Validity and reliability of a specific anaerobic test for mixed martial arts

Objectives: The present study aimed to verify the reproducibility and validity of a specific assessment for Mixed Martial Arts athletes. Equipment and methods: Twelve male Mixed Martial Arts athletes, participated in this study. They underwent a test and re-test for an anaerobic specific assessment...

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Autores: Andrade, V. L. [UNESP], Foresti, Y. F., Almeida, P. B. [UNESP], Araujo, M. Y.C. [UNESP], Kalva-Filho, C. A. [UNESP], Papoti, M. [UNESP]
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
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OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/241412
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2021.10.006
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/241412
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Anaerobic
Assessment-protocol
MAOD
MMA
Wingate
Descrição
Resumo:Objectives: The present study aimed to verify the reproducibility and validity of a specific assessment for Mixed Martial Arts athletes. Equipment and methods: Twelve male Mixed Martial Arts athletes, participated in this study. They underwent a test and re-test for an anaerobic specific assessment for Mixed Martial Arts athletes, a graded incremental test, ten submaximal efforts, and a supramaximal effort to determine the Maximal Accumulated Oxygen Deficit. Also, they performed the Wingate test for upper limbs and for lower limbs to assess the anaerobic power. Results: The Mixed Martial Arts test showed reliability; the total of strikes, and strikes in bouts 1, 2 and 3, showed values of ICC between 0.50–0.70; coefficient of variation between 3.1–4.3%. A strong correlation was found among the number of total strikes and the Maximal Accumulated Oxygen Deficit (test r = 0.87; re-test r = 0.96), evidencing the importance of anaerobic capacity during the test. Besides, was found a moderate correlation between the total of strikes and aerobic power (test r = 0.67; re-rest r = 0.60), showing the high aerobic contribution during the trial. We concluded that the specific test for Mixed Martial Arts is reliable and valid for assessing anaerobic capacity.