Characterization of college football athletes and basketball: Anthropometry and Body Composition
Abstract Introduction and Objectives. Anthropometric study of university population, comprising men and women college athletes participating in the Championships of Spain's 2008 College basketball and football. The aim of this study is to describe the body composition of male and female colle...
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| author | Jesús Gil Gómez Pablo Juan Verdoy |
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Introduction and Objectives. Anthropometric study of university population, comprising men and women college athletes participating in the Championships of Spain's 2008 College basketball and football. The aim of this study is to describe the body composition of male and female college athletes in football and basketball specialties
Methods. This is a cross-sectional study with direct anthropometric measurements. These have been obtained by following the rules and techniques recommended by the International Group of Cineantropometry.
Results. The college athletes generally have a higher percentage of muscle weight and fat mass and bone weight lower percentage of male college athletes. The male basketball players have a higher percentage of fat mass and bone weight and lower percentage of muscle weight in football players. mong women, we found that basketball players have a higher percentage of bone weight and lower percentage of fat mass and muscle mass than soccer players.
Conclusions. The competitive level of body composition changes substantially, primarily among females. It is important to have data on body composition at the college level.
Keywords: Body Composition, Fat Mass, Muscle Mass, Weight Bone, Anthropometry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c24e869e1cd24b3c966bd36a25a09e5c2022-12-22T01:37:01ZengFederación Extremeña de Balonmano; University of ExtremaduraE-balonmano.com: Revista de Ciencias del Deporte1885-70192011-01-0171395160Characterization of college football athletes and basketball: Anthropometry and Body CompositionJesús Gil Gómez0Pablo Juan Verdoy1Universidad Jaume I. Departamento de Educación EspañaDepartamento de Educación – Área de Didáctica y Expresión CorporalAbstract Introduction and Objectives. Anthropometric study of university population, comprising men and women college athletes participating in the Championships of Spain's 2008 College basketball and football. The aim of this study is to describe the body composition of male and female college athletes in football and basketball specialties Methods. This is a cross-sectional study with direct anthropometric measurements. These have been obtained by following the rules and techniques recommended by the International Group of Cineantropometry. Results. The college athletes generally have a higher percentage of muscle weight and fat mass and bone weight lower percentage of male college athletes. The male basketball players have a higher percentage of fat mass and bone weight and lower percentage of muscle weight in football players. mong women, we found that basketball players have a higher percentage of bone weight and lower percentage of fat mass and muscle mass than soccer players. Conclusions. The competitive level of body composition changes substantially, primarily among females. It is important to have data on body composition at the college level. Keywords: Body Composition, Fat Mass, Muscle Mass, Weight Bone, Anthropometry.http://e-balonmano.com/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/65composición corporalmasa grasamasa muscularpeso óseoantropometría |
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| title_short | Characterization of college football athletes and basketball: Anthropometry and Body Composition |
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