Relations among training volume, body weight, and profile of mood states for elite judoka during a competitive period.
The present purpose was to evaluate changes in 10 elite judokas' mood state (5 men, 5 women) during the 7-wk. competitive period of the season. Quantitative monitoring of the training volume and body-weight monitoring were recorded, and an adapted Profile of Mood States was administered weekly, including competition days. Analysis showed that following a significant decrease in the specific training load volume, there were no significant changes in judokas' ratings on the Profile of Mood States; however, there was a decrease of 3 or 4% of the initial body weight during the precompetition weeks, which significantly affected mood state during competition, indicated by an increase in rated Tension and Vigor and a decrease in rated Fatigue.
Hernández
Raquel
R
Extremeña Federation of Judo, Spain.
Torres-Luque
Gema
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Olmedilla
Aurelio
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001835:Body Weight; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult