Summary of findings from 17 studies that assessed macrorecovery (relative frequencies (number of subjects))
| Studies that assessed macrorecovery | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrorecovery n=21 | Mental task | Mental/ physical tasks | Physical tasks | Total | |||||
| Aerobic | Anaerobic | ||||||||
| Adrenaline (n=7): | |||||||||
| Increase | 2/3 (24) | 1/1 (12) | 0/3 (—) | — | 3/7 (36) | ||||
| No change | 1/3 (6) | 0/1 (—) | 0/3 (—) | — | 1/7 (6) | ||||
| Decrease | 0/3 (—) | 0/1 (—) | 3/3 (28) | — | 3/7 (28) | ||||
| Noradrenaline (n=9): | |||||||||
| Increase | 2/3 (24) | 0/1 (—) | 1/5 (14) | — | 3/9 (38) | ||||
| No change | 1/3 (6) | 1/1 (12) | 2/5 (32) | — | 4/9 (50) | ||||
| Decrease | 0/3 (—) | 0/1 (—) | 2/5 (20) | — | 2/9 (20) | ||||
| Cortisol (n=17): | |||||||||
| Increase | 2/6 (83) | — | 2/10 (20) | 0/1 (—) | 4/17 (103) | ||||
| No change | 2/6 (24) | — | 6/10 (134) | 0/1 (—) | 8/17 (158) | ||||
| Decrease | 2/6 (83) | — | 2/10 (32) | 1/1 (21) | 5/17 (136) | ||||
Some studies performed several measurements at one time. The 33 assessments are categorised by nature of the task and the effect found for the different hormones.