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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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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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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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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