Acute Biochemical Responses to Competitive Tournament Load in Female Handball Players: Hormonal, Inflammatory and Muscle Damage Markers
These findings demonstrate that congested tournament schedules provoke an integrated endocrine-inflammatory stress response in female handball players. Importantly, the observed anabolic-catabolic imbalance highlights the need for individualized recovery strategies, optimized load management, and adequate recovery periods to mitigate maladaptation and reduce injury risk during short-term competitive tournaments.
Authors
- Celal Gençoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5568-1331)
- Yücel Makaracı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6891-9916)
- Hasan Ulusal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3890-2088)
- Zarife Pancar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1659-2157)
- Burak Karaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-5689)
Institutions
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (TR)
- Gaziantep University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Life
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/life16030523
- Primary Topic
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00