TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Kineanthropometric study of male athletes according to track speciality
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 4
SP  - 177
EP  - 183
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=00030177
KW  - anthropometry
KW  - article
KW  - athlete
KW  - body fat
KW  - body height
KW  - body mass
KW  - body weight
KW  - controlled study
KW  - human
KW  - human experiment
KW  - male
KW  - normal human
KW  - running
KW  - skinfold
N2  - The aim of the present work was to conduct an anthropometric study of amateur male athletes and compare the results with those obtained in a group of the same sex and age and with those published in the literature concerning professional athletes and athletes involved in other sports. A further aim was to see whether there is a given anthropometric pattern as a function of the athletic speciality involved. Sixty male athletes belonging to the Sports Association of the University of Salamanca (ADUS) and participating in national and, occasionally, international competitions in the specialities of long, - medium - and short-distance running ("athlete" group) were studied. The following anthropometric measurements were taken from all those included: height, weight, six skin folds (triceps, subscapular, supraspinal, abdominal, anterior thigh and medial of leg) and two diameters (bistyloid and bicondyloid) and the percentage of fat (Carter) and body composition (four components). As controls, the same number of students from the Physiotherapy School of the Nursing and Physiotherapy School of the University of Salamanca ("student" group) were studied, obtaining the same anthropometric measurements on these as in the previous group. The results pointed to significant differences in weight, height and the body mass index between the students (70.7±3.26 Kg; 174.9±3.3 cm, 23.2±0.94 Kg/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively) and the athletes (64.4±6.06 Kg; 171.9±10.7 cm; 21.5±2.22 Kg/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively). The same was the case for all the values of the fat folds. Analysis of body composition revealed similar values for the bone (11.21±0.89 in athletes; 11.25±0.5 Kg in students) and muscle compartments (32.81±3.09 Kg in athletes; 34.58±1.58 Kg in students), while fat weight and residual weight were greater in the students (4.81±1.21 Kg; 15.52±1.48 Kg in athletes, respectively, and 7.833± 1.11 Kg and 17.03±0.79 Kg in students). Upon analysing the group of athletes as a function of the speciality involved, the short-distance (henceforth "fast") runners were found to be taller and heavier, their values for weight being significantly different from those of the other two groups (medium- and long distance). Concerning the fat fold values, differences were seen for the triceps and abdominal folds between the fast and long-distance runners. Body composition was found to have higher values for fat and residual weight in the case of the fast runners together with greater muscular weight, with significant differences between the fast and long-distance runners.
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