Objective(s). Main aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse intra-positional, inter-positional differences in proportions of particular somatotype categories in youth volleyball players. Methods. Heath-Carter method was used to determine somatotype characteristics of 181 young female volleyball players (age 14.05±0.93, height 170.03±7.61 cm, mass 57.80±8.59 kg, bod...

The aim of this study is to compare the somatotype male running Ultra-trail race at different distances and evaluate performance relationship. A total 44 runners, average age 45.64 ± 9.16 years; height 175.84 6.18 cm; body weight 75.36 7.46 kg, who ran 13 km (n= 6), 30 19), 66 14) 100 5), participated voluntarily in study. Heath & Carter method was used determine somatotypes runners. ti...

BACKGROUND: Secular changes assessment can help identifying the quality of health, wealth, and nutrition among populations provide suggestions for policymakers. AIM: To examine secular in weight, height, body mass index, somatotype Indonesian children between 1999 2019. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted 2019 on 2021 aged 7–15 years Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Anthropometric measureme...

the evaluation and comparison of somatotype with elite athletes is a method to predict the chances of success in sports particularly in the olympic sport of wrestling. the aim of the present study was to describe the somatotypic profile of 9-13-year-old boys in northern, mountainous and desert areas with a territorial planning approach and an emphasis on the geographical areas potential for wre...

In the recent decade, a decline in physical activity and beginning of a sedentary lifestyle among college students has been observed. Sedentary lifestyle and overweight issues are major public health, clinical, and economical problems in modern societies. The purpose of the study was to find out anthropometric measurements, body composition variables and somatotype differences in college level ...

The objective of the paper was to determine body composition and somatotype of male Greco-Roman wrestlers grouped by different weight categories and level of competition. Twenty three contestants (aged 24.9±5.5 years, training experience 13.7±5.8 years) were examined during their competitive period. They were divided into heavier (n=12) and lighter weight categories (n=11).Twelve of them took p...

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of body weight on fitness tests among the personnel of the Croatian navy. Forty two naval personnel (age 27 +/- 4.1 years; body mass 86.2 +/- 4.9 kg; height 184.6 +/- 7.4 cm; body fat percentage 17.3 +/- 5.2) participated in this study. In order to evaluate the fitness of the naval servicemen, we applied a testing procedure that included mea...