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Dermatoglyphic profile and somatotype of Brazilian athletes of speed canoeing [PDF]
SportLogia, 2018 The focus of this study was analyze dermatoglyphic profile and somatotype of Brazilian athletes of speed canoeing. This study is descriptive comparative and involved a sample of n = 60 male athletes of canoeing speed, divided into four groups according ...
Ana Paula Soares de Sousa +3 more
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Medicina, 2015 Background and objective: Somatotyping is helpful in sports in which the body shape could influence the resulting performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the somatotype of high profile Lithuanian athletes in kayaking, basketball and ...
Boris Gutnik +5 more
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Somatotype characteristics of male adolescents with orthopedic disabilities in Northern India
Turkish Journal of KinesiologySomatotype classification, a concept introduced by W.H. Sheldon in 1940, categorizes human body types into three main groups: endomorphs, mesomorphs, and ectomorphs.
Mohd Arshad Bari +3 more
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Papers on Anthropology, 2020 Although the available studies on body types in ski sports are relatively sparse and rather old, there are clear indications that, especially in alpine skiing, top athletes have become stronger and heavier in the last three decades [43, 24]. According to Bahr and Tone [5] as well as Mildner et al.
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The influence of somatotype on anaerobic performance
PLOS ONE, 2018 The link between athlete physique and performance in sports is well established. However, a direct link between somatotype three-numeral rating and anaerobic performance has not yet been reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the relations between somatotype and anaerobic performance using both singular and multivariate analyses.
Helen Ryan-Stewart +2 more
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Sibling similarities in somatotype
Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2006 The present study aim to analyze the similarity in somatotype. The sample comprised 366 sibling pairs of both sex, with 10 to 18 years of age. Height, weight, triceps, subscapular, supraspinale, and median calf skinfolds, biepcondylar of the humerus and femur, upper arm girth, elbow flexed and tensed, calf girth were measured and somatotype was ...
da Silva Vasques, Catarina Margarida +4 more
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Somatotype and body composition profiles of children and adolescent male basketball players
HomoSomatotype and body composition (BC) are related to athletes’ physical fitness and performance. The aims of this study were (a) to determine the somatotype and BC profiles of children and adolescent male basketball players and (b) to investigate the ...
Çağdaş Özgür Cengizel +2 more
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Scientific mapping of somatotype research publications: A bibliometric analysis (1944–2023)
Sport TKThe aim of this study was to map the global somatotype research trends using a bibliometric analysis. The method employed a bibliometric analysis of data sourced from the Scopus database, yielding 2,438 relevant studies authored by 7,609 individuals. To
Dhoni Akbar Ghozali +4 more
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Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2013 Purpose: To study the dynamics of changes in the physical health of students of different somatotypes for 2001 and 2011 years.Materials and Methods: The study involved 200 students (123 women and 77 men) in 2001 and 200 students (103 women and 97 men) in
E. V. Kharlamov +2 more
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Body Composition and Somatotype Profiles of Rowers
Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi, 2020 Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the body composition and somatotype profiles of rowers. Method: 15 male rowers having at least 4 years rowing training from two different rowing clubs in Sinop participated voluntarily in this study.
Kürşat Acar +5 more
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