Table 2.

Data of hormones in BFR and non-BFR groups. Data are means ± SD.

Variables	Group	Baseline	Acute 1	Acute 2	Adaptation
Growth hormone (ng/mL)	BFR	0.83 ± 0.12	8.56 ± 3.17*#	2.53 ± 1.32*	1.10 ± 0.36
	non-BFR	0.87 ± 0.05	3.92 ± 1.47*	1.68 ± 0.07*	0.89 ± 0.06
Testosterone (ng/mL)	BFR	5.52 ± 0.67	8.55 ± 1.43*#	7.52 ± 0.96*	6.63 ± 0.97
	non-BFR	4.75 ± 0.73	6.08 ± 1.29*	6.33 ± 0.58*	5.55 ± 0.99
Cortisol (ng/mL)	BFR	108.83 ± 15.77	185.82 ± 13.74*	156.83 ± 42.47*	112.80 ± 28.73
	non-BFR	109.27 ± 25.45	194.02 ± 11.07*	153.48 ± 35.49	104.80 ± 12.15
Ratio (%)	BFR	0.051 ± 0.006	0.046 ± 0.007#	0.050 ± 0.011	0.061 ± 0.011*
	non-BFR	0.051 ± 0.01	0.032 ±0.007*	0.044 ± 0.014	0.053 ± 0.010

BFT, blood flow restriction; baseline, before getting pre-testing; Acute1, immediately after first session; Acute 2, immediately after last session; adaptation, 48 h after last training session.

* intragroup significant differences with Baseline at p < 0.05;

# intergroup significant differences at p < 0.05.