A.Rashid, Noorul Husna
(2009)
Physical fitness of taekwondo
athletes.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess physical frtness in young
Kelantanese taekwondo-in. The participants were eight male (18.63 ± 1.92 yrs,
168.65 + 7.36 em, 68.29 ± 20.69 kg) and ten female (18.10 ± 1.37 yrs, 158.22 ±
4.11 em, 59.72 ± 10.03 kg) taekwondo athletes. Weight, height and body
composition were the anthropometric measurement that were assessed according
to ISAK guidelines. The physical fitness characteristics that were evaluated
included aerobic endurance by the PACER test, muscular strength and endurance
by sit-ups as well as push-ups, explosive power by the vertical jump and flexibility
by the modified sit-and-reach test. The females had a higher relative percent total
body fat with moderate effect (p < 0.001, eta2 = 0.566) while males had more lean
body mass (p = 0.005) but this difference was small (eta2 = 0.399). There was no
difference between males and females in right (p = 0.355, eta2 = 0.054) and left leg
flexibility (p = 0.142, eta2 = 0.130). The males jumped higher than the females (p =
0.001) but the effect was small (eta2 = 0.476). The difference became smaller
when scaled for height (m2): 17.39 ± 3.07 em for males and 14.25 ± 1.66 em for
females (p = 0.020, eta2 = 0.331). The theoretical exponent for height controlled for
the effect of the body size variable relative to the vertical jump in the males (r =-
0.08, p = 0.864) but not in the females (r = -0.71, p = 0.033). When the vertical
jump was expressed in terms of LBM (kg0
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), the difference between males and
females disappeared (p = 0.179, eta2 = 0.125): 3.52 ± 0.88 em versus 3.06 ± 0.41
em. The theoretical exponent for height controlled for the effect of the body size variable relative to the vertical jump in the males (r = -0.66, p = 0.1 09) but not in
the females (r = -0.83, p = 0.006). There was no difference between males and
females in push-ups (p = 0.244. ES = 0.466) as well as in the sit-ups (p = 0.809,
ES = 0.127). The males had a higher aerobic endurance (p = 0.003, eta2 = 0.453).
Male taekwondo-in have higher aerobic endurance, higher explosive power and
less percent body fat.
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