Somatotype Of World Class Power Lifters

Baca, Karla J.; Lopez, Jeanette M.; Alcalá, Imelda; Rivera, Juan Pablo

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000323124.83565.4e

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“…It should be remembered that weightlifting constitutes a discipline in which athletes compete in various "weight" categories. Therefore, both too slim silhouette and excessive obesity limit the amount of muscle mass; this proved to be the most important determinant of outstanding sport achievement amongst all other tissue components [2,7,11,20].…”

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“…The increase in this structural component was not associated with a decrease in adipose tissue content, as suggested by the lack of statistically significant differences in this latter parameter. It should be emphasized that variable sport training enables obtaining proper body height to body weight ratio along with desired body composition, both predisposing athletes to outstanding achievements in a given sports discipline [2,11,15,20].…”

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Morphological Differentiation and Sport Results of Male and Female Weightlifters

Saczuk¹,

Wasiluk²

2015

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Abstract. Purpose of this study was to analyze the types of body structure of elite Polish weightlifters of both genders, depending on their sports' achievements. Material: Somatic measurements of weightlifters were fulfilled during individual Junior and Senior National Championships. Overall, a total of 127 male athletes (66 juniors and 61 seniors) were examined, along with 63 female athletes (32 juniors and 31 seniors). The levels of endomorphism, mesomorphism, and ectomorphism were determined and compared to the reference values of adolescents and young adults who did not engage in any sports discipline. The scores achieved during the National Championships were converted into Sinclair scale points, and each athlete was classified into one of three categories of sports outcome (superior, intermediate, or poor). Results: The athletes were characterized by higher level of endomorphism and mesomorphism and lower level of ectomorphism than non-training individuals. This suggests that the level of body adiposity is not considered during the qualification and selection of examined weightlifters. Male seniors were the only group with lower adiposity than the reference group. Analysis of body structure in relation to sports results revealed a tendency towards increased mesomorphism and decreased ectomorphism associated with higher level of skills and training experience in studied men and women. This reflects the appropriateness of the training process. However, not all differences between analyzed groups proved statistically significant. Conclusions: Training methods and diet should be verified to reduce adiposity in athletes as aside from male seniors, this parameter proved higher than in the respective reference groups, and there was no tendency towards a decrease in this parameter in concert with age or sports level.

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Morphological Differentiation and Sport Results of Male and Female Weightlifters

Saczuk¹,

Wasiluk²

2015

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Dependence between Body Tissue Composition and Results Achieved by Weightlifters

Saczuk¹,

Wasiluk²

2012

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

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Background: A literature review and an analysis of lifting techniques indicate that the tissue composition and structure of the body, and especially some of its elements have a decisive influence on the results. The objective of the reported study was to characterize tissue components of the best Polish male weightlifters in view of the age and sports results they achieve. Material/Methods: Competitors of the Men's Polish Championships in Weightlifting in 2004 were subjects of this study. The study comprised 138 sportsmen evaluated in the following age categories: seniors, youth, older juniors, and younger juniors. Measurements that enabled estimating the tissue composition of the body were taken with Piechaczek's method by. In the evaluated groups, sports results achieved in the Championships were converted into points according to Sinclair's scale. Arithmetic means and standard deviation (SD) as well as the number of points scored were computed in each age category. The value of Pearson's correlation coefficient was computed between the discussed somatic traits and obtained results. Results: Out of all the surveyed participants of the Polish Championships in Weightlifting only younger juniors were characterized by too high values of body height, which may affect their body mass to body height proportions. Conclusions: The analysis of results of the tissue composition of the body in age categories and with consideration given to the level of achieved sports results demonstrated that along with training experience and its level, the content of real active tissue was increasing in the surveyed sportsmen.

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Somatotype Of World Class Power Lifters

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Morphological Differentiation and Sport Results of Male and Female Weightlifters

Morphological Differentiation and Sport Results of Male and Female Weightlifters

Dependence between Body Tissue Composition and Results Achieved by Weightlifters

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