Büyükyazi G.Karamizrak S.O.Islegen Ç.2024-07-222024-07-2220030231424Xhttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20177Effects of two different eight-week aerobic training programs consisting of continuous (CR) or extensive interval running (IR) on serum growth (GH) and cortisol hormones in 33 male basketball players aged 15-16 were assessed. The CR group ran 4.8 km and the IR group ran 4 × 1.2 km, using equal work-to-rest ratio, three times per week. Aerobic power scores of all subjects and anaerobic power marks of the training subjects increased (p<0.01). Upon exertion, though serum GH levels increased in both exercise groups (p<0.01) prior to and following training; cortisol levels increased only in the IR group prior to training, and in both exercise groups following training (p<0.05). Following the eight week period, resting cortisol levels rose in the training (p<0.05) and control (p<0.01) groups. To conclude, an 8-week training program consisting of continuous or extensive interval running has been effective on acute GH and cortisol secretion in 15-16 year-old male athletes.EnglishAll Open Access; Green Open AccessAdolescentBasketballGrowth HormoneHumansHydrocortisoneMalePhysical Education and TrainingRunninggrowth hormonehydrocortisonearticlebasketballcontrolled studyexercisegrowth hormone blood levelgrowth hormone releasehumanhuman experimenthydrocortisone blood levelhydrocortisone releasemalenormal humanrunningArticle10.1556/APhysiol.90.2003.1.8