Patrik Drid1, Anastasia Kondratijeva2, Sergey Tabakov2, Marko Stojanovic1, Tatjana Trivic1 , Cristina Casals3, Sergej M Ostojic1
1Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
2Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism, Moscow, Russia
3Biomedical Research Centre, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Abstract
The main aim of this study was to compare the hormonal status between top-level female sambo athletes and sedentary controls; in addition, we analyzed hormonal response to sambo exercise in top-level athletes. Salivary hormones were measured in 59 female sambo fighters of the Russian national team and 31 sedentary females. Participants provided saliva samples in the morning, with a second sample taken only in athletes after a sambo exercise session. This session consisted of 5 simulated fights of 5 minutes each one with 10 minutes of recovery between combats. Baseline salivary testosterone was significantly higher in sambo athletes compared with sedentary controls (37.4 ? 24.1 pg/mL vs. 14.3 ? 6.9 pg/ml; P <0.001), while estradiol levels were lower (2.4 ? 1.5 pg/mL vs. 11.3 ? 7.0 pg/mL; P <0.001). A significant decrease in both salivary testosterone (for 19.5%P = 0.007) and cortisol (for 22.2%, P = 0.014) was reported in female athletes as a response to sambo exercise session. It seems that sambo exercise affects hormonal status both chronically and acutely in female athletes.
Key words: sport ? training ? motor function ? injury ? muscles
Published online: 17 September 2015
Copyright: ? 2015 the Authors. Published by Archives of Budo
Contributor: Patrik Drid, Anastasia Kondratijeva, Sergey Tabakov, Marko Stojanovic, Tatjana Trivic, Cristina Casals, Sergej M Ostojic conceived the study design. Patrik Drid, Anastasia Kondratijeva, Sergey Tabakov, Marko Stojanovic, Tatjana Trivic, Cristina Casals, Sergej M Ostojic collected the data. Patrik Drid, Anastasia Kondratijeva, Sergey Tabakov, Marko Stojanovic, Tatjana Trivic, Cristina Casals, Sergej M Ostojic analysed the data. Patrik Drid, Anastasia Kondratijeva, Sergey Tabakov, Marko Stojanovic, Tatjana Trivic, Cristina Casals, Sergej M Ostojic prepared the manuscript. Patrik Drid, Anastasia Kondratijeva, Sergey Tabakov, Marko Stojanovic, Tatjana Trivic, Cristina Casals, Sergej M Ostojic secured the funding.
Funding: Departmental sources
Conflict of interest: Authors have declared that no competing interest exists
Ethical approval: Not required
Provenance and peer review: Under responsibility of HMA Congress
Corresponding author: Patrik Drid, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Lovcenska 16, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia; e-mail: patrikdrid[at]gmail.com
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