Abstract
To examine relationships between Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) descriptors (belt rank, experience, gi preference, and fighting style), resistance training (RT) experience, and measures of body composition, strength (maximal handgrip, 3-5-repetition maximum [RM] in barbell glute bridge [GB], prone bench row [PBR], and bench press [BP]), and velocity (GB, PBR, and BP at 7 kg and 30 – 60 % 1-RM), 13 experienced (4.3 ± 3.4 years) BJJ athletes were recruited for this cross-sectional, pilot study. Significant (p < 0.05) Kendall’s tau and Bayesian relationships were seen between belt rank and body fat percentage (τ = − 0.53, BF10 = 6.5), BJJ experience and body fat percentage (τ = − 0.44 to − 0.66, BF10 = 2.6 – 30.8) and GB velocity (τ = − 0.45 to − 0.46, BF10 = 2.8 – 3.1), RT experience and strength (τ = 0.44 to 0.73, BF10 = 2.6 – 75.1) and velocity (τ = − 0.44 to 0.47, BF10 = 2.6 – 3.3), gi preference-training and relative PBR strength (τ = 0.70, BF10 = 51.9), gi preference-competition and height and lean mass (τ = − 0.57 to 0.67, BF10 = 5.3 – 12.4) and BP velocity (τ = − 0.52 to 0.67, BF10 = 3.5 – 14.0). The relevance of body composition and performance measures to sport-specific training and research interpretation are differentially affected by a BJJ athlete’s experience (BJJ, belt rank, RT), gi preferences, and fighting style.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-5-2023
Volume
11
Issue
1
Publication Title
Sports
Publisher
MDPI
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
60124
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Almeda, C. G., Mangine, G. T., Green, Z. H., Feito, Y., & French, D. N. (2023). Experience, training preferences, and fighting style are differentially related to measures of body composition, strength, and power in male Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athletes - A pilot study. Sports, 11(1), Article 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11010013