TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO ENHANCE SKELETAL MUSCLE RECOVERY FROM HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING, THE ATHLETE NEEDS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ENERGY AND PROTEIN CONSUMPTION. PROTEIN INTAKE MAY HAVE EVEN GREATER RELEVANCE DURING PERIODS OF WEIGHT LOSS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMBAT SPORT ATHLETE. COMBAT SPORT ATHLETES OFTEN USE WATER RESTRICTION TO ACCOMPLISH DESIRED WEIGHT LOSS. THIS HAS SE...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the interaction of ACTN3 gene polymorphism and muscle imbalance effects on kinematic efficiency changes in combat sports athletes. METHODS Six types of combat sports athletes (Judo, Taekwondo, boxing, kendo, wrestling, and Korean Ssi-reum) participated in the study. ATCN3 gene polymorphism and muscle imbalance in lower extremity were evaluate...

The present study compares previous reports on the effect of “real-life” typical field individual (i.e. cross country running and wrestling – representing combat versus non-combat sports) and team sports (i.e. volleyball and water-polo – representing water and land team sports) training on pro (IL-6) and anti (IL-1 receptor antagonist – IL-1ra) inflammatory mediators in male and female late pub...

Although there are enough studies concerning the kinanthropometric attributes of players of sports such as football, basketball, or volleyball in Turkey, there are not enough studies on the same for combat sports. Hence, our aim is to assess the kinanthropometric attributes of different combat sports like karate, taekwondo, judo and kickboxing. The present study included 48 national level male ...