Differences in Nervous Autonomic Control in Response to a Single Session of Exercise in Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
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Jefferson Fernando Coelho Rodrigues Junior, Alexandre Sergio Silva, Glebia Alexa Cardoso, Valmir Oliveira Silvino, Acacio Salvador Veras-Silva, Fabio Yuzo Nakamura, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos.
Abstract
Considering the role of autonomic nerve activity in blood pressure control, this study aimed to investigate the cardiac autonomic nerve responses after an aerobic exercise session in Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) users. Twenty men (AAS, n = 9; control group, n = 11) performed an aerobic exercise session (60 min, 70 to 80% of HRmax). Heart rate variability (HRV) was assessed before and during a 60-min post-exercise recovery period. RMSSD (root mean square successive difference of the RR intervals) and the LF/HF ratio (low frequency/high frequency spectra) were also evaluated. The Student’s t-test for independent samples was used to compare differences between initial group characteristics. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare pre- and post-exercise HRV recovery (p < 0.05). AAS had a lower SDNN (standard deviation of the intervals) (40.8 ± 16.8 vs. 71.6 ± 24.7 ms; p = 0.04, d = 1.4) and a higher LF/HF (3.4 ± 2.1 vs. 1.8 ± 0.9%; p = 0.03, d = 0.9) before exercise. AAS and controls had similar RMSSD (14.0 ± 15.8 vs. 18.9 ± 12.1 ms; p = 0.20) and a LF/HF (2.8 ± 1.6 vs. 2.4 ± 1.2 ms; p = 0.41) immediately post-exercise. The betweengroups comparison revealed a higher HF/LF at 30 min (4.3 ± 1.4 vs. 2.5 ± 1.3%; p = 0.008, d = 1.3) and 60 min (5.0 ± 2.2 vs. 2.3 ± 0.8%; p = 0.001, d = 1.6) for the AAS group in the recovery time. This study demonstrated impaired parasympathetic activity at rest and immediately after the exercise session as an adverse effect of AAS usage, but similar behavior regarding the restoration of sympathetic activity
DOI
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2021-0110
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APA
Júnior, J. F. C. R., Silva, A. S., Cardoso, G. A., Silvino, V. O., Veras-Silva, A. S., Nakamura, F. Y., Santos, M. A. P. D. (2021). Differences in Nervous Autonomic Control in Response to a Single Session of Exercise in Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. Journal of Human Kinetics, 80, 93-101. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0110
Harvard Júnior, J. F. C. R., Silva, A. S., Cardoso, G. A., Silvino, V. O., Veras-Silva, A. S., Nakamura, F. Y., and Santos, M. A. P. D. (2021). Differences in Nervous Autonomic Control in Response to a Single Session of Exercise in Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. Journal of Human Kinetics, 80, pp.93-101. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0110
MLA Júnior, Jefferson et al. “Differences in Nervous Autonomic Control in Response to a Single Session of Exercise in Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids.” Journal of Human Kinetics, vol. 80, 2021, pp. 93-101. doi:10.2478/hukin-2021-0110.
Vancouver Júnior JF C R, Silva AS, Cardoso GA, Silvino VO, Veras-Silva AS, Nakamura FY et al. Differences in Nervous Autonomic Control in Response to a Single Session of Exercise in Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. Journal of Human Kinetics. 2021;80:93-101. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0110
Key words
physical exercise, anabolic agents, autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability