
90 |
115 |
| Testosterone |
| Total (ng/ml) |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
| Free (pg/ml) |
18.3 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
19.5 |
23.9 |
22.3 |
29.1 |
18.7 |
21.9 |
25.6 |
26.9 |
| Cortisol |
| Total (ng/ml) |
84 |
137 |
164 |
142 |
220 |
190 |
202 |
74 |
182 |
165 |
185 |
| Free (ng/ml) |
3.9 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
18.8 |
13.9 |
14.5 |
4.3 |
12.1 |
15.2 |
14.8 |
| IGF-1 (ng/ml) |
216 |
241 |
194 |
176 |
252 |
249 |
274 |
157 |
286 |
201 |
213 |
| FT3 (pg/ml) |
2.67 |
2.63 |
3.48 |
3.01 |
2.83 |
2.64 |
2.73 |
3.15 |
3.06 |
2.40 |
3.34 |
| FT4 (pg/ml) |
13.7 |
13.6 |
15.2 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
14.4 |
12.9 |
12.1 |
14.2 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free thyroxine.IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free thyroxine.
