Somatotype, body composition, and physical fitness in artistic gymnasts depending on age and preferred event.

ABSTRACT: In men's artistic gymnastics, results that are particularly appreciated are those obtained in all-around and individual events such as the floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. However, few studies have explored the dependency of anthropometric characteristics and fitness from age category or the event preferred by gymnasts. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the somatic type, body composition and values of some anthropometric and fitness characteristics and indices of gymnasts according to age and preferred event. A total of 53 male gymnasts (19 seniors and 34 juniors) were examined right before the Polish Senior and Junior Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in Warsaw (May 25 to 28, 2017). We examined the characteristics of body length

SUBMITTER: Sterkowicz-Przybycien K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6363183 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature