Changes in the Hormonal Profile of Athletes following a Combat Sports Performance.
Andrzej Wojciech ZiembaJakub Grzegorz AdamczykAnna BarczakDariusz BoguszewskiAgnieszka KozaczJan DąbrowskiMarta SteczkowskaBeata BorzemskaCezary ZekanowskiPublished in: BioMed research international (2020)
Despite substantial differences in the characteristics of the combat sports investigated, including the type of physical effort and the required balance between restraint and aggression, the performance in each of them gives rise to similar hormonal changes with a possible exception of karate showing higher stress hormone levels.