@article{ref1,
title="The effect of warm-up on peak impact force of the rear hand strike in full-contact combat sports",
journal="Sports biomechanics",
year="2022",
author="Trebicky, Vít and Rudolf, Jan and Pavelka, Radim",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Warming up is a generally accepted practice that leads to improved performance and reduces the risk of injury in a wide range of sports. However, the evidence about the influence of warm-up in combat sports is limited and, specifically, little is known about the impact which delays between a warm-up and the start of a match may have on fighters' performance. This study investigates the influence of warm-up and cool-down on one of significant performance predictors in full-contact combat sports, the peak force of a rear hand strike, in a sample of 31 athletes.Peak impact force was measured before, after, and at two time points after a standardized warm-up routine; skin temperature and heart rate were also monitored. Warm-up and cool-down periods were substantial predictors of body temperature and heart rate, but we observed no effect of the warm-up routine on strike impact force. Strike impact force remained unaffected even after the cool-down intervals.Strike impact force does not seem to respond to physiological changes elicited by a warm-up. This measure is partly related only to fighters' physical characteristics, namely the body weight. Athletes and trainers could thus concentrate on other aspects of successful performance during warm-up routines.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1476-3141",
doi="10.1080/14763141.2022.2088400",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2022.2088400"
}