Association Of Exercise-induced Salivary Cortisol To Exertional Perception And Affect

Garcia, Jeanette M.; Nagle, Elizabeth F.; Robertson, Robert J.; Aaron, Deborah J.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000355582.74244.1b

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“…Nevertheless, one of the main findings of our pilot study was that the deleterious effect of HIIT on mood was sustained by the relationships observed between stress hormones (ACTH and cortisol) and POMS dimensions such as fatigue and confusion after intense exercise. To our knowledge, there are few studies that have examined these relationships; nevertheless, our results seem to be consistent with some of them [45,46], although these promising findings need to be confirmed in the definitive RCT.…”

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Neurophysiological Stress Response and Mood Changes Induced by High-Intensity Interval Training: A Pilot Study

Martínez-Díaz

Páez

2021

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This pilot study, conducted in advance of a future definitive randomized controlled trial, aimed to investigate the feasibility of using a HIIT-based intervention to induce neurophysiological stress responses that could be associated with possible changes in mood. Twenty-five active male college students with an average age of 21.7 ± 2.1 years, weight 72.6 ± 8.4 kg, height 177 ± 6.1 cm, and BMI: 23.1 ± 1.4 kg/m2 took part in this quasi-experimental pilot study in which they were evaluated in two different sessions. In the first session, subjects performed a graded exercise test to determine the cycling power output corresponding to VO2peak. The second session consisted of (a) pre-intervention assessment (collection of blood samples for measuring plasma corticotropin and cortisol levels, and application of POMS questionnaire to evaluate mood states); (b) exercise intervention (10 × 1-min of cycling at VO2peak power output); (c) post-intervention assessment, and (d) 30-min post-intervention evaluation. Significant post-exercise increases in corticotropin and cortisol plasma levels were observed whereas mood states decreased significantly at this assessment time-point. However, a significant increase in mood was found 30-min after exercise. Finally, significant relationships between increases in stress hormones concentrations and changes in mood states after intense exercise were observed. In conclusion, our HIIT-based intervention was feasible to deliver and acceptable to participants. A single bout of HIIT induced acute changes in mood states that seems to be associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation.

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Neurophysiological Stress Response and Mood Changes Induced by High-Intensity Interval Training: A Pilot Study

Martínez-Díaz

Páez

2021

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“…A further commonly cited psychological marker of adaptation or maladaptation to training is mood, which improves during periods of lower load but worsens after overtraining (González‐Bono, Salvador, Serrano, Moya‐Albiol, & Martínez‐Sanchis, 2002). Many studies have also reported a positive relationship between plasma cortisol concentration and negative mood; however, the association between lowered cortisol concentrations and positive mood is less clear (Garcia, 2008).…”

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Effect of tapering period on plasma hormone concentrations, mood state, and performance of elite male cyclists

Zehsaz

Azarbaijani

Farhangimaleki

et al. 2011

European Journal of Sport Science

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In this study, we investigated the effect of 1-and 3-week tapering periods on concentrations of plasma testosterone (T), cortisol (C), T/C ratio, mood state, and performance in elite male cyclists. After 8 weeks of progressive training, cyclists were randomly assigned to a control group (n 012) who continued performing intense training for a further 3 weeks, or a taper group (n 012) who continued with a 50% reduction in training volume. Blood testosterone and cortisol concentrations were assayed and the T/C ratio calculated from analysis obtained via standard ELISA. Mood state was determined using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire. All data were collected immediately after a 40-km time-trial performed before, during, and after the 8-week training protocol and after the 1-and 3-week tapering/training periods. In the taper group, 40-km time-trial time decreased significantly (P B0.01) and equally for both the 1-and 3-week taper periods relative to the control group. There were significant elevations in T/C ratio (P B0.001) and reductions in cortisol concentrations and POMS scores in the taper group relative to the control groups at the end of both the 1-and 3-week tapering periods. Hence, taper periods are effective in improving performance and mood state and elevating the blood T/C ratio.

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Association Of Exercise-induced Salivary Cortisol To Exertional Perception And Affect

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Neurophysiological Stress Response and Mood Changes Induced by High-Intensity Interval Training: A Pilot Study

Neurophysiological Stress Response and Mood Changes Induced by High-Intensity Interval Training: A Pilot Study

Effect of tapering period on plasma hormone concentrations, mood state, and performance of elite male cyclists

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