Table 3.
Aerobic fitness of Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes (data are presented as the mean ± SD)
| Athlete characteristics (n) | Test | VO2max (ml/kg/min) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| State level athletes (n = 5) | Graded exercise test in treadmill (direct) | 45.2 ± 2.4 | Leitão da Silva [31] |
| Athletes of different competitive levels (n = 9) | 1600 m test | 50.4 ± 4.0 | Mazzoccante et al. [35]a |
| State level athletes—white to purple belt (n = 9) | 2400 m test | 42.4 ± 5.6 | Ribeiro et al. [36] |
| State level athletes—white to purple belt (n = 9) | 46.3 ± 7.0 | ||
| State level athletes (n = 9) | 46.3 ± 7.0 | ||
| Practitioners (n = 136) | Queens College step | 52.2 ± 7.9 | Schwartz et al. [16] |
| Athletes of different competitive levels (n = 10) | 1600 m test | 50.2 ± 4.3 | Mazzoccante et al. [37]b |
| State level athletes—purple to black belt (n = 14) | 1600 m test | 49.0 ± 3.2 | Silva et al. [38] |
| State level athletes—white belt (n = 14) | 51.0 ± 3.6 | ||
| High level athletes (n = 7) | Graded exercise test in treadmill (direct) | 42.7 ± 3.2 | Rezende et al. [32] |
| State level athletes (n = 8) | Graded exercise test in treadmill (direct) | 49.8 ± 2.3 | Borges et al. [33]c |
| Practitioners (n = 30) | Graded exercise test in treadmill (direct) | 52.0 ± 6.9 | Mazzocante et al. [34] |
| 1600 m test | 52.1 ± 5.1 | ||
| High level athletes (n = 10) | Graded exercise test in treadmill (indirect) | 49.4 ± 3.6 | Vidal-Andreato et al. [1] |
VO2max: aerobic power
Direct method: using gas analyser
Indirect method: means by validated formulas
a12.4 ± 1.3 km/h for the anaerobic threshold velocity
b12.3 ± 1.5 km/h for the anaerobic threshold velocity
c41.7 ± 2.0 ml/kg/min at anaerobic threshold