Patterns of rapid weight loss in elite sambo athletes

• Main Authors: Patrik Drid (Author), Flavia Figlioli (Author), Nemanja Lakicevic (Author), Ambra Gentile (Author), Valdemar Stajer (Author), Bojan Raskovic (Author), Nina Vojvodic (Author), Roberto Roklicer (Author), Tatjana Trivic (Author), Sergey Tabakov (Author), Sergey Eliseev (Author), Antonino Bianco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rapid weight loss (RWL) is commonly practiced in combat sports. Both magnitude and methods used to induce RWL are largely similar among combat sports, but currently, there is no data on RWL methodology used by sambo athletes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine RWL...