Table 1.
Resting Testosterone (T) and Cortisol (C) for the Block and Daily Undulating Groups.
| Measurement Time | Testosterone (nmols × L−1) | Cortisol (nmols × L−1) | T:C Ratio | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRA | DUP | TRA | DUP | TRA | DUP | |||||||||||||
| Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | |
| T1 | 18.4 | ± | 6.1 | 20.9 | ± | 7.6 | 428.1 | ± | 102.1 | 410.6 | ± | 70.4 | 4.7 | ± | 2.5 | 5.4 | ± | 2.6 |
| T2 | 19.9 | ± | 6.7 | 20.5 | ± | 10.1 | 404.3 | ± | 149.9 | 425.7 | ± | 73.7 | 5.9 | ± | 4.1 | 4.8 | ± | 1.9 |
| T3 | 19.2 | ± | 7.3 | 23.5 | ± | 7.0 | 428.6 | ± | 142.5 | 474.9 | ± | 70.2 | 4.6 | ± | 1.5 | 5.0 | ± | 1.7 |
| T4 | 18.3 | ± | 6.6 | 22.5 | ± | 6.9 | 345.4 | ± | 183.4 | 383.6 | ± | 177.2 | 8.0 | ± | 1.0 | 7.5 | ± | 5.0 |
Note: T1 = pre-testing, T2 = after 4 weeks of training, T3 = after 8 weeks of training, and T3 = after 11 weeks of training. DUP = daily undulating, TRA = traditional training.