Somatotype, anthropometric characteristics, body composition, and global flexibility range in artistic gymnasts and sport hoop athletes.

Autor: González Macías ME; Laboratory Biomechanics, Faculty of Sports Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, BC, México., Flores J; Laboratory Biomechanics, Faculty of Sports Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, BC, México.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Oct 24; Vol. 19 (10), pp. e0312555. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312555
Abstrakt: The objective of the study was to analyze the somatotype, anthropometric characteristics, body composition, and the global flexibility battery test. A total of 48 athletes of both sexes from Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Artistic Gymnastics, and Hoop Sport (mean ± standard deviation, age 12.50 ± 2.67 years, body mass 43.16 ± 11.00 kg, height 150.15 ± 11.91 cm). Anthropometric data were obtained using the ISAK protocol. The somatotype was analyzed using the Heath-Carter method. The results indicate significant differences in fat, bone, and residual mass, as well as in the proportions of endomorphy, mesomorphy, and ectomorphy (p <0.05). The somatocard revealed that most athletes were classified as endomorphic mesomorph or ectomorphic mesomorph, with variations between groups. Positive and negative correlations were identified between the anthropometric variables, somatotype, body composition, and global flexibility. All positions of the global flexibility battery test showed negative correlations with residual mass, indicating that the greater the range of flexibility, the lower the residual mass.
Competing Interests: There are not conflicts of interest to declare.
(Copyright: © 2024 González Macías, Flores. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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