出版社：Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
摘要：In fighting sports athletes usually resort to strategies in order to compete with lower weight in order to benefit athletes competing with lighter athletes, reducing its weight before the official weigh-in and trying to get it back in a short period of time between weighing and fight. The aim of this study was to compare the methods and strategies used for weight loss among judo and jiu jitsu athletes, as well as the prevalence and perception of the athlete in relation to this procedure. Participants comprised 55 judo athletes (20.14 ± 6.27 years) and 19 jiu jitsu athletes (22.52 ± 3.83 years) of both sexes, aged 15-30 years. All completed a questionnaire with questions regarding the use or not of methods and strategies for weight loss often used in the pre-competition period. 80% of judo athletes and 63% of the athletes reported using jiu jitsu methods of rapid weight loss prior to competition, and this was accompanied by a low adherence to strict diets, reflecting 14.5 and 21.1% of athletes judo and jiu jitsu respectively, was reported feelings of "tiredness" and "lack of focus" between both groups conclude that the higher prevalence of weight loss occurs in pre-competition judo athletes in relation to jiu-jitsu, but the prevalence was high in both sports. Key words: Performance, Nutrition, Dehydration, Fighters, Martial Arts.
