Primary Anabolic Hormones and Resistance Training
Anabolic hormones are chemical messengers that promote the growth of muscle tissues. There are three primary anabolic hormones: testosterone, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factors (IGF).1 Testosterone is an androgen hormone that is secreted by the testes in men and ovaries and adrenal glands in women.1 This hormone interacts with the nervous system and assists in stimulating protein synthesis, inhibiting protein degradation, and allowing for muscle hypertrophy. 1, 2 In males, testosterone levels are highest in the mornings and wane throughout the day; however, there is a lower concentration of testosterone with limited variation in women throughout the day.1 Intensity, volume,
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The anterior pituitary gland secretes GH, also called somatotropin, and it is vital for child development and adaptation to the stresses from resistance training.1 The concentration of GH changes depending on the time of day, but during sleep, the concentration is at its highest.1 The effects of GH is also facilitated by the production if IGF which may require 8-29 hours to produce.1 In daily life, factors such as sleep, diet, and gender dictate the pattern at which GH is secreted.1 Similar to testosterone, intensity, rest and volume affect GH response during resistance training.2
IGF is secreted from the liver, and there are two types of IGF: IGF-I and IGF-II which are both polypeptides, but IGF-I is a 70-amino acid and IGF-II is a 67-amino acid.1 Testosterone and thyroid hormones also regulate IGF synthesis.1 Nutrition and insulin levels aid in signaling the release of IGF.1 The response of IGF is related to the amount of initial concentraions.1 For example, if initial consecrations are low, IGH-I levels increase and if the initial concentrations are low, IGF-I levels decrease or remain the
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There is conflicting research regard the effect of short vs. long rest duration in testosterone response. One research reported that testosterone response is not affected by the duration of rest while another reported that shorter rest period of one minute resulted in a higher concentration of testosterone compared to a long three minute rest duration.2
In Ho and colleague’s study, low- intensity resistance exercise resulted in significantly increased levels of GH.3 However, in the National Strength and Conditioning Associaton’s Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, low-intensity resistance training with high reps resulted in a lack of change in GH response. It is believed that there is an intensity threshold that must be attained in order to have a change in GH concentration.1 High intensity incorporated with short rest periods resulted in an increase in levels of GH
Another weakness in the experimental design was that the reliability of the experiment was very low. As each test subject was only tested against each amount of prior exercise once, the impact of random errors is likely very large, which can be seen by the spread of the data on the graph. Although, this was attempted to be rectified by averaging the results of all four test subjects, it does not improve reliability too much. Conclusion: The results of this investigation indicated that a relationship between the amount of prior exercise and muscle fatigue does exist, however the results are also not conclusive enough to speculate on what the relationship is. This means that the hypothesis “If the amount of time spent performing vigorous exercise prior to the set of repetitions increases, then the physical performance (number of repetitions) will decrease” cannot be supported or rejected due to the inconclusive data.
Anabolic steroids have been heavily used amongst athletes since the 1950’s; the purpose of using is to add muscle mass, speed, strength, and endurance. Anabolic steroids come in two methods, injectable forms and oral forms. Oral and injectable steroids metabolize in the body differently. Oral steroids include some different hormones than injectable steroids. Oral steroids can include, but not limited to, methyl testosterone, fluoxymestrerone, and stonazolol. Injectable steroids can contain, but not limited to, Trenbolone acetate, testosterone propionate, and stanzolol. Surveys have been taken and have shown that 80-100 of bodybuilders, weightlifters, and professional athletes have used or are using steroids. As the doses of steroids grow larger and larger, it has said to increase aggression, fatigue loss, less libido, and mood changes.
"Anabolic steroids is the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g., testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects) in both males and females”(National Institute on Drug Base).First, the benefits of steroids are very obvious to see. The user gains strength, mass, and speed in a short amount of time. Also, the user has a more aggressive attitude, which is good for football players. However, there are more bad side effects than good.
HGH (Human Growth Hormones), Steroids and other PED’s (Performance Enhancing Drugs) have been linked to the game of baseball now since the 1990’s. Some wonder if these such drugs in fact hurt the human body. Yes they do. The drugs these athletes are putting into their bodies are often foreign things. However HGH is a substance that is produced in the pituitary gland. The substance regulates somatic bodily and skeletal growth says Robert E. Murphy of the Huffington Post (Par. 4). Murphy also goes on to talk about how HGH is most often found in young children and adolescence but it continues to sustain adult tissues and organs. So by putting or replacing what the young adults are starting to lack will in fact will strengthen and athletically enhance the athlete or person that takes this HGH. In 2008 a Stanford University study reported growth-hormone injections increased muscle bulk and not strength, and in fact might be a cause of muscle fatigue and joint-pain. Murphy talks about how The Mayo Clinic website incorporates such ...
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Testosterone is a naturally occurring hormone in our bodies. Anabolic or androgenic steroids are synthetic variants of testosterone (James 7). Testosterone is good for your body when produced at normal levels. In males, it helps promote protein-building, production of sperm. It also has metabolic effects on muscle, bone, and skin (Goldman 72). Anabolic steroid’s main purpose isn’t to gain muscle they are used as medicine. They help with types of anemia, a few types of breast cancers, endometriosis, osteoporosis, and hereditary angioedema (NIDA 2). But anabolic steroids are often taken at 10 to 100 times the natural levels by athletes looking to be their best (Yesalis xxv).
Anabolic steroids are drugs containing, or hormone-like substances, that are used to increase strength and promote muscle growth. They were first developed in the 1930s in Europe to treat undernourished patients and to promote healing after surgery. Competitive weightlifters began using steroids in the 1950s as a way to increase their athletic performance. Use gradually spread throughout the world among athletes in other has been estimated that at least one in 15 male high school seniors in the United States--more than a half-million boys--has used steroids. Some are athletes attempting to increase their strength and size; others are simply youths attempting to speed up their growth to keep pace with their peers. In some countries, anabolic steroids are available over the counter. In the United States, a doctor's prescription is necessary.
Over one million American seek short cuts to larger muscles and greater endurance with anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Steroids are drugs that act like chemical in the body. Most steroids are transformed into testosterone when they enter the body. Testosterone is a male growth hormone. While user may gain short-term results, they are seriously shortchanging their health (Kalawalski 13-15).
During recent years, numerous newspaper and magazine articles have suggested that humans may be at risk because small amounts of well known environmental contaminants, such as dioxin, PCBs and DDT, can affect hormone levels. Hormones are produced by the endocrine system as regulators of biological function in target organs. Because hormones play a critical role in early development, toxicological effects on the endocrine system often have an impact on the reproductive system. The term endocrine disruptor is used to describe chemicals that can mimic hormones and may either enhance or counteract their effects. It has been suggested that these hormone changes can, in turn, lead to a variety of health problems including cancer, decreased fertility, and abnormalities in newborns.
A deeper understanding of the mechanism through which testosterone alters growth of myocytes would allow researchers to potentially employ a treatment with the same efficacy but without the side effects. It is likely that the aging population will suffer from
Steroids increase the rate of protein synthesis within the cells. Athletes use anabolic steroids; Anabolic steroids resemble androgenic hormones such as testosterone (2). These steroids enhance weight gain, speed, power, and aggressiveness. The intake of anabolic steroids induces an increase in muscle size by both hypertrophy and the formation of new muscle fibers (1). Anabolic steroids have an androgenic and anabolic effects, which are essentially the male hormone testosterone. Androgenic eff...
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The male reproductive system is a set of organs that works together to produce sperm which will later in life fertilize females eggs. The testes are the most important part of the system because it produces sperm cells. It is similar and looks similar to ovaries of a female’s reproductive system because it also holds what they need to reproduce. Its job is to produce the sperm cells needed to reproduce. Due to hormonal imbalances the production of sperm cells may not even be possible in some males. Testosterone is the male the hormone that gives men there manly characteristics. It is made up of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen with a white color. In the male body it helps develop sex organs, a deeper voice, and facial hair (Khalid, 2013). Cancer or a genetic disorder in males is the most common thing that cause the reductions of testosterone production in the body. Behind the testes is the epididymis which lets sperm go through the vas deferens from the testes (Dictionary, 2014). It looks like leach the way it is position right on the testes but it is thinner. When sperm is produces the ...