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Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees
There is very little about the impact that sports training has on female football referees. Therefore, we determined the effects of a 40‐week physical preparation, including a full football season, on plasma testosterone and cortisol concentrations and physical performance in female football referee...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35510312 http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15291 |
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author | Muscella, Antonella My, Giulia Okba, Selmi Zangla, Daniele Bianco, Antonino Marsigliante, Santo |
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description | There is very little about the impact that sports training has on female football referees. Therefore, we determined the effects of a 40‐week physical preparation, including a full football season, on plasma testosterone and cortisol concentrations and physical performance in female football referees. Plasma cortisol and testosterone concentrations were assayed together with fitness tests at the beginning of the training period (T0, in September), after 8 weeks from T0 (T1), at the mid of the season (T2, 24 weeks after T0), and at the end of the season (T3, in June, 40 weeks after T0). Plasma cortisol increased during the first period and up to T2 (from 15.4 ± 4.7 to 28.5 ± 3.9 µg/dl; p < 0.001), and then decreased at the end of the season (T3: 16.0 ± 2.4 µg/dl). Plasma testosterone concentration in T0 was 14.2±0.37 µg/dl and increased in T1 (57.1 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and T2 (47 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and then decreased in T3 (33.5 ± 2.8 µg/dl). Resting testosterone levels in women were very low (14,2 ± 0.37 µg/dl) (Figure 3c). Testosterone increased in T1 (57.1 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and T2 (47 ± 3.7 µg/dl) whilst, at the end of the season, its concentration decreased (33.5 ± 2.8 µg/dl) (Figure 3c). Significant improvements were observed in all physical performances during the observed period (ANOVA, p < 0.05). Finally, testosterone and cortisol concentrations significantly (p < 0.0001 for both) correlated with maximal oxygen consumption. In T1, testosterone concentration was also significantly correlated with running speed test (p < 0.001). In conclusion, training induces endocrine changes in order to maintain body homeostasis in women referees. It is important that coaches and sports scientists regularly observe changes in endocrine function induced by training and matches in female referees, because they can help maximize referees’ performance and limit cases of overtraining. |
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spelling | pubmed-90691632022-05-09 Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees Muscella, Antonella My, Giulia Okba, Selmi Zangla, Daniele Bianco, Antonino Marsigliante, Santo Physiol Rep Original Articles There is very little about the impact that sports training has on female football referees. Therefore, we determined the effects of a 40‐week physical preparation, including a full football season, on plasma testosterone and cortisol concentrations and physical performance in female football referees. Plasma cortisol and testosterone concentrations were assayed together with fitness tests at the beginning of the training period (T0, in September), after 8 weeks from T0 (T1), at the mid of the season (T2, 24 weeks after T0), and at the end of the season (T3, in June, 40 weeks after T0). Plasma cortisol increased during the first period and up to T2 (from 15.4 ± 4.7 to 28.5 ± 3.9 µg/dl; p < 0.001), and then decreased at the end of the season (T3: 16.0 ± 2.4 µg/dl). Plasma testosterone concentration in T0 was 14.2±0.37 µg/dl and increased in T1 (57.1 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and T2 (47 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and then decreased in T3 (33.5 ± 2.8 µg/dl). Resting testosterone levels in women were very low (14,2 ± 0.37 µg/dl) (Figure 3c). Testosterone increased in T1 (57.1 ± 3.7 µg/dl) and T2 (47 ± 3.7 µg/dl) whilst, at the end of the season, its concentration decreased (33.5 ± 2.8 µg/dl) (Figure 3c). Significant improvements were observed in all physical performances during the observed period (ANOVA, p < 0.05). Finally, testosterone and cortisol concentrations significantly (p < 0.0001 for both) correlated with maximal oxygen consumption. In T1, testosterone concentration was also significantly correlated with running speed test (p < 0.001). In conclusion, training induces endocrine changes in order to maintain body homeostasis in women referees. It is important that coaches and sports scientists regularly observe changes in endocrine function induced by training and matches in female referees, because they can help maximize referees’ performance and limit cases of overtraining. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9069163/ /pubmed/35510312 http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15291 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Physiological Society and the American Physiological Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Muscella, Antonella My, Giulia Okba, Selmi Zangla, Daniele Bianco, Antonino Marsigliante, Santo Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title | Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title_full | Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title_fullStr | Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title_short | Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
title_sort | effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35510312 http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15291 |
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