Francino, LuccianoVillarroel, BayronValdés Badilla, PabloRamirez Campillo, RodrigoBáez San Martín, EduardoOjeda Aravena, AlexAedo Muñoz, EstebanPardo Tamayo, CarolinaHerrera Valenzuela, Tomás2023-10-312023-10-312022-08International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 15, August 2022, Article number 93251661-7827https://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/53769Indexación: Scopus.The effect of multi-component training on specific performance is under-researched in wrestlers. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of six weeks of multi-component training on The Special Wrestling Fitness Test (SWFT) performances of wrestlers who were preparing for an international championship, and to, additionally, determine their inter-individual adaptive variability. The wrestlers (n = 13; 7 females; all international level) underwent technical-tactical and physical fitness training for the six weeks before the championship, 12 sessions per week (i.e., 36 h per week). Before and after the intervention the athletes were assessed with the SWFT, a wrestling-specific competitive performance test that includes measurements for throws, heart rate response to the SWFT, and the SWFT index. Significant pre–post intervention improvements were noted for throws (pre = 23.5 ± 2.9; post = 24.9 ± 3.6; p = 0.022) and SWFTindex (pre = 14.9 ± 2.2; post = 14.1 ± 2.2; p = 0.013. In conclusion, six weeks of multi-component training improved wrestling-specific competitive performances in highly-trained wrestlers, although with a meaningful inter-subject variability. © 2022 by the authors.enAthletic performanceAthletic performanceHigh-intensity interval trainingMuscle strengthPhysical fitnessPlyometric exerciseResistance trainingArtículoCC BY 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International10.3390/ijerph19159325