Subjects
muscle injury, stature of 169.1 ±, fatigue
This study was approved by the Institute of Health Sciences ethics committee from the Federal University of Pará (#5.539.827) and participants signed the informed consent form prior to participation. The research project was advertised at karate gyms in the city. A total of 12 individuals of both sexes from different levels (three yellow belts, three red belts, two orange belts, two green belts, one brown belt, and one black belt) were selected. Participants were aged 22 ± 3 years old, with a stature of 169.1 ± 6.5 cm, and body mass of 65.5 ± 10 kg. As inclusion criteria, the athlete should have practiced the sport for at least 6 months and regularly trained at least three times per week, practicing 1 h and 30 min per training session or longer. The exclusion criteria were musculoskeletal joint problems, muscle and/or joint discomfort during the progressive fatigue tests, occurrence of muscle injury in the previous 3 months, or the athlete’s absence during the meetings to perform the tests. Participants were asked to avoid strenuous exercise for, at least, 48 h before experimental days.