Body physique and dominant somatotype in elite and low-profile athletes with different specializations

Background and objective: Somatotyping is helpful in sports in which the body shape could influence the resulting performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the somatotype of high profile Lithuanian athletes in kayaking, basketball and football and to compare between disciplines and wit...

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Main Authors: Boris Gutnik, Aurelijus Zuoza, Ilona Zuozienė, Aleksandras Alekrinskis, Derek Nash, Sergei Scherbina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15000518