Abstract

The aim of this study was the effect of 8-week endurance training with sage supplementation on anabolic and catabolic hormone responses in overweight male students. 16 of the male students at the Damavand Islamic Azad University as subjects in this study were selected and randomly divided into four groups: a control group, Salvia officinalis groups, training group and training and Salvia officinalis group. The experimental group consisted of 8 weeks of endurance training three times a week. The dependent variable of this study is included TSH, T3, T4, testosterone and cortisol. Blood samples from after 12 hours fast and before and after 8 weeks (48 hours after the last training session) were collected. The results showed that endurance training not significant difference in TSH and T3. But T4 mean in pre and posttest has shown that difference means are meaningful increase in extract and train and extract groups. Of course, testosterone mean in pre and posttest has meaningful increase in training and training and extract group. also, Comparison of testosterone means between groups showed that Endurance training group compared to the Salvia officinalis group and training and salvia officinalis groups were significantly different. but cortisol means in pretest and posttest has shown that difference means are meaningful decrease in training and extract group. These results suggest that intensity and duration of the exercise training are important and an increase in accessible energy would result in a change in thyroid hormones levels.

Keywords: Endurance training; Salvia officinalis; Obese; Students’ men