Acute effect of a fight of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) on the serum concentrations of testosterone, cortisol, creatine kinase, lactate, and glucose

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Poderoso de Souza (Author), Maria do Socorro Cirilo de Sousa (Author), Eduardo Borba Neves (Author), Claudio Rosa (Author), Igor Raineh Durães Cruz (Author), Adenilson Targino Júnior (Author), José Onaldo Ribeiro Macedo (Author), Victor Machado Reis (Author), José Vilaça-Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to analyse the serum concentrations of testosterone (T), cortisol (C), lactate (LAC), creatine kinase (CK) and glucose (GLU) on mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes, before and after a fight. We divided 20 MMA athletes into two groups of 10 fighters each, according to the resu...