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Article

Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty?

by
Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto
1,*,
Dihogo Gama de Matos
2,
Vanessa Carla Monteiro Pinto
1,
Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas
1,
Tatianny de Macêdo Cesário
1,
Luíz Felipe da Silva
1,
Alexandre Bulhões-Correia
1,
Felipe José Aidar
2,3,4,5 and
Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco Cabral
1
1
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
2
Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Healt and Paralympic Sports GEPEPS, the Federal University of Sergipe—UFS, São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
3
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe—UFS, São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
4
Graduate Program in Master’s Level at Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe—UFS, São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
5
Program of Physiological Science, Federal University of Sergipe—UFS, São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(16), 5637; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165637
Submission received: 12 June 2020 / Revised: 15 July 2020 / Accepted: 17 July 2020 / Published: 5 August 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Motor Competence and Physical Fitness in the Promotion of an Active and Healthy Lifestyle in Children and Adolescents)
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Background: Endocrine mechanisms can be a determining factor in the neuromuscular performance of young athletes. Objective: The objective of the present study was to relate maturational and hormonal markers to neuromuscular performance, as well as to verify whether young athletes with different testosterone levels show differences in muscle strength. Methods: The sample consisted of 37 young male Brazilian athletes (11.3 ± 0.94 years) who were members of a sports initiation project. Hormonal markers were analyzed biochemically by blood samples, and maturation markers by mathematical models based on anthropometry. Body composition was verified by tetrapolar bioimpedance. The performance of upper and lower limb strength and body speed were analyzed. Results: Hormonal and maturational markers were related to neuromuscular performance (p < 0.05). Young people with higher testosterone levels showed higher muscle strength (p < 0.05). Artificial neural networks showed that testosterone predicted the performance of upper limbs by 49%, and maturation by 60%. Maturation foreshadowed the performance of lower limbs by 30.3%. Conclusion: Biological maturation and hormonal levels can be related to neuromuscular performance, and young people with higher testosterone levels show superior muscle strength in relation to the others.
Keywords: testosterone; estradiol; sports performance; young athletes; puberty testosterone; estradiol; sports performance; young athletes; puberty

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Almeida-Neto, P.F.d.; de Matos, D.G.; Pinto, V.C.M.; Dantas, P.M.S.; Cesário, T.d.M.; da Silva, L.F.; Bulhões-Correia, A.; Aidar, F.J.; Cabral, B.G.d.A.T. Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165637

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Almeida-Neto PFd, de Matos DG, Pinto VCM, Dantas PMS, Cesário TdM, da Silva LF, Bulhões-Correia A, Aidar FJ, Cabral BGdAT. Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165637

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Almeida-Neto, Paulo Francisco de, Dihogo Gama de Matos, Vanessa Carla Monteiro Pinto, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas, Tatianny de Macêdo Cesário, Luíz Felipe da Silva, Alexandre Bulhões-Correia, Felipe José Aidar, and Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco Cabral. 2020. "Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165637

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Almeida-Neto, P. F. d., de Matos, D. G., Pinto, V. C. M., Dantas, P. M. S., Cesário, T. d. M., da Silva, L. F., Bulhões-Correia, A., Aidar, F. J., & Cabral, B. G. d. A. T. (2020). Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(16), 5637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165637

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