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TY  _  JOUR
ID  -  2022112640182
TI  -  The Effect of Tapering Period with and without Creatine Supplementation on Hormonal Responses of male football Players
JO  -   Journal of Sports Physiology and Athletic Conditioning
JA  -  ES
LA  -  en
SN  -  2783-3038
AU  -  Fallah Ebrahim
AU  -   
AU  -   
AD  -  دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
AD  -  
AD  -  3.	Ph.D. Student in Exercise Physiology, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Y1  -  2023
PY  -  2023
VL  -  7
IS  -  
SP  -  23
EP  -  35
KW  -  Taper
KW  -   Anabolic hormones
KW  -   Katabolic hormones
KW  -   Elite soccer players.
DO  -  
N2  -  <p>Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a tapering period with creatine supplementation on hormonal responses of men football players. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 18 male soccer players of the first division league (mean age: 18.77 &plusmn; 1.26 years, height: 174.5&plusmn; 5.77 cm, and weight: 64.07&plusmn; 6.99 kg) that were in the specific conditioning period who were randomly divided into two equal groups: Taper alone (n=9) and Taper with creatine supplementation (n=9). The levels of blood hormonal parameters including testosterone, cortisol and testosterone to cortisol ratio (T/C) were measured before and after the tapering period (10 days). Paired t-test and independent T-test was used to examine the differences within and between groups, respectively. Results: The results showed that the cortisol levels in the post-test compared to the pre-test decreased significantly in both groups (p&le;0.05) ; While, there was no significant difference in testosterone and T/C (p&ge;0.05). Also, no significant difference was observed in the levels of testosterone, cortisol and T/C between the two groups. Conclusion: The taper period can reduce the cortisol levels of male soccer players, but creatine consumption has no significant effect on the levels of cortisol, testosterone and T/C ratio in the taper period.</p>
UR  - rimag.ir/en/Article/40182
L1  - rimag.ir/en/Article/Download/40182
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