Morphofunctional profile of Puerto Rican gymnasts
Rivera, M.A.; Rivera Brown, A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 82(8): 347-352
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 2261026 Document Number: 700548
This study described the body composition, somatotype, physiological maturity, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance of 30 gymnasts (feminine; n = 12 and masculine; n = 18) pre selected for the puertorican national team and compared the results with those reported in the literature. There were significant differences between the sexes in body fat, lean body mass, ISA, CMB, AMB, endomorphy, mesomorphy, sum of skinfolds, flexibility and VO2max (L.min-1), (p less than .05). The results are within the range reported in the literature for elite gymnasts.
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