Summary of findings from 29 studies that assessed mesorecovery (relative frequency (number of subjects))
| Studies that assessed mesorecovery | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesorecovery (n=75) | Mental task | Mental/ physical tasks | Physical tasks | Total | |||||
| Aerobic | Anaerobic | ||||||||
| Adrenaline (n=20): | |||||||||
| Increase | 5/9 (135) | 1/3 (43) | 3/7 (46) | 1/1 (12) | 10/20 (236) | ||||
| No change | 3/9 (38) | 2/3 (51) | 4/7 (54) | 0/1 (—) | 9/20 (143) | ||||
| Decrease | 1/9 (96) | 0/3 (—) | 0/7 (—) | 0/1 (—) | 1/20 (96) | ||||
| Noradrenaline (n=20): | |||||||||
| Increase | 2/9 (66) | 1/3 (43) | 4/7 (53) | 1/1 (12) | 8/20 (174) | ||||
| No change | 7/9 (203) | 2/3 (51) | 3/7 (47) | 0/1 (—) | 12/20 (301) | ||||
| Decrease | 0/9 (—) | 0/3 (—) | 0/7 (—) | 0/1 (—) | 0/20 (—) | ||||
| Cortisol (n=35): | |||||||||
| Increase | 6/11 (242) | 2/3 (86) | 10/18 (136) | 1/3 (10) | 19/35 (474) | ||||
| No change | 4/11 (70) | 0/3 (—) | 8/18 (147) | 2/3 (10) | 14/35 (227) | ||||
| Decrease | 1/11 (104) | 1/3 (8) | 0/18 (—) | 0/3 (—) | 2/35 (112) | ||||
Some studies performed several measurements at one time. The 75 assessments are categorised by nature of the task and the effect found for the different hormones.