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Study aim
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Caffeine has the athletic performance-enhancing effects, but their effect on concentrations of anabolic hormones is unclear. Therefore, this research examines the short–term effect of caffeine consumption on anabolic hormones of growth and testosterone after performing resistance exercise (RE).
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Design
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover
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Settings and conduct
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The study was cross-sectional and double-blinded at the University of Kurdistan Gymnasium. In this research, the investigator and the subjects did not know which complementary group and which placebo group was, and the third person performed this blindness.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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For this purpose, 30 men who did resistance exercise (mean age 21.72 ± 4.06, height 179.31 ± 5.08 centimeter, wight 77.31 ± 14.70 kilogram ) volunteered and in a Testosterone and Growth hormones response to caffeine consumption before resistance exercise in athletes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design consumed caffeine supplement (6 mg.k-1 of the body weight) and placebo (maltodextrine6 mg.k-1 of the body weight) one hour before the RE and the blood samples were taken before, after and 15 min after RE.
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Intervention groups
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Caffeine consumption before resistance exercise in athletes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design consumed caffeine supplement (6 mg.k-1 of the body weight) and placebo (maltodextrine6 mg.k-1 of the body weight) one hour before the RE
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Main outcome variables
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The concentration of GH after RE with 85% of 1RM