After 90 minutes of intense aerobic exercise, levels of the hormone DHEA remain stable in soccer players who train recreationally, while cortisol levels rise temporarily.

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The diurnal patterns of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone in relation to intense aerobic exercise in recreationally trained soccer players

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When soccer players did a 90-minute intense workout, their cortisol levels went up temporarily, but their DHEA levels stayed the same — so DHEA doesn’t react like cortisol does to hard exercise.

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The diurnal patterns of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone in relation to intense aerobic exercise in recreationally trained soccer players

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DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2012.707259

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In recreationally trained soccer players, intense aerobic exercise causes a temporary rise in cortisol but does not change the natural daily decrease in cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone levels over a 16-hour waking period.

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