Physiological profiles of North Brazilian Mixed Martial Artists (MMA)
The aim of this study was to characterize the anthropometric, physiological, and performance profile of a group of North Brazilian MMA athletes. Eighteen experienced male athletes (age 27.89 [+ or -] 5.92 yrs) were evaluated. The assessment consisted of: (a) body composition by the air displacement...
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| Published in: | Journal of exercise physiology online Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 56 - 61 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society of Exercise Physiologists
01-02-2015
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| Summary: | The aim of this study was to characterize the anthropometric, physiological, and performance profile of a group of North Brazilian MMA athletes. Eighteen experienced male athletes (age 27.89 [+ or -] 5.92 yrs) were evaluated. The assessment consisted of: (a) body composition by the air displacement plethysmography method; (b) V[O.sub.2] max and V[O.sub.2] at ventilatory thresholds 1 (VT1) and 2 (VT2) by incremental treadmill test; (c) flexibility (FLEX) via the sit and reach test; and (d) handgrip strength (HGS), velocity ([V.sub.max]), and maximum heart rate (HR max) during VT1 and VT2. The anthropometric results were body mass of 78.39 [+ or -] 6.95 kg and percent body fat of 14.97 [+ or -] 7.27%. The physiological assessments were represented by V[O.sub.2] max (44.22 [+ or -] 6.69 ml x [kg.sup.-1] x [min.sup.-1]), VT1 (27.52 [+ or -] 5.78 ml x [kg.sup.-1] x [min.sup.-1]), and VT2 (37.33 [+ or -] 6.81 ml x [kg.sup.-1] x [min.sup.-1]). Performance aspects from athletes evaluation were: HGS (45.99 [+ or -] 8.99 kgf, right hand and 45 [+ or -] 8.50 kgf, left hand), FLEX (30.7 [+ or -] 7.33 cm), [V.sub.max] (15.44 [+ or -] 1.20 km x [h.sup.-1]), HR max (186.28 [+ or -] 10.64 beats x [min.sup.-1]), and velocity and maximum heart rate during LV1 (10.78 [+ or -] 0.94 km x [h.sup.-1] and 154.36 [+ or -] 12.95 beats x [mim.sup.-1], respectively) and LV2 (13.56 [+ or -] 1.25 km x [h.sup.-1] and 175 [+ or -] 11.58 beats [mim.sup.-1], respectively). Athletes presented average flexibility, elevated percent body fat and total mass, low V[O.sub.2] max and HGS when compared to other studies conducted on MMA athletes Key Words: Athletic Performance, Mixed Martial Artists Fitness |
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| ISSN: | 1097-9751 1097-9751 |