The Taekwondo, as in other sports, athletes who have certain physical characteristics an advantage over their opponents, this sense, success the practice of taekwondo requires types physical, physiological, psychological and social capacities, so those whose anthropometric are favorable to them, they may be benefited others. This is why we set ourselves objective reviewing information regarding...

The aim of the study was to define biomotor characteristics that determine playing performance and position in female handball. A battery of 13 variables consisting of somatotype components (3 variables), basic motor abilities (5 variables) and specific motor abilities (5 variables) were applied in a sample of 52 elite female handball players. Differences in biomotor characteristics according t...

During archaeological excavations in 2012 human skeletal remains were recovered from two sites in Läänemaa: four 16th–17th centuries skeletons from Ehte Street in the town of Haapsalu and two Late Iron Age (12th–13th cc.) skeletons from the Maidla grave-field. The skeletal data from Läänemaa are scanty, thus anthropological analyses of these occasionally found remains were conducted and some ch...

The performance of male soccer players (MSPs) depends on multiple factors, such as body composition. It is understandable to think that, due the physical demands and specific functions during play, composition may vary depending playing position. aim this systematic review meta-analysis was describe anthropometric, BC, somatotype characteristics professional MSPs compare reported values accordi...

The purpose of this study was to analyse the interaction between somatotype, body fat and physical activity in prepubescent children. This was a cross-sectional study design involving 312 children (160 girls, 152 boys) aged between 10 and 11.5 years old (10.8 ± 0.4 years old). Evaluation of body composition was done determining body mass index and body fat by means of skin-fold measurements, us...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between body composition, anaerobic performance and sprint performance of amputee soccer players. Fifteen amputee soccer players participated in this study voluntarily. Subjects' height, body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage (Jackson and Pollock formula) and somatotype characteristics (Heath-Carter system) were det...

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There is evidence that Thai people living in slums may be at high risk of developing hypertension. The present study was undertaken on a random sample of 1,000 subjects aged 20 and over living in a slum in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima during 1 February to 31 may 1988. This study consisted of measurements of blood pressure and body build, with administration of an interview on demographic...

A theoretical benefit of insulin abuse by body builders is that it is undetectable by currently available tests. A case is presented that highlights the dangers of such abuse.

INTRODUCTION A good tool to determine the biotype of growing and developing subjects that has been observed is the somatotype (ST). Objetive: This research study aims to describe the ST tendency in Chilean adolescents along the years. METHODS The bibliographic review was carried out using data from Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge, and SciELO. The key words used for the search were: somatotype, ...