The IGF-I/cortisol ratio as a useful marker for monitoring training in young boxers

• Main Authors: S Nassib (Author), W Moalla (Author), S Hammoudi-Nassib (Author), M Chtara (Author), Y Hachana (Author), Z Tabka (Author), K Chamari (Author), M Elloumi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Training effects on plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)/cortisol ratio were investigated in boxers. Thirty subjects were assigned to either the training or the control group (n=15 in both). They were tested before the beginning of training (TO), after 5 weeks of intensive training (T1), and...