Effects of Long-Term Intensive Training in Teenage Male Wrestlers Aged between 12 to 14 Years

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of long-term intensive training on biochemical blood parameters of teenage male wrestlers. Material and Methods: 32 healthy boys (12.93±0.25) were grouped as athletes (A) and control (C). The athlete group joined an intensive training program with a controlled diet for 8 months, whereas control group did not receive any training or diet. Pre- posttest results were analyzed with Paired sample t test and Mann Whitney U test by SPSS 15.0. Development of athletes and control group were alike in terms of height, weight and BMI. Glucose and insulin serum levels decreased in the athlete group, whereas leptin serum levels did not differ among groups in pretest and posttest results. There were no significant differences between pretest and posttest results in terms of cholesterol, triglyceride, creatine and LDL levels, whereas HDL levels (p