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Rapid weight reduction does not impair athletic performance of Taekwondo athletes – A pilot study

In combat sports such as taekwondo (TKD), athletes rapidly reduce body weight to achieve a desired weight category. Competition takes place 16–24 h after weigh-in and thus, the recovery time is an important factor for competition performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact o...

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Autores principales: Yang, Woo-Hwi, Heine, Oliver, Grau, Marijke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5919539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29698457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196568