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Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes
PURPOSE: There is a lack of data regarding the stress and motivation response in adolescent athletes during competitions. The athletic performance can be highly influenced by stress rather than appropriate training, at this age. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the level of stress marker...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10694314/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22315 |
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author | Ficarra, Giovanni Caccamo, Daniela Rottura, Michelangelo Bitto, Alessandra Trimarchi, Fabio Di Mauro, Debora |
author_facet | Ficarra, Giovanni Caccamo, Daniela Rottura, Michelangelo Bitto, Alessandra Trimarchi, Fabio Di Mauro, Debora |
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description | PURPOSE: There is a lack of data regarding the stress and motivation response in adolescent athletes during competitions. The athletic performance can be highly influenced by stress rather than appropriate training, at this age. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the level of stress markers in adolescent rowers in different competition settings that might alter their stress status and performance. METHODS: Adolescent rowing athletes (12–18 yrs) have been tested for determining saliva content of stress biomarkers, cortisol and testosterone, before and after competitions that have been performed indoor and outdoor. Specifically, samples have been taken in the morning, before and after the race in 2 different settings: 1) an indoor rowing competition with an ergometer, 2) an outdoor rowing competition on boats. RESULTS: A reduction in cortisol levels has been observed in athletes right before the outdoor race, while testosterone levels increased at the same time point before either the ergometer or boat competition and kept rising at the end of the race. Significant differences have been found comparing the testosterone/cortisol ratio between indoor and outdoor data, being higher in the indoor race at all considered time-point. Furthermore, the linear regression demonstrated that the increased ratio correlated with a better podium position in the indoor race. CONCLUSION: Despite the age differences among athletes might have an influence on their hormone levels, these data suggest that rowing athletes subjected to different kind of competitions show a different stress and motivation response profile that might influence their performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-106943142023-12-05 Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes Ficarra, Giovanni Caccamo, Daniela Rottura, Michelangelo Bitto, Alessandra Trimarchi, Fabio Di Mauro, Debora Heliyon Research Article PURPOSE: There is a lack of data regarding the stress and motivation response in adolescent athletes during competitions. The athletic performance can be highly influenced by stress rather than appropriate training, at this age. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the level of stress markers in adolescent rowers in different competition settings that might alter their stress status and performance. METHODS: Adolescent rowing athletes (12–18 yrs) have been tested for determining saliva content of stress biomarkers, cortisol and testosterone, before and after competitions that have been performed indoor and outdoor. Specifically, samples have been taken in the morning, before and after the race in 2 different settings: 1) an indoor rowing competition with an ergometer, 2) an outdoor rowing competition on boats. RESULTS: A reduction in cortisol levels has been observed in athletes right before the outdoor race, while testosterone levels increased at the same time point before either the ergometer or boat competition and kept rising at the end of the race. Significant differences have been found comparing the testosterone/cortisol ratio between indoor and outdoor data, being higher in the indoor race at all considered time-point. Furthermore, the linear regression demonstrated that the increased ratio correlated with a better podium position in the indoor race. CONCLUSION: Despite the age differences among athletes might have an influence on their hormone levels, these data suggest that rowing athletes subjected to different kind of competitions show a different stress and motivation response profile that might influence their performance. Elsevier 2023-11-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10694314/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22315 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Article Ficarra, Giovanni Caccamo, Daniela Rottura, Michelangelo Bitto, Alessandra Trimarchi, Fabio Di Mauro, Debora Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title | Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title_full | Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title_fullStr | Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title_full_unstemmed | Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title_short | Testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
title_sort | testosterone:cortisol ratio as a predictor of podium in adolescent rowing athletes |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10694314/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22315 |
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