An alternative structured weight management protocol to rapid weight loss in mixed martial arts: a prospective interventional study of pre-competition weight management strategies in professional athletes.

Front Nutr · 2025 · PMC12540128 · PMID 41132567

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The analysis revealed that age had a significant effect on weight variation ( p < 0.05) across different time points (weight at the beginning of Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3), while sex did not reach statistical significance ( p > 0.05).

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