Anthropometric Profile, Wingate Performance and Special Judo Fitness Levels of Turkish Cadet Judo Athletes

Abstract

Background: Judo is an Olympic sport where physical fitness is of great importance as well as technique and tactics. Physical and physiological conditions of the athletes are very important for a better judo performance and there is still a need for more data related to these determinants. The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between body composition, some performance variables and Special Judo Fitness level of Turkish cadet judo athletes. Materials and Methods: 10 female and 10 male cadet judo athletes ( Aged 14.8±0.2) voluntarily participated in this study. Body compositions of the athletes were determined with bioelectrical impedance device (Tanita MC-980). Squat and active jumps were carried out by using Optojump and a treadmill (Monark) was used for Wingate anaerobic power test. Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT) was carried out to evaluate judo specific performance. Statistical significance was set at a p<0.05 level and data are expressed as mean±standard error of the mean and Pearson product correlation was used to verify the relationship between variables. Results: Perfect negative correlation between SJFT index and total throw numbers (r=-0,94; p<0,01), moderate positive correlation between total throw numbers and peak power (r=0,38;p<0,05), moderate negative correlation between squat jump, active jump and fat percentage (r=-0,45, -0,55 respectively; p<0,01), large and very large negative correlation between peak power, average power and fat percentage (r=-0,66, r=-0,73 respectively; p<0,01) were found. Discussion: In conclusion, the more anaerobic power judo athletes have the better SJFT index they present. Moreover, lower fat percentage means better anaerobic performance. Thus, more anaerobic based trainings should be included to training programs and lowering body fat can be advised.   

Keywords

• Judo,Special Judo Fitness Test,Cadet Athletes,Performance

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