Table 5.
Serum hormone and SHBG concentrations in the ECC and CON groups of women participants at Control, Pre-, Mid-, Post- Strength Training and After Detraining. Data are Means ± SD.
| Control (-1 wk) |
Pre (0 wk) |
Mid (5 wk) |
Post (10 wk) |
After Detraining (+5 wk) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Free testosterone
(pmol/l) |
ECC (n=11) | 9.64 ± 8.87 | 9.53 ± 6.24 | 11.09 ± 5.93 | 9.61 ± 3.70 | 12.57 ± 6.58 |
| CON (n=10) | 12.67 ± 8.65 | 11.33 ± 10.36 | 12.70 ± 9.69 | 12.44 ± 8.71 | 13.69 ± 11.64 | |
|
Cortisol
(nmol/l) |
ECC (n=11) | 546.2 ± 165.4 | 486.0 ± 177.9 | 491.7 ± 121.2 | 459.8 ± 142.6 | 427.5 ± 144.7 |
| CON (n=11) | 434.3 ± 129.0 | 388.7 ± 119.3 | 404.1 ± 125.0 | 393.0 ± 99.0 | 422.5 ± 81.8 | |
|
SHBG
(nmol/l) |
ECC (n=9) | 110.5 ± 102.7 | 111.2 ± 99.1 | 110.2 ± 91.3 | 107.9 ± 94.7 | 92.2 ± 97.0 |
| CON (n=11) | 60.1 ± 27.0 | 57.1 ± 29.2 | 62.0 ± 26.2 | 66.5 ± 23.7 | 60.8 ± 28.4 | |
|
Estradiol
(pmol/l) |
ECC (n=11) | 361.7 ± 368.9 | 398.4 ± 395.7 | 474.2 ± 535.9 | 475.4 ± 825.6 | 399.4 ± 473.6 |
| CON (n=11) | 501.7 ± 391.1 | 404.2 ± 245.5 | 284.8 ± 160.4 | 521.8 ± 524.1 | 418.6 ± 506.8 | |
|
FSH
(U/l) |
ECC (n=10) | 4.87 ± 2.94 | 3.62 ± 2.01 | 5.04 ± 3.07 | 6.40 ± 3.18 | 6.32 ± 2.78 |
| CON (n=11) | 6.25 ± 2.67 | 5.12 ± 2.33 | 6.97 ± 2.46 | 6.44 ± 2.59 | 7.17 ± 2.62 | |
ECC = eccentric training group, CON = concentric training group