TY  - JOUR
T1  - Weight Loss Methods in Male Combat Athletes: Effects and Differences by Discipline
TT  - Erkek Dövüş Sporcularında Kilo Kaybı Yöntemleri: Disiplinlere Göre Etkiler ve Farklılıklar
AU  - Uzun, Recep Nur
AU  - Çağlar, Esin Çağla
AU  - Özkan, Rıdvan
AU  - Bayraktar, Mustafa Tolga
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.18826/useeabd.1761066
JF  - International Journal of Sport Exercise and Training Sciences - IJSETS
JO  - Int J Sport, Exerc & Train Sci
PB  - İbrahim ERDEMİR
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-8229
SP  - 256
EP  - 265
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: This study examined the impact of weight loss methods on male combat athletes across different disciplines and in the context of pre-competition periods. Method:  A total of 321 male athletes participated in the study, and data were collected using the ' Athlete Weight Loss Methods and Effects Scale.' Since the data were not normally distributed according to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, non-parametric analyses, including the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test, were used.Results: The athletes lost an average of 5.86% (4.43 kg) of their normal body weight prior to competition. Significant differences were found between the competition branches in the sub-dimensions of ergogenic aid, physiological effects, and psychological effects (p
KW  - Ergogenic Aid
KW  - Male Combat Athletes
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Performance
KW  - Weight Drop
N2  - Amaç: Bu araştırma, farklı dövüş sporları disiplinlerinde yer alan erkek sporcuların kilo kaybı yöntemlerini ve bu yöntemlerin müsabaka öncesi dönemlerdeki etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.Yöntem: Çalışmaya toplam 321 erkek sporcu katılmış, veriler “Sporcularda Kilo Kaybı Yöntemleri ve Etkileri Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi sonucunda verilerin normal dağılım göstermediği belirlenmiş, bu nedenle Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal-Wallis testi gibi parametrik olmayan analiz yöntemleri kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Sporcular, müsabaka öncesinde normal vücut ağırlıklarının ortalama %5,86’sını (4,43 kg) kaybetmiştir. Ergogenik destek, fizyolojik etkiler ve psikolojik etkiler alt boyutlarında branşlar arasında anlamlı farklılıklar saptanmıştır (p
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