INFLUENCE OF REST INTERVAL LENGTH ON ACUTE TESTOSTERONE AND CORTISOL RESPONSES TO VOLUME-LOAD-EQUATED TOTAL BODY HYPERTROPHIC AND STRENGTH PROTOCOLS.

The article reports on research conducted to investigate the influence rest interval length during exercise had on acute testosterone and cortisol responses to volume-load-equated total body hypertrophic and strength protocols in young men who performed resistance exercises. Researchers evaluated six men. They found that using short rest intervals between exercises augmented the acute total testosterone response to hypertrophic and strength protocols and that protocols did not increase cortisol.