Table 3.
Hormonal responses. Testosterone, Cortisol and human growth hormone (hGH). Groups “Strength” (S) and “Strength + EMS” (S+E) at training session (TS) 1 and TS 12. Data are given in means ± SD. * = significant different to pre (p<0.05).
| pre | 0’ | 30’ | 120’ | 24h | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testosterone [ng*mL-1] | TS 1 | S+E | 5.2±1.2 | 5.9±1.5 | 5.7±1.4 | 5.0±1.6 | 5.5±1.2 |
| S | 7.1±1.9 | 7.8±2.3 | 6.8±1.9 | 6.1±1.6 | 6.5±2.7 | ||
| TS 12 | S+E | 5.0±1.4 | 6.5±2.2 | 5.5±1.8 | 5.1±1.5 | 5.2±1.6 | |
| S | 6.5±1.7 | 8.0±2.4 | 6.7±1.9 | 6.4±1.8 | 6.6±2.2 | ||
| Pooled data | 6.0±1.8 | 7.1±2.3* | 6.2±1.9 | 5.6±1.7 | 5.9±2.1 | ||
| Cortisol [ng*mL-1] | TS 1 | S+E | 146.5±29.5 | 150.5±36.2 | 135.5±32.5 | 90.7±32.6 | 112.6±35.2 |
| S | 179.5±32.9 | 151.3±40.1 | 117.0±31.2 | 100.2±23.9 | 140.1±53.0 | ||
| TS 12 | S+E | 143.1±28.0 | 129.9±40.0 | 118.3±39.5 | 87.4±40.6 | 105.5±45.0 | |
| S | 162.1±48.9 | 137.2±46.7 | 113.0±47.5 | 101.6±21.6 | 135.4±50.7 | ||
| Pooled data | 157.8±38.6 | 142.2±41.9* | 121.0±39.2* | 95.0±31.2* | 123.4±48.7* | ||
| hGH [mlU*mL-1] | TS 1 | S+E | 0.2±0.2 | 6.2±10.2 | 9.4±10.8 | 0.3±0.5 | 0.9±1.0 |
| S | 0.7±1.4 | 8.1±9.5 | 10.2±8.4 | 0.5±0.7 | 0.9±1.1 | ||
| TS 12 | S+E | 0.1±0.2 | 7.2±8.1 | 9.2±8.3 | 0.4±0.4 | 0.5±0.7 | |
| S | 0.6±1.1 | 6.6±8.1 | 9.2±8.0 | 0.6±0.9 | 0.6±0.9 | ||
| Pooled data | 0.4±0.9 | 7.0±9.0* | 9.5±9.0* | 0.5±0.7 | 0.7±1.0 | ||