Weight loss behaviors in Brazilian mixed martial arts athletes
| Autor: | Alan C. Utter, Steven R. McAnulty, Bernardo Rafael Bittencourt Bernardi, Rubens B. Santos-Junior, Cosme Franklim Buzzachera, Emerson Franchini, Tácito P. Souza-Junior |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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International level
medicine.medical_specialty Martial arts biology Sports medicine business.industry Athletes education PERDA DE PESO biology.organism_classification Fluid intake Weight loss Weight management medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Seventy Nine medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the weight loss behaviors among Brazilian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes. One hundred and seventy nine Brazilian professional MMA athletes (164 males and 15 females; age: median 25 years, range = 19–37 years) from different regions of the country answered an adapted version of a questionnaire developed to characterize weight loss behavior. In addition, questionnaire scores were associated with extremes in behavior. All athletes stated that they had engaged in weight loss procedures to make weight for competition and ~ 35% had engaged in weight loss procedures twice in the last season, usually losing a magnitude of up to 10% of their body mass. About 26% started their weight loss procedures in a time span of 30 days prior to competition. When athletes were analyzed by sex and weight classes, no significant differences were found in the questionnaire score. In contrast, international level athletes showed significant differences in the questionnaire score when compared to state (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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