RuneB Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 •Blood Testing: While many in the sporting world might be leery of giving blood for personal or religious reasons; or fearful of some type of association with doping, the reality is that this may be one of the the most proven methods to monitor physiological state. Among other things, blood tests can give a good read of testosterone to cortisol ratios. These are among the top hormones for assessing the anabolic or catabolic state of an athlete. At HPC, we actually have a PhD physiologist who can run the assays necessary to check this and other endocrine panels but I've never had enough athletes that I was concerned about to warrant doing it (because you would ideally fill a tray). If you wanted to outsource the work, it can actually be done for surprisingly cheap, especially if you are sending in larger quantities of samples at a time. •Salivary and Urine Testing: These basically offer the same advantages as above however testing is much less invasive. fra elitetrack.comdet forvirre mig lidt... kan man mål testeron/cortisol ratio via urin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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