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Nutrition in Combat Sports

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16 Karate 293<br />

RC / ppm RC / ppm<br />

250 250<br />

225 225<br />

200 200<br />

175 175<br />

150 150<br />

125 125<br />

100 100<br />

75 75<br />

50 50<br />

25 25<br />

0<br />

Tempo<br />

1:14:00 1:14:30 1:15:00 1:15:30 1:16:00 1:16:30 1:17:00<br />

Tempo: 1:16:55<br />

RC: 174 ppm<br />

Fig. 16.2 Heart rate of a national team kumite competitor dur<strong>in</strong>g a 3-m<strong>in</strong> high-<strong>in</strong>tensity fight <strong>in</strong><br />

one of the qualification rounds for the European Championships. The heart rate rema<strong>in</strong>s above 175<br />

bpm for most part of the time<br />

RC / ppm RC / ppm<br />

250 250<br />

225 225<br />

200 200<br />

175 175<br />

150 150<br />

125 125<br />

100 100<br />

75 75<br />

50 50<br />

25<br />

0<br />

168 ppm<br />

25<br />

0:00:00 0:20:00 0:40:00 1:00:00 1:20:00 1:40:00 Tempo<br />

Tempo: 1:16:05<br />

RC: 180 ppm<br />

Fig. 16.3 Heart rate (as measured with a Polar monitor) dur<strong>in</strong>g a 2-h tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g session of a kumite<br />

competitor of the Spanish Karate Team. Notice the high <strong>in</strong>tensity of the 3-m<strong>in</strong> fights<br />

Championships) showed an average of 8.79 mM/l ( n = 9; range: 6.8–10.6). These<br />

variations probably reflect the different demands of the different katas (which can vary<br />

<strong>in</strong> duration from 40 s to 2 m<strong>in</strong>. Figures 16.3 and 16.4 show the heart rate of a kumite<br />

and a kata competitor (measured with a heart rate monitor worn under the karate-gi)<br />

dur<strong>in</strong>g the selection competition for the Spanish National Karate Team. This

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