EFFECT OF A COMPETITIVE SEASON ON ANTHROPOMETRY AND THREE-COMPARTMENT BODY COMPOSITION IN FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYERS

EFFECT OF A COMPETITIVE SEASON ON ANTHROPOMETRY AND THREE-COMPARTMENT BODY COMPOSITION IN FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYERS

The objective of this work was to investigate the anthropometry and 3-compartment body composition characteristics of female team handball players preseason and postseason. Forty-three Caucasian female handball players were recruited for this study. Linear anthropometry, skinfold measurement, and du...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biology of sport 2012-01, Vol.29 (3), p.199-204
Hauptverfasser: Milanese, C, Piscitelli, F, Lampis, C, Zancanaro, C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthropometry
Athletes
Body composition
Body fat
body lean mass
Body mass
Body mass index
Body measurements
Bone mineral content
Competition
competitive level
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa)
Handball
Limbs
Minerals
playing position
Team handball
Training (programs)
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this work was to investigate the anthropometry and 3-compartment body composition characteristics of female team handball players preseason and postseason. Forty-three Caucasian female handball players were recruited for this study. Linear anthropometry, skinfold measurement, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used to investigate body dimensions and composition (fat mass, lean mass, mineral mass) over an 8-month competitive season. A complete dataset (pre- and postseason) was available for 33 handball players. Repeated measure ANOVA showed no change in body mass, BMI, sum of eight skinfolds, and most body circumferences over the season. At the total body level, bone mineral content (BMC) significantly increased postseason (+1.64%, P
ISSN:0860-021X
2083-1862
DOI:10.5604/20831862.1003443