PAPE Protocols for Judo Athletes
- Conditions
- Post-Activation Performance Enhancement
- Registration Number
- NCT06768723
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
- Brief Summary
The study aimed to investigate the post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) of the special judo fitness test (SJFT) of youth judo athletes using upper-body (isometric push-ups), lower-body (standing broad jumps), or their combination as conditioning exercise (CE).
- Detailed Description
Fourteen females (aged 16.5 ± 0.8 yrs) and nine males (aged 17.0 ± 0.9 yrs) performed the three CEs or a control condition (i.e., judo-specific warm-up) in a randomized crossover method. The SJFT was conducted one minute after the CE or control condition.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
- Minimum of 4 years of judo training and competition experience.
- Actively practicing the sport and preparing for a competition during the time of data collection
- Proficient at performing the ippon seoi-nage throwing (judo) technique
- Disease or serious injury that inhibited participating in the warm-up protocols and subsequent testing sessions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Special judo fitness test (SJFT) 15 seconds for the 1st set, 30 seconds for sets #2 and #3 Three sets of time-limited judo throws, assessing the number of throws
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of perceived exertion 30 minutes after each testing session Assess perceived exertion
Heart rate During the SJFT, immediately after the SJFT, and 1 minute after the SJFT Monitoring of heart rate
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto
🇵🇹Porto, Portugal