Emerson Franchini

TL;DR: In general, elite judo athletes presented higher upper body anaerobic power and capacity than non-elite athletes, and lower body dynamic strength seems to provide a distinction between elite and recreational judo players, but not high-level Judo players competing for a spot on national teams.

TL;DR: Recommendations during different training phases, educational and organizational approaches are presented to deal with or to avoid rapid weight loss in combat sports.

TL;DR: More extensive research is required into the physical and physiological characteristics of taekwondo athletes to extend existing knowledge and to permit specialised conditioning for different populations within the sport.

TL;DR: The main conclusions are: (1) the physical variables measured do not discriminate performance when analysis is directed to the best athletes; (2) a higher percent body fat is negatively correlated with performance in activities with body mass locomotion (Cooper test and the SJFT); and (3) judo players with higher aerobic power performed better in high-intensity intermittent exercise.

TL;DR: Rapid weight loss is highly prevalent in judo competitors and the level of aggressiveness in weight management behaviors seems to not be influenced by the gender or by the weight class, but it seems to be influences by competitive level and by the age at which athletes began cutting weight.