Heart Rate Responses During Official Kick Light Competition and Their Associations with Ventilatory Thresholds and VO

Paulo Sousa-E-Silva, Guilherme Furtado, Gabriela Costa, Diogo Vicente Martinho, Ricardo Gomes

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Paulo Sousa-E-SilvaPolytechnic University of Coimbra, Rua da Misericórdia, Lagar dos Cortiços, S. Martinho do Bispo, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.

Guilherme FurtadoPolytechnic University of Coimbra, Rua da Misericórdia, Lagar dos Cortiços, S. Martinho do Bispo, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.

Gabriela CostaFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0000-4803-1859

Diogo Vicente MartinhoInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.

Ricardo GomesPolytechnic University of Coimbra, Rua da Misericórdia, Lagar dos Cortiços, S. Martinho do Bispo, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2310-1560

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Abstract

Kickboxing is a hybrid striking combat sport characterized by intermittent, acyclic activity that taxes both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. Yet, physiological data from tatami disciplines such as Kick Light (KL) remain scarce. This exploratory study examined ventilatory thresholds and heart rate (HR) responses in a university kickboxing team comprising eight athletes (six males, two females) across 15 official bouts, focusing on intensity relative to the first and second ventilatory thresholds (VT1, VT2). One week before competition, athletes completed an incremental treadmill test to determine VT1, VT2, and maximum oxygen consumption (VO

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combat sportskickboxingmaximal aerobic powerphysiological profilethresholdsventilatory

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PMID42784411

DOI10.3390/sports14090415

PMCPMC13611081

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