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SUBMITTER: Barbado D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4883759 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barbado David D Lopez-Valenciano Alejandro A Juan-Recio Casto C Montero-Carretero Carlos C van Dieën Jaap H JH Vera-Garcia Francisco J FJ
PloS one 20160527 5
Although trunk muscle function has been suggested to be a determinant of judo performance, its contribution to high-level performance in this sport has been poorly studied. Therefore, several tests were used to assess the differences in trunk muscle function between 11 international and 14 national level judo practitioners (judokas). Trunk strength and endurance were assessed using isokinetic tests and core stability was assessed using two protocols: 1) sudden loading, to assess trunk responses ...[more]