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Rapid weight loss significantly reduces manual grip strength in MMA athletes.
Practitioners should be cautious about rapid weight loss methods as they can impair strength.
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Rapid weight loss showed to reduce significantly manual grip strength.
Why this rating
Based on the study design involving multiple assessments of grip strength.
Source
Effect Of Rapid Weight Loss On Strength In Mma Fighters
João Carlos Alves Bueno et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2018
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000535658.34279.11
cross-sectional · n=50
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