Table 4. Serum testosterone and cortisol concentrations (nmol/L) in the whole group measured at PRE, POST, POST 15, and POST 24h and relative changes right after, 15 min after, and 24 hours after the strength loading protocol two weeks after the start of the intervention and six and 10 weeks after the strength training intervention. Values are presented as mean and SD.
|
WK 2 |
WK 6 |
WK 10 |
|
∆% from PRE |
|
∆% from PRE |
|
∆% from PRE |
| Testosterone |
PRE |
11.5±3.8 |
|
12.9 ±4.8 |
|
13.9 ±5.4 |
|
| POST |
12.9 ±4.2 |
13.8 ±27.8 |
15.3 ±5.2 *** |
23.6 ±23.8 |
16.6 ±5.7 *** |
23.8 ±23.8 |
| POST 15 |
12.4 ± 4.5 |
6.4 ±27.3 |
14.3 ±5.0 ** |
19.2 ±24.2 |
15.8 ±5.7 ** |
15.9 ±19.2 |
| POST 24h |
12.7 ±3.6 |
16.4 ±44 |
13.2 ±6.3 |
2.4 ±22.15 |
14.8 ±6.2 |
9 ±18.6 |
| Cortisol |
PRE |
304 ±101.3 |
|
302.3 ±104.5 |
|
308.7 ±128.6 |
|
| POST |
290.9 ±154.8 |
-2.7 ±47.4 |
355.3 ±144 |
28 ±65.4 |
384.7 ±118 |
56.4 ±96.6 |
| POST 15 |
340.9 ±175.8 |
14.8 ±51.6 |
393.2 ±152 |
49.8 ±89.3 |
429 ±128.1 * |
80.4 ±120.3 |
| POST 24h |
318.2 ±142.5 |
8.4 ±40 |
291 ±118.8 |
2.1 ±42.2 |
304.5 ±93.8 |
23.2 ±90.7 |
*P ≤ 0.05,**P ≤ 0.01,***P ≤ 0.001.All significances measured from pre.
