Effects of resistance exercise on the HPA axis response to psychological stress during short-term smoking abstinence in men

Jen Yu Ho; William J. Kraemer; Jeff S. Volek; Jakob L. Vingren; Maren S. Fragala; Shawn D. Flanagan; Jesse Maladouangdock; Tunde K. Szivak; Disa L. Hatfield; Brett A. Comstock; Courtenay Dunn-Lewis; Joseph T. Ciccolo; Carl M. Maresh

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.027

Effects of resistance exercise on the HPA axis response to psychological stress during short-term smoking abstinence in men

Jen Yu Ho, William J. Kraemer^*, Jeff S. Volek, Jakob L. Vingren, Maren S. Fragala, Shawn D. Flanagan, Jesse Maladouangdock, Tunde K. Szivak, Disa L. Hatfield, Brett A. Comstock, Courtenay Dunn-Lewis, Joseph T. Ciccolo, Carl M. Maresh

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of resistance exercise on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) response to mental challenge, withdrawal symptoms, urge to smoke, and cognitive stress during 24-hour smoking abstinence. Methods: 8 sedentary smokers (mean ± SD age: 20.1 ± 1.7 y; height: 171.6 ± 10.8. cm; body mass: 70.4 ± 12.0. kg; smoking history: 2.9 ± 0.8. y) completed a 24-hour ad libitum smoking trial (SMO) followed by two 24-hour smoking abstinence trials. During abstinence trials, participants performed six whole body resistance exercises (EX) or a control condition (CON) in the morning, followed by mental challenge tasks in the afternoon. Plasma adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), and salivary and serum cortisol were measured during each visit at rest (REST), and then before (PRE-EX), immediately after (IP-EX), and 30. min after exercise (30-EX); and before (PRE-MC), immediately after (IP-MC), and 30. min after mental challenge (30-MC). Results: Resistance exercise significantly (p. ≤. 0.05) elevated plasma ACTH and serum cortisol at IP-EX during EX compared with SMO and CON trials. Resting ACTH, salivary and serum cortisol concentrations at Pre-MC did not differ between EX and CON trials. The HPA axis response to mental challenge was similar after EX and CON trials. Finally, resistance exercise did not reduce withdrawal symptoms, urge to smoke, or stress. Conclusion: Resistance exercise did not substantially alter resting HPA hormones or the HPA response to mental challenge tasks during 24 h of smoking abstinence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	695-698
Number of pages	4
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.027
Publication status	Published - 2014 Mar

Keywords

HPA hormones
Psychological stress
Resistance exercise
Smoking cessation

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Ho, J. Y., Kraemer, W. J., Volek, J. S., Vingren, J. L., Fragala, M. S., Flanagan, S. D., Maladouangdock, J., Szivak, T. K., Hatfield, D. L., Comstock, B. A., Dunn-Lewis, C., Ciccolo, J. T., & Maresh, C. M. (2014). Effects of resistance exercise on the HPA axis response to psychological stress during short-term smoking abstinence in men. Addictive Behaviors, 39(3), 695-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.027

Ho, JY, Kraemer, WJ, Volek, JS, Vingren, JL, Fragala, MS, Flanagan, SD, Maladouangdock, J, Szivak, TK, Hatfield, DL, Comstock, BA, Dunn-Lewis, C, Ciccolo, JT & Maresh, CM 2014, 'Effects of resistance exercise on the HPA axis response to psychological stress during short-term smoking abstinence in men', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 695-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.027

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