Serum Sex Hormone�Binding Globulin and Cortisol Concentrations are Associated With Overreaching During Strenuous Military Training

• Autores: Minna M. Tanskanen, Heikki Kyröläinen, Arja L. T. Uusitalo, Jukka Huovinen, Juuso Nissilä, Hannu Kinnunen, Mustafa Atalay, Keijo Häkkinen
• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 25, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 787-797
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The purpose was (a) to study the effect of an 8-week Finnish military basic training period (BT) on physical fitness, body composition, mood state, and serum biochemical parameters among new conscripts; (b) to determine the incidence of overreaching (OR); and (c) to evaluate whether initial levels or training responses differ between OR and noOR subjects. Fifty-seven males (19.7 ± 0.3 years) were evaluated before and during BT. Overreaching subjects had to fulfill 3 of 5 criteria: decreased aerobic physical fitness ([latin capital V with dot above]O2max), increased rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in 45-minute submaximal test at 70% of [latin capital V with dot above]O2max or sick absence from these tests, increased somatic or emotional symptoms of OR, and high incidence of sick absence from daily service. [latin capital V with dot above]O2max improved during the first 4 weeks of BT. During the second half of BT, a stagnation of increase in [latin capital V with dot above]O2max was observed, basal serum sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) increased, and insulin-like growth factor-1 and cortisol decreased. Furthermore, submaximal exercise-induced increases in cortisol, maximum heart rate, and postexercise increase in blood lactate were blunted. Of 57 subjects, 33% were classified as OR. They had higher basal SHBG before and after 4 and 7 weeks of training and higher basal serum cortisol at the end of BT than noOR subjects. In addition, in contrast to noOR, OR subjects exhibited no increase in basal testosterone/cortisol ratio but a decrease in maximal La/RPE ratio during BT. As one-third of the conscripts were overreached, training after BT should involve recovery training to prevent overtraining syndrome from developing. The results confirm that serum SHBG, cortisol, and testosterone/cortisol and maximal La/RPE ratios could be useful tools to indicate whether training is too strenuous.