In-contest body acceleration profiles for the judo male and female weight divisions

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ID13130437
AuthorsLuis Santos (0000-0001-8323-1397, Universidad de León, corresponding author), Peter Federolf (0000-0002-0266-6813, Universität Innsbruck), Friedemann Schneider (0000-0001-6417-1675, Innsbruck Medical University), Elena Pocecco (0000-0002-3730-1961, Universität Innsbruck), Javier Fernandez-Rio (0000-0002-1368-3723, Universidad de Oviedo), Eliseo Iglesias‐Soler (0000-0002-1212-4188, Universidade da Coruña), Eduardo Carballeira (0000-0001-5305-9581, Universidade da Coruña), Sugoi Uriarte (Universitat Politècnica de València), Xurxo Dopico-Calvo (0000-0002-9864-2524, Universidade da Coruña)
Year2024
Volume6
Pages1372314-1372314
Publication date2024-03-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fspor.2024.1372314
PMID38563020
OpenAlexW4392674176
LanguageEN
References cited33

Introduction This study aimed to determine the body accelerations (BA) profile of the judo contest of the male and female weight divisions and to ascertain the involvement of the vertical, mediolateral and anteroposterior axes in it. Methods Forty-eight male and forty-eight female national and international level athletes (some of them medalists in World, European and national championships) participated in a 5-min simulated contest (official fight time plus breaks) against an opponent of the same sex and weight division, wearing an accelerometer. Heart rate, blood lactate and ratings of perceived exertion were recorded to certify that the athletes performed the fullest. Results The t2way test expressed differences in the athletes' BA ( p = 0.001) and three profiles were identified: the light/middle weight male divisions, the light/middle weight female divisions and the heavy male and female ones. Athletes of all weight divisions performed their BA during the contest in all three directions (the one-sample Person's chi-square did not detect any significantly predominant one: p = 0.400, p = 0.631, p = 0.844, p = 0.749, p = 0.644 and p = 0.895, for male light, moderate and heavy, female light, moderate and heavyweight athletes, respectively). Monte Carlo method simulations suggested as the most likely scenarios those with BA involving all axes, with a slight preference of the anteroposterior and mediolateral ones. Discussion These results suggest that the demands on judo athletes in a contest differ between weight classes and sexes

Acceleration · Body weight · Classical mechanics · CONTEST · Physics · Political science · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Law · Medicine · Sports Performance and Training

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