RT journal article
T1 Hormonal response during official bouldering competition
A1 Vrdoljak, Dario
A1 Gilic, Barbara
A1 Nikolovski, Zoran
A1 Foretitic, Nikola
A1 España Romero, Vanesa
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Alpha-amylases
K1 Endocrine system
K1 Nervous system
AB Background: Sports competitions present a highly stressful environment for the athletes. The stress that is produced because of physiological or psychological demands could influence athletes' performance. This study aimed to understand the dynamics of stress biomarkers during official national bouldering climbing competition.Methods: Twelve sport climbers ([6 females] average age: 20.3±5.21 years, body height: 174.0±10.27 cm, body mass: 64.7±10.80 kg, training age: 10.3±2.40 years) took part in this study. Their saliva cortisol (C) and alpha-amylase (AA) were sampled during the official climbing competition (qualification and final).Results: The results showed that C had higher values post- (qualification, 1.02±0.43 µg/dL; final, 0.46±0.27 µg/dL) than precompetition (0.45±0.24 µg/dL; 0.29±0.68 µg/dL, respectively). A similar trend can be observed in AA, with higher values post- (qualification, 156.07±133.24 U/dL; final, 199.09±51.24 U/dL) than precompetition (88.18±80.24 U/dL; 88.72±51.24 U/dL, respectively). Furthermore, C had a significantly higher response prequalification (0.45±0.24 µg/dL) than prefinal (0.29±0.19 µg/dL), with the same response post both competition rounds (qualification, 1.02±0.43 µg/dL; final, 0.46±0.27 µg/dL).Conclusions: Overall, the results showed a strong endocrine and nervous system response. These findings lead to the conclusion that sports climbing competitions present a highly stressful environment for athletes, both physically and psychologically.
PB EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33822
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33822
LA eng
NO Articulo tras la colaboración con la Universidad de Split, Croatia.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-may-2026