Softball Pitching Propulsion and Performance Differences According to Body Fat Percentage
Abstract Softball pitchers with a high body-fat percentage (bf%) can often be successful, despite the heightened risk of injury associated with high bf%. Given the importance of propulsion during pitching, those with high bf% may have an advantage performance-wise. Therefore, the purpose of this stu...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of sports medicine 2022-09, Vol.43 (10), p.895-901 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract
Softball pitchers with a high body-fat percentage (bf%) can often be
successful, despite the heightened risk of injury associated with high
bf%. Given the importance of propulsion during pitching, those with high
bf% may have an advantage performance-wise. Therefore, the purpose of
this study was to examine the differences in ground reaction force (GRF)
development between two groups of pitchers: those with a high-fat percentage
(≥32 bf%) and a healthy-fat percentage ( |
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| ISSN: | 0172-4622 1439-3964 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/a-1778-4359 |