A new taekwondo-specific field test for estimating aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, and agility performance

The present study aimed to propose a new multidimensional taekwondo-specific test to estimate aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, and agility. Out of sixty-five male volunteers, forty-six, forty-eight, and fifty athletes (18-35 years; black- and red-belt level) were included in the final analysis for...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-03, Vol.17 (3), p.e0264910-e0264910
Main Authors: Taati, Behzad, Arazi, Hamid, Bridge, Craig A, Franchini, Emerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaerobiosis
Athletes
Athletic ability
Athletic Performance - physiology
Biology and Life Sciences
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Exercise physiology
Exercise Test - methods
Exercise tests
Field tests
Fitness
Heart rate
Humans
Intervals
Laboratories
Male
Males
Martial arts
Martial Arts - physiology
Medicine and Health Sciences
Metabolism
Methods
Motor ability
Oxygen
Oxygen consumption
Oxygen Consumption - physiology
Oxygen uptake
Physical fitness
Physical Sciences
Physiological aspects
Physiological research
Research and Analysis Methods
Social Sciences
Success
Tae kwon do
Treadmills
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Summary:The present study aimed to propose a new multidimensional taekwondo-specific test to estimate aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, and agility. Out of sixty-five male volunteers, forty-six, forty-eight, and fifty athletes (18-35 years; black- and red-belt level) were included in the final analysis for aerobic, anaerobic, and agility assessments, respectively. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max, using a graded exercise test on a treadmill), anaerobic power (using the 30-s Wingate anaerobic test, WAnT), and agility performance (using the agility T-Test) were measured via non-specific laboratory and field tests across a two-week period. The taekwondo-specific aerobic-anaerobic-agility (TAAA) test comprised six 20-s intervals of shuttle sprints over a 4-m distance, and the execution of roundhouse kicks alternating the legs at the end of each distance, with 10-s rest intervals between the sets. The multiple linear regression revealed that the difference between heart rate (HR) after and 1 minute after the TAAA test (p < 0.001), and body mass index (BMI; p = 0.006) were significant to estimate VO2max. Likewise, there was a very large (R = 0.79) and large (R = 0.55) correlation between the average and maximum number of kicks performed in the TAAA test and the WAnT mean and peak power, respectively (p < 0.001). Moreover, a linear relationship was found between the T-Test and agility performance acquired in the TAAA test (R = 0.74; p < 0.001). The TAAA test can be considered a valid simple tool for monitoring VO2max, anaerobic fitness, and agility in male taekwondo athletes.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0264910