Urinary Free Cortisol as an Indicator of Exercise Training Stress

Abstract:To examine the effects of endurance cycle training on urinary free cortisol (C) and serum testosterone (T), 27 male club-level cyclists [mean of the sample maximum oxygen consumption (XVo2max) = 3.95 ± 0.30 L/min] progressively trained to an intensity of 85% Vo2max for 60 min/session four t