Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players

Pre-season training has been demonstrated to modify the physical fitness and hormone levels in professional soccer players. The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in a professional male soccer team after the pre-sea...

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Main Authors: Lorena Rodríguez García, Halil Ibrahim Ceylan, Ana Filipa Silva, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Beatriz Moreno Vecino, Francisco Tomás González Fernández, Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz
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author Lorena Rodríguez García
Halil Ibrahim Ceylan
Ana Filipa Silva
Filipe Manuel Clemente
Beatriz Moreno Vecino
Francisco Tomás González Fernández
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Filipe Manuel Clemente
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description Pre-season training has been demonstrated to modify the physical fitness and hormone levels in professional soccer players. The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in a professional male soccer team after the pre-season period. Fourteen volunteer professional male soccer players participated in this study. Significant decreases in anthropometric characteristics were found. For biochemical measures, cortisol (13) =-5.25, p=.001, d=-.27), testosterone (t (13) =-8.10, p=.001, d=-.65) and C/T ratio (t (13) =-4.07, p=.001, d =-0.2) significantly increased after the pre-season period. Moreover, moderate negative relationships were observed between the percentage of change in body weight, r=0.61, p=.01, body fat percentage, r=.53, p=.04, and testosterone. The present study revealed that the improvements in body composition after intense training in the pre-season period could stimulate anabolic activities such as increases in muscle mass, which is an important result in terms of quality of performance and prevention of injury risk, especially throughout the competitive soccer season. Testosterone and cortisol should be considered for future research as stress and recovery state indicators. In fact, professional soccer staff can use these parameters in combination with other indicators to optimize workloads and avoid overreaching and overtraining. Keywords: Testosterone; cortisol; professional soccer players; performance; physical fitness
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spelling doaj-art-96df4fe15fa64040a2bcbc5bdec7f56c2024-12-25T10:38:45ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412024-12-016110.47197/retos.v61.107144Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer playersLorena Rodríguez García0Halil Ibrahim Ceylan1Ana Filipa Silva2Filipe Manuel Clemente3Beatriz Moreno Vecino4Francisco Tomás González Fernández5Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz6Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Pontifical University of Comillas. CESAG. 07013 Palma. Spain.Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares. 4900-347 Viana do Castelo. Portugal.Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares. 4900-347 Viana do Castelo. Portugal.Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Pontifical University of Comillas. CESAG. 07013 Palma. SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences. University of Granada, Granada, Spain.Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University School of Physical Education 51-612 Wrocław, Poland. Pre-season training has been demonstrated to modify the physical fitness and hormone levels in professional soccer players. The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in a professional male soccer team after the pre-season period. Fourteen volunteer professional male soccer players participated in this study. Significant decreases in anthropometric characteristics were found. For biochemical measures, cortisol (13) =-5.25, p=.001, d=-.27), testosterone (t (13) =-8.10, p=.001, d=-.65) and C/T ratio (t (13) =-4.07, p=.001, d =-0.2) significantly increased after the pre-season period. Moreover, moderate negative relationships were observed between the percentage of change in body weight, r=0.61, p=.01, body fat percentage, r=.53, p=.04, and testosterone. The present study revealed that the improvements in body composition after intense training in the pre-season period could stimulate anabolic activities such as increases in muscle mass, which is an important result in terms of quality of performance and prevention of injury risk, especially throughout the competitive soccer season. Testosterone and cortisol should be considered for future research as stress and recovery state indicators. In fact, professional soccer staff can use these parameters in combination with other indicators to optimize workloads and avoid overreaching and overtraining. Keywords: Testosterone; cortisol; professional soccer players; performance; physical fitness https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/107144Testosterone; cortisol; professional soccer players; performance; physical fitness
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Halil Ibrahim Ceylan
Ana Filipa Silva
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Beatriz Moreno Vecino
Francisco Tomás González Fernández
Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz
Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Testosterone; cortisol; professional soccer players; performance; physical fitness
title Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
title_full Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
title_fullStr Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
title_short Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
title_sort relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players
topic Testosterone; cortisol; professional soccer players; performance; physical fitness
url https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/107144
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