Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2005
Influence of exercise duration on post-exercise steroid hormone responses in trained males.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise prescription to improve inhibitory control in children and adolescents with ADHD: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Endogenous transient doping: physical exercise acutely increases testosterone levels-results from a meta-analysis.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2020Pooled it
- Steroid hormone responses to three exercise modalities assessed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in a randomized crossover trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The Release of Lipolytic Hormones during Various High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Regimens and Their Effects on Fat Loss.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) rapidly increase after maximal aerobic exercise in healthy males: the lowering effect of phosphodiesterase's type 5 inhibitors on DHT response to exercise-related stress.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2021Trial
- HPA and SAS responses to increasing core temperature during uncompensable exertional heat stress in trained and untrained males.European journal of applied physiology · 2010Trial
- No variation of physical performance and perceived exertion after adrenal gland stimulation by synthetic ACTH (Synacthen) in cyclists.European journal of applied physiology · 2008Trial
- Effect of multiple oral doses of androgenic anabolic steroids on endurance performance and serum indices of physical stress in healthy male subjects.European journal of applied physiology · 2006Trial
- Performance and hormonal responses to different training modalities in young weightlifters: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Endocrine markers of energy deficiency and within-day energy balance metrics in elite athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Changes in Cortisol Awakening Response During 10 Days of High-Intensity Cycling Exercise.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Protective Effect of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training on Aspirin-Induced Reproductive Impairments in Adult Male Wistar Rats.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Article
- Assessment of exercise-induced stress via automated measurement of salivary cortisol concentrations and the testosterone-to-cortisol ratio: a preliminary study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The effect of acute exercise on the cortisol awakening response.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- A Comparison of Continuous and Interval Exercise on Cognition in Young Adults.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Effects of Different Durations at Fixed Intensity Exercise on Internal Load and Recovery-A Feasibility Pilot Study on Duration as an Independent Variable for Exercise Prescription.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2022Article
- Effects of training on plasmatic cortisol and testosterone in football female referees.Physiological reports · 2022Article
- Exercise duration: Independent effects on acute physiologic responses and the need for an individualized prescription.Physiological reports · 2022Article
- Adrenal, Gonadal and Peripherally Steroid Changes in Response to Extreme Physical Stress for Characterizing Load Capacity in Athletes.Metabolites · 2022Article
- A Combined Approach for Health Assessment in Adolescent Endurance Runners.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the effect of endurance exercise duration on hormone concentrations in male subjects while controlling for exercise intensity and training status. Eight endurance-trained males (19-49 years) completed a resting control session and three treadmill runs of 40, 80, and 120 min at 55% of VO2max . Blood samples were drawn before the session and then 1, 2, 3 and 4 h after the start of the run. Plasma was analyzed for luteinizing hormone (LH), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), cortisol, and free and total testosterone. LH was significantly greater at rest compared to the running sessions. Both free and total testosterone generally increased in the first hour of the 80 and 120 min runs and then showed a trend for a steady decline for the next 3 h of recovery. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate increased in a dose-response manner with the greatest increases observed during the 120-min run, followed by the 80-min run. Cortisol only increased in response to the 120-min run and showed a decline across time in all other sessions. The ratios of anabolic hormones (testosterone and DHEAS) to cortisol were greater during the resting session and the 40-min run compared to the longer runs. The results indicate that exercise duration has independent effects on the hormonal response to endurance exercise. At a low intensity, longer duration runs are necessary to stimulate increased levels of testosterone, DHEAS and cortisol and beyond 80 min of running there is a shift to a more catabolic hormonal environment.
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