ArticleJournal of translational medicine2020
The effects of rapid weight loss on skeletal muscle in judo athletes.
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- Effects of Weight-Cutting Practices on Sleep, Recovery, and Injury in Combat Sports: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- A scoping review of rapid weight loss in judo athletes: prevalence, magnitude, effects on performance, risks, and recommendations.Physical activity and nutrition · 2024Article
- Exercise Combined with a Low-Calorie Diet Improves Body Composition, Attenuates Muscle Mass Loss, and Regulates Appetite in Adult Women with High Body Fat Percentage but Normal BMI.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with rapid weight loss among former elite combat sports athletes in Serbia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Evidence of weight loss in junior female judo athletes affects their development.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Disentangling the dynamic interplay between muscle damage and energetics in male boxers during a short training block.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Influence of slow and rapid weight loss periods on physiological performance, mood state and sleep quality in male freestyle wrestlers: a study from Sichuan Province, China.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effect of 1-Week Weight Loss While Maintaining Total Body Water on Jump Performance.Translational sports medicine · 2024Article
- It's just how we do it: social processes in rapid weight loss for combat sports.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Determination of weight loss methods and effects among wrestlers before an official championship.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Fluctuation in body composition and urine specific gravity of Turkish wrestlers in a top-level official wrestling competition.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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- Examining the effects of pre-competition rapid weight loss on hydration status and competition performance in elite judo athletes.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Fuel source shift or cost reduction: Context-dependent adaptation strategies in closely relatedZoological research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo observe the effect of rapid weight loss (RWL) methods over 3 days on muscle damage in judokas.
methodsEighteen judokas participated in this crossover study, meaning that judo athletes were subjected to exercise-only phase (4 days) and RWL phase (3 days). Subjects were tested for myoglobin, creatine kinase, aldolase, hemoglobin, and hematocrit values on seven consecutive days. These biomarkers served as indicators of acute muscle damage.
resultsDuring the exercise-only phase, no significant changes were observed. Myoglobin (Mb) (p < 0.001), creatine kinase (CK) (p < 0.001) and aldolase (ALD) (p < 0.001) significantly increased only during the RWL phase, as well as hemoglobin (Hb) (p < 0.001) and hematocrit (Hct) (p < 0.005) values. It was detected that peak values for muscle damage biomarkers were reached on the sixth day, while Hct and Hb values were the highest on the seventh day of the study.
conclusionOur study showed significant muscle damage induced by RWL. The prevalence of RWL use by judokas is high but firm scientific evidence is lacking in the evaluation of the current practice of it. Therefore, further knowledge must be gained to evaluate the effectiveness of RWL on performance and its impact on judokas' wellbeing.
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