Physical Fitness and Inflammatory Response to the Training Load of Wheelchair Rugby Players

Łukasz Szymczak, Tomasz Podgórski, Jacek Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Janiak, Edyta Michalak and Katarzyna Domaszewska
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Łukasz Szymczak: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Tomasz Podgórski: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
Jacek Lewandowski: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Arkadiusz Janiak: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Edyta Michalak: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
Katarzyna Domaszewska: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: The aim of the study was the evaluation of the hormonal response of wheelchair rugby participants under the half-year training cycle. The study sample included 11 members of the Polish national wheelchair rugby team with spinal cord injury at the cervical level, ranging in age from 21 to 41 years, body weight (72.2 ± 11.53 kg), and body height (182.3 ± 6.11 cm). The disabled individuals with spinal cord injury subjected to the study constitute a homogeneous group in terms of age, body height, weight, and injury level. The study was carried out at the beginning and at the end of a 6-month training period. In the first and second examination, measurements of the peak oxygen uptake (peakVO 2 ) and blood biochemical analysis were performed (Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and concentration of creatinine (Cr), total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT), and cortisol (C)). A significant change was observed in the concentration of C in the Wheelchair Rugby players’ blood between two research periods ( p < 0.05 (ES:0.76)) and a correlation between the post-training change in FT/C concentration and the change in Cr concentration (r = −0.6014, p < 0.05). The 6-month training period did not result in overloads within the group of players. However, due to the significant loss of the capacity of the spinal cord injury (SCI) and the possibility of a life-threatening trend, the anabolic/catabolic status of the players should be monitored using blood biochemical indices.

Keywords: spinal cord injury; testosterone; cortisol; creatinine; overtraining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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