The variability of strength production capacities during a judo contest
ABSTRACT Background. The muscular response of athletes in a judo contest is one of the most important aspect to measure with
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Special Judo Fitness Test
SUMMARY To assess the specific level of fitness in judo, Sterkowicz (1995) created a Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT). The
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Finger flexor force in World-class female judokas
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the time course of maximal isometric finger flexor force and blood
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Do cooling vests really work?
Cooling vests are becoming popular among people who do a variety of physical activities. Few weeks ago we saw some
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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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Grip Circuit Training
In our previous article about Testing your grip, Emerson Franchini talked about the importance of the grip: “Grip dispute is
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The body balance variability of judo athletes
ABSTRACT One important aspect to know with accuracy and with influence in a judo contest is the balance response that
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Dehydration and Rapid Weight Gain Between Weigh-in and Competition in Judo Athletes
Our collaborator Bayram Ceylan has just published this interesting research about the differences between women and men in rapid weight
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Characteristics of Japanese Judo
Check out this interesting article published by JC Yamamoto on his blog about the characteristics of Japanese judo. Particular characteristics of Japanese Judo that
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Tapering in judo
The taper is a progressive nonlinear reduction of the training load during a variable period of time, in an attempt
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