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Psychomotor and Motor Speed in Power Athletes Self-Administering Testosterone and Anabolic Steroids
P. RahkilaPertti EraMarkku Alensubject
Psychomotor learningmedicine.medical_specialtyAnabolismbiologyAthletesStrength trainingPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasePhysical strengthbiology.organism_classificationDrug withdrawalEndocrinologyNephrologyInternal medicinemedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMotor speedPsychologyTestosteronedescription
Abstract The effect of self-administered testosterone and anabolic steroids on psychomotor and motor speed were studied among five top-level power athletes. The experiment included a 26-week intensive strength training period in association with the use of exogenous hormones and a 6-week follow-up after drug withdrawal. Six athletes not using exogenous hormones served as a control group. The results indicated a similar, and in most cases insignificant, improvement (0–10%) in performance in both groups in both the simple and more complicated motor and psychomotor tests. Only in maximal vertical speed related to body weight was there more improvement in the experimental group, from 122.2 to 143.9 kg · m · s–1 than in the control group where the corresponding figures were from 125.5 to 137.1 kg · m · s–1.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-03-01 | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport |