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Int J Sports Med 2022; 43(03): 254-261
DOI: 10.1055/a-1546-9221
Training & Testing

Relationship between Indirect Measures of Aerobic and Muscle Power with Frequency Speed of Kick Test Multiple Performance in Taekwondo Athletes

Maicon Rodrigues Albuquerque
1   Combat Sports Laboratory, Department of Sports - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2   Centro de Treinamento Esportivo - CTE, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
,
Lucas Duarte Tavares
3   Neuromuscular adaptations to Strength Training Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sports, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Ariel Roberth Longo
3   Neuromuscular adaptations to Strength Training Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sports, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Paulo Henrique Caldeira Mesquita
4   Muscle Biochemistry Lab, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, AU, United States of America.
,
Emerson Franchini
5   Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
› Author Affiliations Funding: The present study was supported by “Formação de recursos humanos e desenvolvimento de pesquisa aplicados ao esporte de alto rendimento” project by the Ministério da Cidadania (Brazilian Government) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) by the Edital Universal (Chamada MCTIC/CNPq Nº 28/2018).
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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between indirect measures of aerobic power and muscular power with Frequency Speed of Kick Test performance using multiple sets (FSKTmult) in high-level taekwondo athletes. We used a known-group method to test differences in FSKTmult performance between two groups designated as lower and higher performance in both aerobic power and muscular power. In total, 42 international or national taekwondo athletes of both sexes performed the FSKTmult, Progressive Specific Taekwondo Test (PSTT), and countermovement jump (CMJ). Our results showed that average of the three CMJ was moderately correlated with FSKTmult performance (r=0.44); whereas PSTT and FSKTmult were highly correlated (r=0.83). Moreover, the groups formed by lower and higher performance of time to exhaustion in PSTT, as well as the average of CMJ were able to discriminate performance in the FSKTmult (p ≤0.05). The present study thus suggests that aerobic and muscle power are important for FSKTmult performance.

Key words

maximal aerobic power, muscular power, progressive specific taekwondo test - countermovement jump - combat sports


Publication History

Received: 11 April 2021

Accepted: 23 June 2021

Article published online:
13 August 2021

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