Hormonal responses to resistance exercise in long-term trained and untrained middle-aged men

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1617-1624

  Cadore, Eduardo Lusa ^a   Lhullier, Francisco Luiz Rodrigues ^b   Brentano, Michel Arias ^a   Da Silva, Eduardo Marczwski ^a   Ambrosini, Melissa Bueno ^a   Spinelli, Rafael ^a   Silva, Rodrigo Ferrari ^a   Kruel, Luiz Fernando Martins ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Endocrine adaptations; Strength training; Superset; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 59649107776     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31817bd45d     Document Type: Article

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