Physical Fitness and Somatotype Characteristics of Young Male Boxing and Taekwondo Athletes: A Comparison Study

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 42 - 50, 29.06.2022

Mustafa Karahan Volkan Kaya

https://doi.org/10.32706/tusbid.1080462

Abstract

Although there are many specific studies on the physical fitness and body composition of boxing and taekwondo athletes, no comparative study has yet been found so far. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether there is a difference between elite young male boxing and taekwondo athletes in terms of physical fitness and somatotype characteristics.

Nineteen boxing (mean age: 17.6 years) and twenty-one taekwondo (mean age: 17.4 years) elite athletes voluntarily participated in this study. Athletes performed a series of test batteries that included T-run, shuttle-run, running anaerobic sprint and countermovement jump, the visual and auditory reaction. In addition, several anthropometric and body composition measurements were conducted to determine somatotype characteristics.

A significant difference (p<0.05) was detected between the groups only for explosive power (9.8%) and visual reaction time (9.1%), in which boxers were better than taekwondo athletes. There were no significant differences in terms of physical fitness between the two groups, in which anaerobic power (9%) and 20 m sprint performances (3.3%) were higher in taekwondo athletes, while auditory reaction time (9.5%), change of direction ability (1.8%), and VO2max (5.4%) performances were higher in boxers. There was no significant difference in terms of somatotype profiles between boxing and taekwondo athletes. However, the mesomorph component was higher than those of endomorph and ectomorph components in both groups (<0.05).

This study revealed that boxing and taekwondo athletes had similar physical fitness characteristics and somatotype profiles, except for vertical jump high and visual reaction.

Keywords

Anaerobic power, Aerobic Power, Reaction Time, Mesomorph

Elit Genç Erkek Boks ve Tekvando Sporcularının Fiziksel Uygunluk ve Somatotip Özellikleri: Kıyaslama Çalışması

Abstract

Boks ve tekvando sporcularının fiziksel uygunluk ve vücut kompozisyonu ile ilgili birçok spesifik çalışma olmasına rağmen, şimdiye kadar karşılaştırmalı bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, fiziksel uygunluk ve somatotip özellikleri açısından elit genç erkek boks ve tekvando sporcuları arasında fark olup olmadığını belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır.

Bu çalışmaya 19 boks (ortalama yaş: 17.6 yıl) ve 21 tekvando (ortalama yaş: 17.4 yıl) elit sporcu gönüllü olarak katıldı. Sporcular, T-run, mekik-koşu, anaerobik sprint koşu ve karşı hareket dikey sıçrama, görsel ve işitsel reaksiyonu içeren bir dizi test protokolü gerçekleştirdiler. İlave olarak, somatotip özelliklerini belirlemek için çeşitli antropometrik ve vücut kompozisyonu ölçümleri yapıldı.

Boksörler tekvandocular arasında sadece patlayıcı güç (%9.8) ve görsel reaksiyon süresi (%9.1) açısından anlamlı bir fark (p<0.05) tespit edildi. Tekvando sporcuları anaerobik güç (%9), 20-m sprint (%3,3) boks sporcuları ise işitsel reaksiyon süresi (%9,5), yön değiştirme yeteneği (%1,8) ve maks. VO2 bakımından (%5.4) daha yüksek fiziksel performans özelliklerine sahip olmasına rağmen bu değerler istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi. Boks ve tekvando sporcuları arasında somatotip profilleri açısından anlamlı fark bulunmadı. Ancak mezomorf bileşen, her iki grupta da endomorf ve ektomorf bileşenlerinden daha yüksekti (<0.05).

Bu çalışma, boks ve tekvando sporcularının dikey sıçrama ve görsel reaksiyon dışında, benzer fiziksel uygunluk ve somatotip profillerine sahip olduklarını ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

Anaerobik güç, Aerobik Güç, Tepki Süresi, Mezomorfi.

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