Practices of weight regulation among elite athletes in combat sports: A matter of mental advantage?

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-108

  Pettersson, Stefan ^a   Ekström, Marianne Pipping ^a   Berg, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Self esteem; Sport identity; Sport nutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BOXING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARTIAL ART; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BOXING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; WEIGHT LOSS; WRESTLING;

EID: 84876874584     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.1.04     Document Type: Article

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