METHODS: Ten amateur bodybuilders were followed during a peak week phase and one day post-contest. Training, diet, dehydration protocol, anabolic steroid use, and nonsteroidal agents were recorded, prescribed, and supervised by the same coach in charge. Body composition, resting metabolic rate, and circumferences were assessed by the research team.
RESULTS: Overall, during the peak week phase, the use of anabolic steroids, diuretics, and other pharmacological aids was high among athletes, and the dose and frequency were similar between competitors. Despite the use of supraphysiological doses of drugs, bodybuilders displayed a statistical reduction of lean mass markers, resting metabolic rate, and fat mass markers, possibly influenced by the performance of high volumes of aerobic exercise combined with dietary energy restriction.
CONCLUSIONS: The main findings of this study display that the coach in charge of Brazilian bodybuilders applied the same anabolic steroid, diuretic, and other pharmacological protocols for all competitors. Moreover, the protocols employed by bodybuilders did not fully attenuate the loss of lean mass during the peak week period.
方法:在高峰周阶段和比赛后一天,对10名业余健美运动员进行了随访。培训,饮食,脱水方案,合成代谢类固醇的使用,记录了非甾体药物,处方,由同一位主管教练监督。身体成分,静息代谢率,和周围由研究小组评估。
结果:总体而言,在高峰周阶段,使用合成代谢类固醇,利尿剂,和其他药物辅助在运动员中很高,竞争者之间的剂量和频率相似。尽管使用超生理剂量的药物,健美运动员显示出瘦体重标记的统计减少,静息代谢率,和脂肪质量标记,可能受到大量有氧运动和饮食能量限制的影响。
结论:这项研究的主要发现表明,负责巴西健美运动员的教练应用了相同的合成代谢类固醇,利尿剂,以及所有竞争对手的其他药理学协议。此外,健美运动员采用的方案并未完全减轻高峰周期间瘦体重的损失.