Salivary testosterone responses to a physical and psychological stimulus and subsequent effects on physical performance in healthy adults

Blair T. Crewther, Liam P. Kilduff, Charlie Finn, Phil Scott, Christian J. Cook

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OBJECTIVE: To address the rapid influence of testosterone (T) on neuromuscular performance, we compared the T and physical performance responses of adults exposed to a physical and psychological stimulus. DESIGN: A group of healthy men (n=12) and women (n=14) each completed three treatments using a randomised, crossover design: exercise involving five × ten-second cycle sprints, viewing a video clip with aggressive content and a control session …