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.