Testosterone hormone level changes in occlusion training applied with resistance exercise in young males

This study aimed to examine the changes in the testosterone hormone level of occlusion training applied with resistance exercise in young males. The study consisted of 36 (age 19.71 +/- 1.31 years) healthy young male participants. Participants were randomly divided into three groups; experiment1 resistance exercise), and control (resistance exercise only). Groups performed the squat exercise for six sets with 70% of their 1 RM, two repetitions in each set and a 3-minute rest interval between sets. For the testosterone hormone test, blood samples were taken from the participants before, after and 15 minutes after the exercise. Repeated measures analysis of variance (Repeated Measures ANOVA) was used to analyze the data. In statistical analysis, the level of significance was accepted as p<.05. According to the results of the research, there was an increase in testosterone levels in the groups with continuous and intermittent BFR compared to the control group.