Purpose: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of 8 weeks resistance training with and without vascular occlusion on physical fitness indexes, growth hormone, and Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in male judokas.  Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 20 male judokas were divided into two groups: 1. Traditional resistance training along with judo training with...

The purposes of the present study were to compare the biomechanics parameters of seoi-nage between elite and college judo athletes and to produce the standard motion models of elite and college judo athletes. The motion data of the seoi-nage were collected on three male elite judo athletes and nine male student judo athletes using a three-dimensional motion analysis technique and compared. The ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether preexercise sodium-bicarbonate ingestion improves judo-related performance. The study used 2 different protocols to evaluate performance: 3 bouts of a specific judo test (n = 9) and 4 bouts of the Wingate test for upper limbs (n = 14). In both protocols athletes ingested 0.3 g/kg of sodium bicarbonate or placebo 2 h before the tests. Blood...

This study aimed to verify the effect of judo matches on handgrip strength and perceptual responses during an official tournament in medalists and nonmedalists. Thirty-four male judo athletes participated in an official judo tournament. Before the first match and immediately after each match, maximum isometric handgrip strength and rate of perceived exertion overall and in specific areas were a...

The development and implementation of scientifically based methods for athletes’ functional status improvement is rather relevant. One such implies additional respiratory resistance (ARR).
 aim the study to determine how influences physical fitness judo athletes.
 Materials Methods. trial subjects (n=42) were divided into two groups. main group (n=25) trained under ARR equal 20 % Pmma...

ABSTRACT Introduction To master judo skills, athletes must maintain maximum flexibility, agility, speed, and endurance. It is known that strength training can improve athletes’ competitive abilities physical conditioning. Still, there no consensus in the literature about impacts of CORE strengthening on fitness young practitioners. Objective Analyze influence strengthens Methods 18 were randoml...

Background No investigation has analysed the RWL approaches since new rules by the International Judo Federation (IJF) regarding weigh-ins have been implemented in international competitions in 2014. The current study analyses the prevalence, most common methods and knowledge surrounding the effects of rapid weight loss (RWL) amongst adult UK judo athletes. Additionally, it examines differences...

Background The supplementation of standard diets with creatinebased compounds in speed-and-strength sports has become very popular today. The creatine alone is an endogenous substance synthetized in internal organs, such as liver, pancreas and kidneys. Primary stores of free creatine (Cr) and its phosphorylated form (PCr) are skeletal muscles, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle tissues. Since the...

Previous studies indicate positive home advantage in judo; however, the factors that influence home advantage have yet to be fully explored. This study investigated the potential differences in technical-tactical variables between home and visiting athletes. A total of 1411 video recorded matches were analyzed (123 home, 1288 away) from 36 international judo competitions contested in 2011-12. T...