TABLE 5.
Lower and upper-body explosive power test performance of kickboxers (data are presented as mean ± SD).
| Athlete characteristics (n; level) |
SJ (cm) |
CMJ (cm or ms) |
MBT (m) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | ||||
| Tunisian (20 elite; 10 winners and 10 losers) | NR | Winners 35.45 ± 2.21 cm Losers 33.51 ± 2.29 cm |
4.59 ± 0.22* 4.18 ± 0.24 |
[10] |
| Tunisian (18 elite) | 27.92 ± 3.84 | 29.8 ± 5.33 cm | NR | [12] |
| Tunisian (30 amateur) | NR | 36.5 ± 5.9 cm | 4.1 ± 0.4 | [13] |
| Tunisian (18 elite) | ARG 27.92 (3.84) PRG 28.86 (4.54) | 29.80 ± 5.33 cm 30.89 ± 2.93 cm |
NR | [20] |
| Tunisian (20 regional and national-level) | NR | SKCTPG 39.2 ± 4.8 cm Combat G 39.3 ± 4.7 cm |
NR | [21] |
| Tunisian (20 regional and national-level) | NR | Overall 39.3 ± 4.7 cm Winners 40.8±5.0 cm Losers 38.5 ± 4.7 cm |
NR | [22] |
| Male and female | ||||
| Portuguese (13 elite) | NR | 0.79 ± 0.10 ms | NR | [23] |
Note: NR: not reported; SJ: squat jump; CMJ: countermovement jump; MBT: medicine ball throw; ARG: active recovery group; PRG: passive recovery group; SKCTPG: specific kickboxing circuit training protocol group; Combat G: combat group
*
significant difference compared with losers.