Dehydration and acute weight gain in mixed martial arts fighters before competition

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1322-1326

  Jetton, Adam M ^a   Lawrence, Marcus M ^a   Meucci, Marco ^b   Haines, Tracie L ^a   Collier, Scott R ^a   Morris, David M ^a   Utter, Alan C ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat; Combative sports; Fat free mass; Rapid weight loss; Wrestling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARTIAL ART; UNITED STATES; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84878091206     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828a1e91     Document Type: Article

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