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  • Title: Short intermittent taekwondo test to assess athlete's physiological and metabolic profile.
    Author: Panascì M, Ferrando V, Pileri A, Pierantozzi E, LA Torre A, Franchini E, Ruggeri P, Bonato M, Faelli E.
    Journal: J Sports Med Phys Fitness; 2024 Mar; 64(3):255-264. PubMed ID: 37987711.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a new Short Intermittent Taekwondo Test (SITT) in 17 black belt athletes. METHODS: Maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O<inf>2max</inf>), carbon dioxide production (V̇CO<inf>2</inf>), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), heart rate (HR), and blood lactate concentration [La]+ during treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and SITT were compared. SITT started with 10 sec of all-out kicks, alternating legs, and progressively increasing 5 s on each stage until the 4th stage. After the 4th stage the participants performed 25 s of turning kicks (Dolleo chagi), on each stage until the last (10th stage). The passive recovery phase after the 4th and the 7th stage lasted 30 s. RESULTS: V̇O<inf>2max</inf> and maximal HR<inf>max</inf> were not significantly different (P=0.85 vs. P=0.76) between tests, while RER and [La]+ were significantly higher in SITT than in CPET (P=0.002 vs. P=0.001). No difference in RPE (P=0.84) was found. A significant positive correlation between two tests for V̇O<inf>2max</inf> and HR<inf>max</inf> was found. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that SITT induces physiological responses like CPET suggesting that it can be used to assess aerobic power in national taekwondo athletes, thus helping coaches to select correctly training intensities and monitor athletes' aerobic performance along the training phases.
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