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- Title
Water cutting, stress hormones and salivary immunoalobulins in wrestlers.
- Authors
Cieslak, Thomas; Muir, Cameron; Corbett, Lauren; Ludwa, Izabella A.; Klentrou, Panagiota
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine if intense training coupled with dehydration methods implemented to lose weight had an effect on the variability of stress hormones resulting in suppression of resting salivary concentrations of secretory Immunoglobulins (slg) in wrestlers. Eleven wrestlers (21.3 ± 1.7 years of age) were placed in either the experimental or control group based on whether they were subjected to water cuffing (treatment) in preparation for competition. Saliva samples were obtained at rest and post-training over a two-week preparation period, and one day following competition. Saliva samples were assayed for testosterone, cortisol, slgA and slgG. The experimental group significantly decreased weight over the course of the study while the controls maintained a steady weight. Significant acute post-training increases were found in slgA, slgG, testosterone and cortisol within each group. Although there was no significant treatment X time interaction, the percent hormonal increases were higher in the experimental group (16 and 22% for testosterone and cortisol, respectively) than the controls (6 and 12% for testosterone and cortisol, respectively). There was no effect of training and treatment on T:C ratio, reflecting a balance in the anabolic-catabolic state of the wrestlers. The percent coefficient of variation of post-training T:C was negatively related to resting levels of slgG, indicating that higher the variability of the T:C response, the lower the slgG. This correlation, however, was not significant for slgA. In conclusion, water cuffing did not have an effect on slgG, slgA, cortisol, and testosterone levels. These parameters seem to depend more on training instead of water cuffing in wrestlers.
- Subjects
WRESTLING training; WRESTLERS; DEHYDRATION; WEIGHT loss endocrinology; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; HYDROTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of testosterone
- Publication
International Journal of Fitness, 2011, Vol 7, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0973-2152
- Publication type
Article