Prevalence, Magnitude and Methods of Rapid Weight Loss Reported by Male Mixed Martial Arts Athletes in Ireland.
combat sports
dehydration
hot bath
water loading
weight category
weight-making
Journal
Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2075-4663
Titre abrégé: Sports (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101722684
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 Sep 2019
09 Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
28
06
2019
revised:
31
07
2019
accepted:
03
09
2019
entrez:
12
9
2019
pubmed:
12
9
2019
medline:
12
9
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Rapid weight loss (RWL) is frequently practiced in weight category sports, including Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The aim of the present study was to describe self-reported methods of RWL in a sample of competitive MMA athletes comprising of both amateur and professional fighters. The previously-validated Rapid Weight Loss Questionnaire, with the addition of questions on water loading and hot salt baths, was completed anonymously online by athletes (n = 30; all male, n = 15/15 professional/amateur) from MMA clubs around Dublin, Ireland. All but one (97%) of the athletes surveyed lost weight in order to compete, with the average weight loss being 7.9% ± 3.1% of habitual body mass. The RWL score (mean ± SD) for this sample was 37.9 ± 9.6, and a tendency for higher [6.0 (95%CI; -1.1, 13.1) (
Identifiants
pubmed: 31505745
pii: sports7090206
doi: 10.3390/sports7090206
pmc: PMC6783947
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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