Some anthropometric characteristics of the National Junior Hammer Squad.

Kidd, Desmond P.; Winter, Edward

doi:10.1136/bjsm.17.4.152

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“…Since 1967, the Heath-Carter somatotype method has been utilised successfully by several investigators (Carter, 1970;Hebbelinck et al, 1973;Carter and Parizkova, 1978). Mostly, studies on somatotyping have been carried out on athletes of European and North American countries (Parnell, 1958;Astrand et al, 1963;Heath and Carter, 1967;Houston and Green, 1976;Ross et al, 1977;Kidd and Winter, 1983). Data are lacking, however, on somatotype studies of Nigerian athletes.…”

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Somatotypes of Nigerian athletes of several sports.

Mathur¹,

Toriola²,

Igbokwe³

1985

Br J Sports Med

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Somatotype ratings and percentage body fat of 131 elite Nigerian male athletes, average 24.2 years of age, and belonging to badminton (n = 18), basketball (n = 30), field hockey (n = 24), handball (n = 16), judo (n = 18), and soccer (n = 25) teams were determined. Basketball, handball and soccer players were taller and heavier, and had low percent fat values as compared with the other athletic groups. Judokas and hockey players were endomesomorphs. Other sports groups were predominantly ectomesomorphs.

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Somatotypes of Nigerian athletes of several sports.

Mathur¹,

Toriola²,

Igbokwe³

1985

Br J Sports Med

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“…Con. sequently, a great variability in physique has been reported for different categories of athletes (2,11,16,20). Despite the numerous studies which have attempted to classify athletes based on their physical traits, there is paucity of data concerning Nigerian athletes.…”

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Somatotype Characteristics of Male Sprinters, Basketball, Soccer, and Field Hockey Players

Toriola¹,

Salokun²,

Mathur³

1985

Int J Sports Med

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In an effort to describe the physique associated with regular involvement in sports activity, the somatotypes of a group of 51 elite male athletes comprising sprinters (n = 10), basketball (n = 12), soccer (n = 15), and field hockey (n = 14) players, and 11 male nonathletes were studied. The subjects' physiques were assessed using the Health-Carter anthropometric somatotype method. Analysis of variance and Newman-Keuls post hoc method were used to test for significant differences among the mean somatotype ratings of the groups. The findings indicated that the nonathletes (3.5) were significantly more endomorphic (P less than 0.05) than the soccer players (2.5) and sprinters (2.4). The sprinters (3.6) and basketball players (3.7) had markedly higher ectomorphic ratings (P less than 0.05) as compared with the hockey players (2.0). The mesomorphic component did not differentiate the groups. The differences observed among the groups which could be attributed to genetic and environmental influences reflect the variability in the morphological characteristics of athletes and nonathletes.

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“…It has been calculated that for a performance above 75 m, a hammer thrower should have above 90 kg of total lean mass [33]. In contrast, two earlier studies failed to find any significant correlation between lean body mass estimated with skinfolds and hammer throwing performance in moderate level athletes [25,27], while a study on Indian athletes showed that hammer throwers with higher lean mass may achieve greater throwing performance compared to athletes with lower lean mass [37]. Hammer throw is highly correlated with backward overhead shot-put throw in well-trained hammer throwers (r = 0.95) [33].…”

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“…All articles included in the initial database search were also examined for relevant articles in their reference lists. The analysis revealed 31 studies (from 1975 to 2021) related to the main question of this review [ 8 , 9 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ].…”

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Biological Determinants of Track and Field Throwing Performance

Zaras

Stasinaki

Terzis

2021

JFMK

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Track and field throwing performance is determined by a number of biomechanical and biological factors which are affected by long-term training. Although much of the research has focused on the role of biomechanical factors on track and field throwing performance, only a small body of scientific literature has focused on the connection of biological factors with competitive track and field throwing performance. The aim of this review was to accumulate and present the current literature connecting the performance in track and field throwing events with specific biological factors, including the anthropometric characteristics, the body composition, the neural activation, the fiber type composition and the muscle architecture characteristics. While there is little published information to develop statistical results, the results from the current review suggest that major biological determinants of track and field throwing performance are the size of lean body mass, the neural activation of the protagonist muscles during the throw and the percentage of type II muscle fiber cross-sectional area. Long-term training may enhance these biological factors and possibly lead to a higher track and field throwing performance. Consequently, coaches and athletes should aim at monitoring and enhancing these parameters in order to increase track and field throwing performance.

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Some anthropometric characteristics of the National Junior Hammer Squad.

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Somatotypes of Nigerian athletes of several sports.

Somatotypes of Nigerian athletes of several sports.

Somatotype Characteristics of Male Sprinters, Basketball, Soccer, and Field Hockey Players

Biological Determinants of Track and Field Throwing Performance

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