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Identity tensions in dual career : the discursive construction of future selves by female Finnish judo athletes

2019

To date, few studies have explored how changes in the practices, policies, and politics of sport and education may be implicated in how young athletes think about and plan for the future. Drawing on cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks, this paper explores whether and how dual career (DC) policies and practices in Finland guide female judo athletes’ imaginings about their future. Discourse analysis was used to analyse interviews with three adolescent (aged 16) and three young adult (aged 20, 23, and 27) elite female judo athletes. Differences were found in the ways the athletes in the different age groups constructed their future athletic, civic and gendered selves. We …

Cultural StudiesbiologyAthletes05 social sciencesIdentity (social science)Gender studies030229 sport sciencesDUAL (cognitive architecture)biology.organism_classificationmartial arts and combat sportskamppailulajitfeminist poststructuralist theoryliikuntakulttuuri03 medical and health sciencesPolitics0302 clinical medicinefeministinen teoriapoststrukturalismiliikuntapsykologia0502 economics and businesscultural praxisgenderSociologycultural sport psychology050212 sport leisure & tourism
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The effects of rapid weight loss on skeletal muscle in judo athletes

2020

Abstract Objective To observe the effect of rapid weight loss (RWL) methods over 3 days on muscle damage in judokas. Methods Eighteen judokas participated in this crossover study, meaning that judo athletes were subjected to exercise-only phase (4 days) and RWL phase (3 days). Subjects were tested for myoglobin, creatine kinase, aldolase, hemoglobin, and hematocrit values on seven consecutive days. These biomarkers served as indicators of acute muscle damage. Results During the exercise-only phase, no significant changes were observed. Myoglobin (Mb) (p < 0.001), creatine kinase (CK) (p < 0.001) and aldolase (ALD) (p < 0.001) significantly increased only during the RWL phase, as we…

medicine.medical_specialtyAldolase; Combat sports; Creatine kinase; Muscle damage; Myoglobin; Weight reductionCombat sportsWeight reductionlcsh:MedicineAldolase Combat sports Creatine kinase Muscle damage Myoglobin Weight reduction030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyHematocritGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineMuscle damageWeight lossInternal medicineWeight LossmedicineAldolaseHumansCreatine kinaseMuscle SkeletalCross-Over Studiesmedicine.diagnostic_testbiologybusiness.industryAthletesMyoglobinResearchlcsh:RSkeletal muscle030229 sport sciencesGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationCrossover studyEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structureMyoglobinchemistryAthletesbiology.proteinCreatine kinaseHemoglobinmedicine.symptombusinessSettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' MotorieMartial Arts
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"Successful and feminine athlete" and "natural-born fighter" : a discursive exploration of female judoka's identities in Greece and Finland

2018

Despite feminist concerns about the asymmetrical distribution of power in martial arts and combat sports (MACS), sport psychology research has overlooked issues of inequality and socio-cultural difference, as well as their effects on athletes’ experiences and identity negotiation. The present doctoral dissertation explores the intersection of gender, culture, and identity in judo through the lens of cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks. The aim was to explore in what ways the cultural context shapes the experiences and identities of female judoka (judo athletes). Two specific objectives were set: to trace the discourses (systems of knowledge) through which female judoka…

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