Status, Stress and Performance in Track and Field Athletes during the European Games in Baku (Azerbaijan)

Abstract This study analyzes the relationship between salivary cortisol and testosterone levels and performance in track and field athletes. In addition, we analyzed the influence of status among athletes (measured based on previous athletic achievement) on hormone levels. Nineteen members of the Au...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Siart, Alfred Nimmerichter, Claudia Vidotto, Bernard Wallner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06461-z