Acute effects of high-intensity interval, resistance or combined exercise protocols on testosterone – cortisol responses in inactive overweight individuals
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2018-10-01
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The purpose of this study was to compare the hormonal responses to one session of highintensity
interval training (HIIT, 4×4 min intervals at 85–95% maximum heart rate
[HRmax], interspersed with 4 min of recovery at 75–85% HRmax), resistance training (RT
at 50-70% of one repetition maximum 12-15 repetitions per set with 60s of recovery) or
both (HIIT+RT) exercise protocol in a cohort of physical inactivity, overweight adults (age
18–30 years old). Randomized, parallel-group clinical trial among fifty-one men (23.6±3.5
yr; 83.5±7.8 kg; 28.0±1.9 kg/m2), physical inactivity (i.e., <150 min of moderate-intensity
exercise per week for greater than 6 months), with abdominal obesity (waist circumference
≥ 90 cm) or body mass index ≥ 25 and ≤ 30 kg/m2 were randomized to the following 4
groups: high-intensity interval training (HIIT, n=14), resistance training (RT, n=12),
combined high-intensity interval and resistance training (HIIT+RT, n=13), or nonexercising
control (CON, n=12). Cortisol, total- and free-testosterone and totaltestosterone/
cortisol-ratio (T/C) assessments (all in serum) were determined before (pre)
and 1-min post-exercise for each protocol session. Decreases in cortisol levels were −57.08
(95%CI, −75.58 to −38.58; P=0.001; ɳ2=0.61) and −37.65 (95%CI, −54.36 to −20.93;
P=0.001; ɳ2=0.51) in the HIIT and control group, respectively. Increases in T/C ratio were
0.022 (95%CI, 0.012 to 0.031; P=0.001; ɳ2=0.49) and 0.015 (95%CI, 0.004 to 0.025;
P=0.007; ɳ2=0.29) in the HIIT and control group, respectively. In per-protocol analyses
revealed a significant change in cortisol levels [interaction effect F(7.777), ɳ2=0.33] and T/C
ratio [interaction effect F(5.298), ɳ2=0.25] between groups over time. Additionally, we
showed that in both the intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol analyses, HIIT+RT did not
change serum cortisol, total or free testosterone. The present data indicate a HIIT reduced
cortisol and increased total-testosterone/cortisol-ratio levels significantly in physically
inactive adults. Further study is required to determine the biological importance of these
changes in hormonal responses in overweight men.