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Catecholamines are well known for the role they play in the adaptive processes both at rest and in response to acute stress. Under normal conditions, stress is considered as a primary factor in catecholamine secretion. Indeed, a marked increase in plasma catecholamine concentrations is often observed in response to various stressors such as physical exercise. Twenty four residential untrained male subjects (age between 22-24 years) were selected for the study and repeated measures design was applied. The effects of conditioning programme for 8 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of deconditioning and 6 weeks of reconditioning treatment were imparted and catecholamine response of adult males analyzed. 4 weeks of deconditioning significantly increased noradrenaline responses of adult males, 6 weeks of reconditioning significantly decreased adrenaline response of the subjects of the present study whereas the other conditions were unaffected.