The Effect of a Strength Training Session on Alpha Phytoprotein, Gamma Glutamyl Transferase and Alkaline Phosphatase in People with Regular Training and Forced Non-Training Due to Covid-19

The corona epidemic and the closure of the clubs led to the forced non-training of athletes and as a result increased abdominal fat and obesity and caused the spread of liver diseases. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a strength training session on alpha phytoprotein, gamma glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase in men with regular training and forced non-training due to covid-19.

The current research was a semi-experimental study. According to the current quarantine conditions due to the spread of the coronavirus, 18 male athletes were selected in a targeted manner from among the available male athletes in Zanjan city. The second included 9 people who had not exercised in the past 6 months. On the day of the test, after consuming a standard breakfast by the subjects, the first blood sample was taken in the amount of 5 ml while sitting, then a training program with weights, consisting of 10 movements with 60% of a maximum repetition with supervision Three referees were conducted. Then, the second blood sample was taken one hour after the end of the training under the same conditions. To adjust the plasma volume, the Dale and Castile formula was used and AFP was measured with the Architect 2000 device. Correspondingly, the GGT level was measured with the Prestige autoanalyzer and ALP was also measured using the fully automatic biolis50i autoanalyzer. Data were analyzed using independent sample T-test, paired-sample-T-test, and Covariance using SPSS software.

A session of resistance training had no significant effect on the levels of alpha phytoprotein (AFP), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in the plasma of trained and untrained men(P>0.05). Also, after a session of resistance training, the level of gammaglutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase and alpha-phytoprotein in the plasma of the untrained group did not change significantly(P>0.05), but the level of alpha-phytoprotein in the trained group decreased significantly(P<0.05).

Considering the lack of effect of a strength training session on AFP, GGT and ALP serum levels of untrained and trained men, it can be said that the effect of a strength training session on changes in liver enzymes of trained and untrained men is the same. However, the reduction of alpha-phytoprotein as a cancer parameter and a predictor of acute liver problems in the exercised group may indicate the effect of regular exercise in reducing risk factors in response to an acute activity session.