Effects of Strength Training on Physical Fitness of Olympic Combat Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review

Izham Cid-Calfucura, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Emerson Franchini, Coral Falco, Jorge Alvial-Moscoso, Carolina Pardo-Tamayo, Carolina Zapata-Huenullán, Alex Ojeda-Aravena and Pablo Valdés-Badilla ()
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Izham Cid-Calfucura: Escuela de Ciencias del Deporte y Actividad Física, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, UST, Santiago 8370003, Chile
Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela: Sciences of Physical Activity, Sports and Health School, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9170022, Chile
Emerson Franchini: Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05594-110, Brazil
Coral Falco: Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 5020 Bergen, Norway
Jorge Alvial-Moscoso: Escuela de Ciencias del Deporte y Actividad Física, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, UST, Santiago 8370003, Chile
Carolina Pardo-Tamayo: Escuela de Ciencias del Deporte y Actividad Física, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, UST, Santiago 8370003, Chile
Carolina Zapata-Huenullán: Escuela de Ciencias del Deporte y Actividad Física, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, UST, Santiago 8370003, Chile
Alex Ojeda-Aravena: IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2581967, Chile
Pablo Valdés-Badilla: Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3530000, Chile

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: This review aimed to identify the effects of strength training programs on the physical fitness of Olympic combat sports (OCS) athletes. The systematic review included peer-reviewed articles that incorporated interventions that included pre- and post-intervention physical fitness assessment. The search was performed in the SCOPUS, PubMed, and Web of Science databases between April and September 2022. PRISMA and the TESTEX checklist were used to select and assess the methodological quality of the studies. Twenty studies with 504 participants (428 males and 76 females) were included. Significant improvements were found in athletes’ maximal dynamic and isometric strength, muscle power, flexibility, and balance. In addition, improvements in favor of the training groups in specific actions of judo, karate, fencing, and boxing were observed. In conclusion, interventions aimed at the development of muscle strength in OCS, specifically in judo, boxing, karate, wrestling, and fencing, proved to be beneficial at a physical fitness level, resulting in significant increases in favor of the training groups with OCS, which could be used by trainers and coaches to improve the physical performance of athletes.

Keywords: martial arts; combat sports; sports; resistance training; strength; muscle power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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