Table 9 Flexibility of Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes as measured by the sit-and-reach test (data are presented as mean ± SD)
From: Physical and Physiological Profiles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes: a Systematic Review
Athlete characteristics (n) | Sit-and-reach (cm) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Male | ||
 High level athletes (n = 8) | 40 ± 3a | Marinho et al. [25] |
 State level athletes (n = 10) | 32 ± 3 |  |
 Athletes—brown and black belt (n = 10) | 26 ± 8 | Andreato et al. [4] |
 Practitioners (n = 136) | 27 ± 9 | Schwartz et al. [16] |
 Athletes—adult (n = 30) | 22 ± 8 | Araujo et al. [81] |
 Athletes—master (n = 7) | 26 ± 7 |  |
 Athletes—senior (n = 4) | 22 ± 6 |  |
 Beginner athletes—white and blue belt (n = 7) | 28 ± 2b | Coswig et al. [21] |
 Experienced athletes—more than purple belt and national level (n = 7) | 35 ± 4 |  |
 High level athletes (n = 11) | 35 ± 8 | Vidal-Andreato et al. [1] |
 State level athletes (n = 20) | 34 ± 7 |  |
 High level athletes (n = 7) | 43 ± 3 | Del Vecchio et al. [3] |