TY - JOUR TT - Rapid Weight Loss Attitudes of the Young Taekwondo Athletes AU - Çatıkkaş, Fatih PY - 2016 DA - September JF - CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi JO - CBÜ BESBD PB - Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2149-1046 SP - 125 EP - 130 VL - 11 IS - 2 KW - Taekwondo KW - Hızlı Kilo Verme Yöntemleri KW - Hızlı Kilo Vermede N2 - Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of usage rapid weight methods in young taekwondo athletes. Another aim was to determine which source has effect in choosing rapid weight loss methods. Methods: Thirty five young elite taekwondo athletes were participated for this study (female 11, man 24; age 19.31 ± 3.57 years; body mass: 64.80 ± 10.44 kg; tall: 175.34± 9.27 cm., and sports experience: 9.71 ± 4.73 years). A questionnaire which was created by Kurt and Sağıroğlu (2015), titled evaluating methods of rapid weight loss in weight category athletes used for data collecting. Results: Most preferred rapid weight loss methods were determined as hungry % 65,7, more clothes on training % 60,0, saunas % 42,9, skipping meal % 42,9, same foods every meals % 28,6 and fat burner pill % 22,9, respectively. Effective sources in choosing rapid weight loss methods were determined as own method % 94,3, friends % 20.0 and coache % 17,1 respectively. Conclusion: It has been thought that measures should be taken to weight category athletes have been going use of rapid weight loss methods despite the deaths of athletes and warning of health authority like American College of Sports Medicine UR - http://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/cbubesbd/issue//357861 L1 - http://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/370641 ER -