This study aimed to determine the relationship between indirect measures of aerobic
power and muscular power with Frequency Speed of Kick Test performance using multiple
sets (FSKTmult) in high-level taekwondo athletes. We used a known-group method to
test differences in FSKTmult performance between two groups designated as lower and
higher performance in both aerobic power and muscular power. In total, 42 international
or national taekwondo athletes of both sexes performed the FSKTmult, Progressive Specific
Taekwondo Test (PSTT), and countermovement jump (CMJ). Our results showed that average
of the three CMJ was moderately correlated with FSKTmult performance (r=0.44); whereas
PSTT and FSKTmult were highly correlated (r=0.83). Moreover, the groups formed by
lower and higher performance of time to exhaustion in PSTT, as well as the average
of CMJ were able to discriminate performance in the FSKTmult (p ≤0.05). The present
study thus suggests that aerobic and muscle power are important for FSKTmult performance.
Key words
maximal aerobic power, muscular power, progressive specific taekwondo test - countermovement
jump - combat sports
