title: Development of a Noncontact Kickboxing Circuit Training Protocol That Simulates Elite Male Kickboxing Competition.
abstract: The aim of this study was to verify whether the specific kickboxing circuit training protocol (SKCTP) could reproduce kickboxing combat's hormonal, physiological, and physical responses. Twenty athletes of regional and national level volunteered to participate in the study (mean ± SD, age: 21.3 ± 2.7 years; height: 170 ± 0.5 cm; body mass: 73.9 ± 13.9 kg). After familiarization, SKCTP was conducted 1 week before a kickboxing competition. Cortisol, testosterone, growth hormone (GH), blood lactate [La], and glucose concentrations, as well as the Wingate upper-body test and countermovement jump (CMJ) performances were measured before and after SKCTP and combat. Heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured throughout rounds (R) R1, R2, and R3. Testosterone, GH, glucose, [La], HR, RPE, and CMJ did not differ among the 2 conditions (p > 0.05). However, Cortisol was higher for competition (p = 0.038), whereas both peak (p = 0.003) and mean power (p < 0.001) were higher in SKCTP. The study suggests that SKCTP replicates the hormonal, physiological, and physical aspects of competition. It is therefore suggested as a good form of specific kickboxing training, as well as a specific assessment tool to be used by kickboxing coaches to quantify kickboxers' fitness levels, when physiological parameters responses to the test are measured.
authors.affiliation: 1Research Unit, "Sportive Performance and Physical Rehabilitation," High Institute of Sports and Physical Education, Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia; 2Faculty of Sciences, Bizerte, Tunisia; 3Combat Sports Performance, Essex, United Kingdom; 4Department of Physiology and Functional Exploration, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia; 5Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 6Sultan Qaboos Sports Academy, Ministry of Sports Affairs, Sultanate of Oman; and 7Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ouergui
authors.forename: Nizar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Houcine
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marzouki
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaouali
authors.forename: Emerson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franchini
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gmada
authors.forename: Ezzedine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouhlel
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D065327:Circuit-Based Exercise / Q000379:methods*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D013739:Testosterone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone