Endocrine Responses to Physical Training and Tribulus Terrestris Supplememtation in Middle-Age Men

• Published in: Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine Vol. 13; pp. 65 - 71
• Main Authors: Chycki, Jakub, Czuba, Miłosz, Gołaś, Artur, Maszczyk, Adam, Michalczyk, Małgorzata, Roczniok, Robert, Wilk, Michał, Zając, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego 2016
• Subjects: growth hormone; insulin-like growth factor; steroidal saponins; supplementation; testosterone

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of steroidal saponin supplementation on blood concentration of T, GH and IGF-1. The research involved 14 men between the age of 45 and 60 years. The duration of the experiment was 12 weeks. There were two series of laboratory tests. Independent tests...