SOMATOTYPE AND BODY COMPOSITION OF ELITE BRAZILIAN GYMNASTS

SOMATOTYPE AND BODY COMPOSITION OF ELITE BRAZILIAN GYMNASTS

The main objective of this study was to analyze the somatotype and body composition of elite athletes in Brazilian artistic gymnastics, belonging to the junior and senior categories. Forty-six athletes were assessed, whereby 21 were from Male Artistic Gymnastics and 25 from Female Artistic Gymnasti...

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Main Authors:	Andrea Ferreira João, José Fernandes Filho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2015-06-01
Series:	Science of Gymnastics Journal
Subjects:	Artistic gymnastics Anthropometry Somatotype Elite Gymnasts Body composition
Online Access:	https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22276
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