Table 2.

Mean peak concentrations (mean ± SEM).

	PS	Placebo	P value (treatment)
GH (ng/ml)	0.2 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.1	0.15
Testosterone (ng/ml)	8.3 ± 1.7	5.5 ± 0.3	0.13
Cortisol (μg/dl)*	26.9 ± 6.5	44.2 ± 12.7	0.03
Lactate (mmol/l)	4.3 ± 0.4	4.1 ± 0.4	0.51
T/C ratio	3.2 ± 3.2	1.6 ± 0.3	0.30

* represents significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups