The aim of this study was to evaluate effect of active and passive recovery after Wingate Test in Tehran’s Judo athletes. For this reason, 15 Judo athletes participated in this study and were divided randomly in two groups: active recovery (AR) and passive recovery (PR). Each group did two 30second-wingate anaerobic power testes with 15 minute recovery interval. The recovery period of AR group consist of pedaling on cycle ergometer with 60-70 HR-max whereas PR did not do any activity. Maximum anaerobic power at rest, 3 minute after the first test, before and after second test were measured. Based on the study findings, maximum and mean anaerobic power in AR group were higher than PR in the second Wingate test (p<0.01). Our results show that active recovery causes better maximum anaerobic power in judo athletes.
