Hormonal responses to training and its tapering off in competitive swimmers: relationships with performance

The results showed that the monitored plasma hormones and metabolic indices were unaltered by 12 weeks of intense training and 4 weeks of taper. The T (total testosterone) : C (cortisol) and NSBT (non-sex hormone binding globulin-bound-testosterone) : C ratios, however, appeared to be effective markers of the swimmers' performance capacities throughout the training season.
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Notations:endurance sports biological and medical sciences
Published in:European Journal of Applied Physiology
Language:English
Published: 1996
Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02226933
Volume:74
Issue:4
Pages:361-366
Document types:article
Level:advanced