University of Guilan Metabolism and Exercise 2322-2867 13 2 2023 11 22 The effect of eight weeks of resistance training in both compound and superset methods on salivary cortisol and testosterone, muscular fitness and fat percentage in active young women The effect of eight weeks of resistance training in both compound and superset methods on salivary cortisol and testosterone, muscular fitness and fat percentage in active young women 1 10 7168 10.22124/jme.2023.25028.311 FA Zahra Hosseinzadeh Barkusaraie Msc in exercise physiology, university of guilan 0009-0005-1877-6653 Atefeh Akef Msc in exercise physiology, university of guilan Hamid Arazi University of Guilan Javad Mehrabani Department of Exercise Physiology Farhad Rahmani Nia University of Guilan 0000-0001-7021-0060 Journal Article 2023 05 19 Introduction & objective: Resistance training is one of the types of training methods that has the potential to improve strength, endurance and muscle strength and reduce the rate of injury and increase athletic performance in young athletes.<br />Method: the sample size was 30 young active women (age: 26.61±4.55 years, height: 166.3±4.67 cm and weight: 60.08±6.05 kg). They performed an 8-week training course, three sessions per week/1 hour. Agonist and antagonist muscles were trained in the superset and compound set protocols. The movement sets for each muscle were 4 sets. The intensity of exercise was between 80-95% RM. Rest intervals between each set were also 2 minutes. <br />Results: The compound and superset resistance trainings had a significant effect on salivary levels of cortisol, testosterone and cortisol/testosterone ratio in young female athletes (p<0.05). This significant difference was observed in the comparison between the compound-control and superset-control groups (p<0.05).<br />Conclusion: It seems that both training methods, especially the superstar drills, were able to affect the limb environment, muscle strength and endurance, and the percentage of body fat in active young women. Introduction & objective: Resistance training is one of the types of training methods that has the potential to improve strength, endurance and muscle strength and reduce the rate of injury and increase athletic performance in young athletes.<br />Method: the sample size was 30 young active women (age: 26.61±4.55 years, height: 166.3±4.67 cm and weight: 60.08±6.05 kg). They performed an 8-week training course, three sessions per week/1 hour. Agonist and antagonist muscles were trained in the superset and compound set protocols. The movement sets for each muscle were 4 sets. The intensity of exercise was between 80-95% RM. Rest intervals between each set were also 2 minutes. <br />Results: The compound and superset resistance trainings had a significant effect on salivary levels of cortisol, testosterone and cortisol/testosterone ratio in young female athletes (p<0.05). This significant difference was observed in the comparison between the compound-control and superset-control groups (p<0.05).<br />Conclusion: It seems that both training methods, especially the superstar drills, were able to affect the limb environment, muscle strength and endurance, and the percentage of body fat in active young women. https://jme.guilan.ac.ir/article_7168_ee63e8b5d4b5071fe55aca4d367c9005.pdf