Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players
<p class="ResumoAbstract"><span lang="EN-US">This study analyzed the body composition and bone mineral density of elite Brazilian soccer players and compared its differences according to the player position. Eighty-two soccer players competing at Brazilian first divis...
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| author | José Gerosa-Neto Fabricio Eduardo Rossi Camila Buonani da Silva Eduardo Zapaterra Campos Rômulo Araujo Fernandes Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior |
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| description | <p class="ResumoAbstract"><span lang="EN-US">This study analyzed the body composition and bone mineral density of elite Brazilian soccer players and compared its differences according to the player position. Eighty-two soccer players competing at Brazilian first division were split according to their field positions: Goalkeepers (GK, n= 10), Back-fielders (BF, n= 10), Lateral-mid</span><span>fi</span><span lang="EN-US">elders (LM, n= 15), Central-mid</span><span>fi</span><span lang="EN-US">elders (CM, n= 25), Forwards (FW, n= 22), and a Control Group (CG, n= 72) of university students. To estimate fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), percentage of body fat (%FM), fat free mass of legs (FFM-Legs) and bone mineral density (BMD), a DE</span><span lang="EN-US">XA was selected. The positions LM (10.5 ± 5.2), CM (9.7 ± 4.0) and FW (9.9 ± 4.4) had lower values of FM and %FM than the GK (17.3 ± 6.0) and the control group (15.0 ± 5.3). Compared to the other positions, FFM was higher in the GK (68.2 ± 10.9) and BF (64.6 ± 6.8) (<em>p</em>< 0.05). All the soccer players were different from the CG (<em>p</em>< 0.05). Soccer players have an FFM, FFM-Legs and BMD significantly higher and FM and %FM lower than the control group.</span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-954b674131224f99aeb4a41db691b62e2022-12-22T00:36:42ZengDesafio SingularMotricidade1646-107X2182-29722014-12-0110410511010.6063/motricidade.10(4).35672755Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer playersJosé Gerosa-Neto0Fabricio Eduardo Rossi1Camila Buonani da Silva2Eduardo Zapaterra Campos3Rômulo Araujo Fernandes4Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior5Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)<p class="ResumoAbstract"><span lang="EN-US">This study analyzed the body composition and bone mineral density of elite Brazilian soccer players and compared its differences according to the player position. Eighty-two soccer players competing at Brazilian first division were split according to their field positions: Goalkeepers (GK, n= 10), Back-fielders (BF, n= 10), Lateral-mid</span><span>fi</span><span lang="EN-US">elders (LM, n= 15), Central-mid</span><span>fi</span><span lang="EN-US">elders (CM, n= 25), Forwards (FW, n= 22), and a Control Group (CG, n= 72) of university students. To estimate fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), percentage of body fat (%FM), fat free mass of legs (FFM-Legs) and bone mineral density (BMD), a DE</span><span lang="EN-US">XA was selected. The positions LM (10.5 ± 5.2), CM (9.7 ± 4.0) and FW (9.9 ± 4.4) had lower values of FM and %FM than the GK (17.3 ± 6.0) and the control group (15.0 ± 5.3). Compared to the other positions, FFM was higher in the GK (68.2 ± 10.9) and BF (64.6 ± 6.8) (<em>p</em>< 0.05). All the soccer players were different from the CG (<em>p</em>< 0.05). Soccer players have an FFM, FFM-Legs and BMD significantly higher and FM and %FM lower than the control group.</span></p>http://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/3567 |
| spellingShingle | José Gerosa-Neto Fabricio Eduardo Rossi Camila Buonani da Silva Eduardo Zapaterra Campos Rômulo Araujo Fernandes Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players Motricidade |
| title | Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players |
| title_full | Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players |
| title_fullStr | Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players |
| title_short | Body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of Brazilian soccer players |
| title_sort | body composition analysis of athletes from the elite of brazilian soccer players |
| url | http://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/3567 |
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