International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 3 10 2014 October 2 Physiological Profile of Iranian Men National Taekwondo Team 28 35 EN A. Kiran 1 Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science andTechnology, (SZABIST) Islamabad Campus, PAKISTAN Khan M.A. 2 Hemmatipour Mohammad 1 Islamic Azad University, Germi branch, Ardabil, IRAN Javidzade HamidReza 2 Germi Branch, Ardabil, IRAN Fani Reza 3 Khosrotabar Azadeh 1 Shiraz University, IRAN Fakhrahmad SeyedMostafa 2 S. Fazelian 1 Health Care Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IRAN N. Namazi 2 Research Committee, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, IRAN J. Heshmati 3 Jafari Hamed 1 Master of Physical Education and Sports Science, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Hadavi SeyedehFarideh 2 Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN > Research Paper 2013 10 11 2014 October 2 Taekwondo athletes need high levels of physiological capabilities for optimal performance of movements - kicks and competing effectively in global and international fields. Current work aims at determining physiological profile of Iranian Men National Taekwondo Team. To this end, all Taekwondo athletes present in national tram camp in 2013 including 22 ones (with age average 21.392.14) were selected as the statistical sample. Measured physiological characteristics include aerobic power (gas analyzer), aerobic power at anaerobic threshold (Kank anytest), anaerobic power with lactate (Argo jump test), trunk and lower extremity muscle endurance (sit and reach test, side jump), maximal lower extremity muscle strength (Sargent vertical jump), speed (40-yard sprint), reaction rate (visual reaction time), flexibility of trunk and lower extremity (trunk flexion test, forward and back), agility (4 × 9 sprint test) which were performed in four different Olympic weights. Findings indicate all weights had lowest performance in visual reaction time sub scale, while the best performance was observed in performance for aerobic power at anaerobic threshold which was related to third and fourth weights. In addition, in some indices such as trunk muscle endurance, maximal lower extremity muscle strength, and trunk flexibility similar performances are seen in all weights (p 0.05). Copyright@ International Science Community Association