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The influence of light and heavy training weeks on the cortisol and testosterone awakening responses of elite male judokas: is skeletal muscle damage a mediating factor?

Blair T. Crewther
1, 2, 3
,
Benjamin G. Serpell
1, 4
,
Christian J. Cook
1, 5
,
Zbigniew Obmiński
2

1.
School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
2.
Institute of Sport – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
3.
School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
4.
Geelong Cats Football Club, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
5.
Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College, London, UK
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):187–195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.135415
Online publish date: 2024/04/25
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