Weight regain: no link to success in a real-life multiday boxing tournament
Journal article
Reale, Reid, Cox, Gregory R., Slater, Gary and Burke, Louise. (2017). Weight regain: no link to success in a real-life multiday boxing tournament. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 12(7), pp. 856 - 863. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0311
Authors | Reale, Reid, Cox, Gregory R., Slater, Gary and Burke, Louise |
---|---|
Abstract | Purpose: Combat-sport athletes acutely reduce body mass (BM) before weigh-in in an attempt to gain a size/strength advantage over smaller opponents. Few studies have investigated these practices among boxers and none have explored the impact of this practice on competitive success. Methods: One hundred (30 women, 70 men) elite boxers participating in the Australian national championships were weighed at the official weigh-in and 1 h before each competition bout. Regain in BM after weighin was compared between finalists and nonfinalists, winners and losers of each fight, men and women, and weight divisions. Boxers were surveyed on their pre- and post-weigh-in nutrition practices. Results: The lightest men’s weight category displayed significantly greater relative BM regain than all other divisions, with no difference between other divisions. BM prebout was higher than official weigh-in for men (2.12% ± 1.62%; P < .001; ES = 0.13) and women (1.49% ± 1.65%; P < .001; ES = 0.11). No differences in BM regain were found between finalists and nonfinalists, winners and losers of individual bouts, or between preliminary or final bouts. BM regain was significantly greater (0.37% BM, P < .001; ES = 0.25) before an afternoon bout compared with a morning bout. Conclusions: Boxers engage in acute BM-loss practices before the official competition weigh-in, but this does not appear to affect competition outcomes, at least when weight regain between weigh-in and fighting is used as a proxy for the magnitude of acute loss. While boxers recognize the importance of recovering after weigh-in, current practice is not aligned with best-practice guidance. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |
Journal citation | 12 (7), pp. 856 - 863 |
Publisher | Human Kinetics, Inc. |
ISSN | 1555-0265 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0311 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85032793423 |
Page range | 856 - 863 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States |
Editors | J. de Koning |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85233/weight-regain-no-link-to-success-in-a-real-life-multiday-boxing-tournament
Restricted files
Publisher's version
120
total views0
total downloads0
views this month0
downloads this month