Weight loss in combat sports
New interesting video at this YouTube channel SSPS about the article “Weight loss in combat sports: physiological, psychological and performance effects”, by
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Does rapid weight loss (+5%) in less than 7 days affect performance?
ABSTRACT Given the relevance of the effects that weight loss can generate on the physical performance in athletes, this study
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Weight Loss Strategies
Abstract Background and objective: The use of suboptimal weight loss strategies in order to reach specific weight ranges as observed
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Rapid Weight Loss in Judo
ABSTRACT While the deleterious effects of rapid weight loss (RWL) on the health in combat sports athletes are well known,
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Is rapid weight loss safe?
Even though scientific literature shows numerous heath complications and performance decrements associated with rapid weight loss (RWL), its prevalence remains
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Hot water immersion for rapid weight loss
Rapid weight loss (RWL) is commonly practiced among judo athletes. In this sport, athletes try to gain a theoretical advantage
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The Effects of Rapid Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle in Judo Athletes
Many judo athletes attempt to compete against a lighter opponent by losing body mass prior to being weighed. Roklicer et
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Effects of Weight Cutting on Exercise Performance in Combat Athletes
ABSTRACT Weight cutting in combat sports is a prevalent practice whereby athletes voluntarily dehydrate themselves via various methods to induce
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Effect of quarantine on body weight
In this research published in the journal Nutricion Hospitalaria, Herrera-Valenzuela et al. (2020) studied the effect of the COVID-19 quarantine
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Differences in the Bodyweight, Hydration Levels, Lean Mass, and Fat Mass in Spanish Junior Elite Judokas
The article was born, thanks to the personal motivation of the scientific group being part of my doctoral thesis (David
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