Towards a determination of the physiological characteristics distinguishing successful mixed martial arts athletes: a systematic review of combat sport literature

LP James, GG Haff, VG Kelly, EM Beckman - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport underpinned by techniques from
other combat disciplines, in addition to strategies unique to the sport itself. These sports can …

Effects of high-intensity interval training in combat sports: a systematic review with meta-analysis

BB Vasconcelos, GV Protzen, LM Galliano… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Vasconcelos, BB, Protzen, GV, Galliano, LM, Kirk, C, and Del Vecchio, FB. Effects of
high-intensity interval training in combat sports: A systematic review with meta-analysis. J …

Kickboxing review: anthropometric, psychophysiological and activity profiles and injury epidemiology

M Slimani, H Chaabene, B Miarka, E Franchini… - Biology of sport, 2017 - termedia.pl
Kickboxing is one of the modern combat sports. The psychophysiological demands of a
kickboxing competition require athletes to achieve high thresholds of several aspects of …

Performance aspects and physiological responses in male amateur boxing competitions: A brief review

M Slimani, H Chaabène, P Davis… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Slimani, M, Chaabène, H, Davis, P, Franchini, E, Cheour, F, and Chamari, K. Performance
aspects and physiological responses in male amateur boxing competitions: a brief review. J …

Technical and tactical analysis of high level kickboxing matches

I Ouergui, N Hssin, E Franchini, N Gmada… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the study was to analyze the technical and tactical aspects of high level
Kickboxing matches. A total of 45 matches (135 rounds) from the World Championship 2009 …

Considerations when assessing endurance in combat sport athletes

OR Barley, DW Chapman, SN Guppy… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Combat sports encompass a range of sports, each involving physical combat between
participants. Such sports are unique, with competitive success influenced by a diverse range …

Measuring the workload of mixed martial arts using accelerometry, time motion analysis and lactate

C Kirk, HT Hurst, S Atkins - International Journal of Performance …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Tri-axial accelerometry has previously been shown to provide a reliable technique for the
assessment of MMA specific activities during isolated training movements. However, this …

Weight regain, but not weight loss, is related to competitive success in real-life mixed martial arts competition

VS Coswig, B Miarka, DA Pires… - … journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
We aimed to describe the nutritional and behavioral strategies for rapid weight loss (RWL),
investigate the effects of RWL and weight regain in winners and losers, and verify mood …

Time-motion analysis of elite male kickboxing competition

I Ouergui, N Hssin, M Haddad, E Franchini… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Ouergui, I, Hssin, N, Haddad, M, Franchini, E, Behm, DG, Wong, DP, Gmada, N, and
Bouhlel, E. Time-motion analysis of elite male kickboxing competition. J Strength Cond Res …

The effects of attentional focus instructions on punching velocity and impact forces among trained combat athletes

I Halperin, DW Chapman, DT Martin… - Journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Research indicates that instructing athlete's to focus on bodily movements (internal focus of
attention [IFA]) may hinder performance, whereas instructing them to focus on the movement …