Physiological, Performance, and Nutritional Profile of the Brazilian Olympic Wushu (Kung-Fu) Team
| Autor: | Bruno Gualano, Rafael Novaes Batista, Guilherme Giannini Artioli, Emerson Franchini, Viviane Ozores Polacow, Antonio Herbert Lancha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Anaerobic Threshold Nutritional Status Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Isometric exercise Athletic Performance Elevated blood Young Adult Vertical jump Oxygen Consumption Blood lactate Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Elite athletes Muscle Strength Probability Wingate test Physical Education and Training biology business.industry Athletes General Medicine biology.organism_classification Physical Fitness Lactates Linear Models Physical Endurance Physical therapy Female business Anaerobic exercise Brazil Martial Arts |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 23:20-25 |
| ISSN: | 1064-8011 |
| DOI: | 10.1519/jsc.0b013e318187687a |
| Popis: | The purpose of the present study was to determine physiological, nutritional, and performance profiles of elite Olympic Wushu (kung-fu) athletes. Ten men and four women elite athletes took part in the study. They completed the following tests: body composition, nutritional assessment, upper-body Wingate Test, vertical jump, lumbar isometric strength, and flexibility. Blood lactate was determined at rest and after the Wingate Test. Blood lactate was also determined during a training session (combat and Taolu training). We found low body fat (men: 9.5 +/- 6.3%; women: 18.0 +/- 4.8%), high flexibility (sit-and-reach-men: 45.5 +/- 6.1 cm; women: 44.0 +/- 6.3 cm), high leg power (vertical jump-men: 37.7 +/- 8.4 cm; women: 32.3 +/- 1.1 cm), high lumbar isometric strength (men: 159 +/- 13 cm; women: 94 +/- 6 cm), moderate arm mean and peak power (Wingate Test-men: 4.1 +/- 0.4 and 5.8 +/- 0.5 Wxkg, respectively; women: 2.5 +/- 0.3 and 3.4 +/- 0.3 W.kg, respectively), and elevated blood lactate after the Wingate Test (men: 10.8 +/- 2.0 mmolxL; women: 10.2 +/- 2.0 mmolxL) and during training (combat: 12.0 +/- 1.8 mmolxL; Taolu: 7.7 +/- 3.3 mmolxL). Men athletes consume a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, whereas women consume a moderate, high-carbohydrate diet. Energy consumption was markedly variable. In conclusion, Olympic Wushu seems to be a highly anaerobic-dependent combat sport. Low body fat, high flexibility, leg anaerobic power, isometric strength, and moderately high arm anaerobic power seem to be important for successful competitive performance. |
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